Ji Fang, Vice Mayor of Kunshan City, and his delegation visited the Smart Medical Research Institute for investigation

On the morning of April 11, Kunshan Vice Mayor Ji Fang led a delegation of heads of the Municipal Talent Office and other relevant departments to the Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology - Zhongda Hospital Smart Medical Research Institute for research and guidance. Yang Chunyan, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Chemistry and Materials of our school, and Liu Yuhua, Deputy Director of the Organization Department of the School Party Committee, accompanied the visit.

Professor Xu Jun, deputy dean of the School of Artificial Intelligence (College of Future Technology) and executive director of the Smart Medical Research Institute of our school, introduced in detail the construction background, concepts, goals and research fields of the Smart Medical Research Institute. He introduced the broad development prospects of the Smart Medical Research Institute through industrial background, geographical location, faculty, development opportunities and trends, analyzed the many major challenges that humans still face in the health field, and pointed out the importance and potential clinical value of artificial intelligence technology in empowering the medical field. Xu Jun led the delegation to visit the Smart Medical Research Institute, introducing the development history, technical characteristics and ongoing cutting-edge research areas of the institute, and shared a number of the latest research results being carried out by the institute, including computational pathology, intelligent analysis of medical images, micron resolution OCT imaging, surgical robots, brain science and neuroimaging, and medical big data analysis.

Xu Jun introduced the development history, technical characteristics and cutting-edge research fields of the Smart Medical Research Institute

Xu Jun introduced the liver CHESS research platform of the Smart Medical Research Institute

Xu Jun introduced the institute’s research results related to surgical robots and the display of surgical robots

Xu Jun introduced the institute’s industry-education-medicine integration innovation platform, etc.

Xu Jun introduced the construction background, concepts, goals and research fields of the Smart Medical Research Institute

During the exchange, Ji Fang and his party spoke highly of the institute’s achievements in the field of smart medical care. During the period, the two parties had in-depth discussions on topics such as relying on independent innovation to lead industrial technology innovation and transformation, the transformation and implementation of research results in clinical applications, and how to create a “life and health island” industry. This visit not only deepened the delegation’s understanding of the Smart Medical Research Institute, but also provided important reference and support for relevant departments of the Kunshan Municipal Government to have an in-depth understanding of advanced smart medical technology and promote the process of medical informatization. It promoted exchanges and cooperation between the Kunshan Municipal Government and the Smart Medical Research Institute, laying a solid foundation for future cooperative development.

Vice Mayor Ji Fang provided guidance on the development of smart medical care and the life and health island industry.

Group photo of participants

Translated from the original Chinese source.