On May 10, 2023, Huada Zhizao and Shantou Center for Disease Control and Prevention (hereinafter referred to as "Shantou CDC") jointly held the unveiling ceremony of Huada Zhizao and Shantou CDC "Molecular Biology Frontier Technology Guangdong Regional Training Base" and Guangdong Eastern Regional Biosafety Management Training Class in Shantou City. More than 200 medical and health elites from Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang, and Meizhou attended the event, and experts and scholars exchanged and shared ideas on biosafety, pathogen diagnosis, and gene sequencing, jointly promoting the construction of the Guangdong Eastern regional biosafety system and promoting the implementation of pathogen detection technology training programs.

Li Zhao, Vice Mayor of Shantou Municipal People's Government, Cai Rong, Vice Chairman of the Shantou Municipal Political Consultative Conference and Director of the Health Bureau, Zhang Zhihua, Director of the Shantou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xu Haixiong, President of the Shantou Academy of Medical Sciences, Jiang Mengnan, Deputy Researcher of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ni Ming, Senior Vice President of Huada Zhizao, Yao Fen, Director of the Research Department of the Shantou University School of Medicine, Li Baisheng, Director of the Pathogenic Microbial Laboratory of the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Professor Huang Bin, Deputy Director of the Medical Laboratory Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat sen University, Shen Hongguang, General Manager of Huada Group in Guangdong Province, Ren Yizhao, General Manager of Huaao Zhicun, and Zeng Guangyi, Director of Huada Zhizao South China Theater Command, and other.

Accompanied by Ni Ming, Senior Vice President of Huada Zhizao, Vice Mayor Li Zhao and relevant guest leaders visited and experienced Huada Zhizao's automated high-throughput sequencing product portfolio: the automated sample preparation system MGISP-100, the miniaturized gene sequencer DNBSEQ-E25, and the digital sample preparation system DNBelab-D4. In addition, we also gained a deep understanding of the latest deep low-temperature storage product released by Huada Intelligent Manufacturing - the MGICLab-LN series of automated liquid nitrogen storage systems.

Figure 1. Ni Ming, Senior Vice President of Huada Zhizao, introduces Huada Zhizao's automated high-throughput sequencing product portfolio to Vice Mayor Li Zhao and accompanying guest leaders

The establishment of this training base aims to carry out strategic cooperation with Shantou CDC in cutting-edge molecular biology technology. Through periodic and planned talent cultivation and technical exchange cooperation, it aims to assist in the reserve of molecular biology and medical and health technology talents in the eastern Guangdong region, strengthen the construction of medical and health talent echelon, improve the overall level of public health work in the eastern Guangdong region, and promote scientific and technological innovation and enhance scientific research strength. At the event, Vice Mayor Li Zhao, Vice Chairman Cai Rong, Director Zhang Zhihua, Vice President Ni Ming, General Manager Shen Hongguang, and Director Zeng Guangyi jointly held the unveiling ceremony for the "Molecular Biology Frontier Technology Guangdong East Regional Training Base".

Figure 2. Zhang Zhihua, Cai Rong, Li Zhao, Ni Ming, Shen Hongguang, and Zeng Guangyi (from left to right) unveil the "Guangdong East Regional Training Base for Frontier Molecular Biology Technologies"

Cai Rong, Vice Chairman of the Shantou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Director of the Health Bureau, said, "In the past three years, Shantou has cooperated with Huada Zhizao in combating the epidemic and promoting the construction of regional medical highlands, effectively ensuring the safety and physical health of the entire city's people. The establishment of the 'Molecular Biology Frontier Technology Guangdong East Regional Training Base' is a further extension of friendly cooperation between the two sides, and will play an important role in promoting the research and application of molecular biology in Shantou and even the eastern Guangdong region."