On September 15, 2013, Sir Paul Nurse, President of the Royal Society, Britain's national academy of sciences, and Tony Cheetham, Vice President of the Royal Society, paid a visit to Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Professor Huang Weiguang, Vice President of SARI, received the Royal Society delegation, with relevant researchers from the Health Science Division of SARI attending the meeting.

Prof. Huang Weiguang welcomed Sir Paul Nurse and the Royal Society delegation to SARI, introduced SARI’s science and research activities and strategic development plan, pointed out that SARI focuses on interdisciplinary research and integrative innovation, dedicated to explore the development model that combines research, industry, education and application through domestic and international cooperation. Sir Paul Nurse thanked SARI for the reception, and expressed that the Royal Society delegation aims to improve collaboration and cooperation between China and United Kingdom through this visit to China. Sir Paul Nurse mentioned that science plays an important role in culture and civilization, and he hoped that both sides could explore cooperation mechanism, jointly improving the state of human kind and protecting the environment. Both sides also discussed on the ways to promote interdisciplinary research, encourage the interaction between science and industry, and also exchanged ideas of cooperation in joint projects and personnel exchange.

After the meeting, the Royal Society delegation visited the Center for Stem Cell and Nano-medicine of SARI and Shanghai Institute of Advanced Immunochemical Studies, and discussed with the researchers on related research topics.