To promote the deep integration of blood-related fields with biomedical engineering, intelligent medicine, and other disciplines, and to facilitate the translation and application of relevant technological achievements, an exchange symposium was jointly organized on the afternoon of March 6, 2026, by the School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering of Southeast University, the State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, the Jiangsu Blood Center, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Jiangsu Sports Health Research Institute, and Jiangsu Keygen Biotech Corp., Ltd. The event took place at the Medical Engineering Building on the Jiulonghu Campus of Southeast University. Experts from various institutions gathered to engage in in-depth discussions on research hotspots, development trends, and collaboration opportunities in related fields.
The symposium brought together key representatives from each organization. Attendees from Southeast University included Zhang Yu, Party Secretary of the School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering; Gu Zhongze, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering and Dean of the Organ Chip Research Institute; and Chen Zaozao, Deputy Dean of the Organ Chip Research Institute. Experts from the Jiangsu Blood Center included Ye Xiaofan, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director, and Jiang Nizhen, Deputy Director. Also invited were Zhu Yi, Researcher at the Clinical Medicine Research Institute of Jiangsu Province Hospital; Yu Wenlong, Executive Vice Dean of the Jiangsu Sports Health Research Institute; and Zhang Feng, R&D Director of Jiangsu Keygen Biotech Corp., Ltd, bringing diverse professional perspectives to the meeting.
The symposium began with a tour of the School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering and the State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, where participants learned about the school's history, teaching and research overview, as well as the lab's digital human-centric integrated system for diagnosis and treatment and its three major research directions, laying the groundwork for subsequent academic exchanges. Following the tour, each participating unit presented its team's core strengths, research directions, and representative achievements, with a focus on explorations and practices in organ chips, blood research, and intelligent medical applications, allowing experts to gain insight into current development status and cutting-edge trends.
During the academic discussion session, experts engaged in lively debates on key topics such as interdisciplinary integration, technological innovation, industrial translation, and joint talent cultivation. Drawing on their own research experiences, they exchanged ideas and reached multiple consensuses on how to promote deep collaboration between blood-related fields and disciplines such as biomedical engineering and intelligent medicine, address technical challenges in the industry, and achieve resource sharing and complementary advantages. The atmosphere was vibrant, and the discussions yielded fruitful results, pointing the way for regular cooperation among all parties and the high-quality development of related fields.
The successful holding of this symposium built a bridge for multi-party academic exchange and collaboration, effectively fostering cross-disciplinary idea exchange and technological integration, and further broadening research perspectives and development pathways in blood-related fields. Moving forward, all parties will take this symposium as an opportunity to deepen cooperation, work together, focus on industry needs and technological frontiers, actively pursue research breakthroughs and outcome translation, and contribute to the innovative development of China's blood health cause and biomedical engineering.
