The morning of June 22 marked the grand opening of Shandong Science and Technology Innovation Conference in Shandong Hotel, Jinan. Throughout the conference, the attendees thoroughly studied and implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speeches and statements on scientific and technological innovation, and several awards have been presented to celebrate achievements and commend the advanced. In addition, the scientific and technological innovation of the province was discussed and deployed, to accelerate the construction of an important national hub for scientific and technological innovation, and to effectively enhance the innovation of the economic and social development.
The conference venue
Li Ganjie, Secretary of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee, attended the conference and delivered a speech. Zhou Naixiang, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee and Provincial Governor, presided over the meeting. The attendees are provincial leaders including Yang Dongqi, Bai Yugang, Wang Yuyan, Zhang Haibo, Wang Shujian, and Ling Wen, and many principal comrades of relevant departments (units) directly under the provincial government. President Professor Zhao Shengtian attended the conference at the main venue on behalf of the Shandong Science and Technology Award winners.
The Resolution of the Shandong Provincial People’s Government on the 2021 Shandong Science and Technology Award was read in the conference, and the scientific research achievement “Stem Cell-based Kidney Structure and Function Restoration” completed in the charge of Professor Zhao Shengtian won the first prize of science and technology progress of Shandong Science and Technology Award. Professor Zhao Shengtian accepted the award on the stage on behalf of all the winners. The provincial leader issued the certificate of award.
President Professor Zhao Shengtian (1st from left in the front row) accepted the award.
It is told that the project team of the “Stem Cell-based Kidney Structure and Function Restoration”, aimed at solving the practical problem of donor kidney shortage in clinical practices, have made several breakthroughs in a series of core technological innovations by building a stem cell-based regenerative medicine system to restore the structure and function of the kidney: firstly, based on various stem cells, hiPSC-derived organoids, and the proprietary extracorporeal circulation perfusion culture system, they have established a screening and identification system for kidney cells with differentiation potential. Secondly, by adopting acellular kidney scaffolds of rats, pigs, and humans, they have built the implantation system of mature and stable kidney cells with differentiation potential. Thirdly, they have built a rat kidney orthotopic transplantation model with acellular scaffolds, and completed a systematic evaluation of the function of the restored kidney. Through the above systematic innovations, four key technologies have been developed, an integrated scientific and technological innovation chain of basic research - product development - clinical application has been refined, and related technologies have been promoted in five cooperating organizations. Six projects have been approved by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, one laboratory has been titled the provincial key laboratory for kidney restoration, 28 excellent SCI papers on relevant topics have been published, recording a total impact factor of 76.748, and two postdoctoral fellows, 12 doctors and 18 masters have been cultivated. The project has created outstanding social benefits, and has made important contributions to supporting and serving the continuous improvement of national and local scientific and technological innovation capabilities, promoting economic and social development continuously, and catering to the goals of “Healthy China and “Healthy Shandong”.
SOURCE: News Center
