Open Innovation Boosts China-UK Electronic Medical Cooperation

On August 28, 2014, Paul Thorning, Director of Open Innovation at the University of Bradford, UK, and his team visited the China Science and Technology Exchange Center and exchanged views with The Center's Director, Yu Jijun, and the European Branch on the collaboration between the Chinese and British electronic medical and the Open Innovation Bradford University is a leader in the field of electronic medical in the UK , and cooperation with China is an important part of its international content At present, the university is committed to promoting the UK's advanced experience and practices in the field of e-medicine in China, particularly in the areas of aged care and infant care , driven by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Center, the University of Bradford has established cooperative relations with Changzhou, Guangzhou, Northeast and other places, and participated in this year's China-UK Science Bridge Open Innovation Seminar and China's Northeast Regional International Science and Technology Cooperation Week The university plans to organize an open innovation program in Guangzhou in November on the theme of aging and telemedicine, and hopes to establish partnerships with more local medical institutions in China with a need for cooperation During the visit, the British side also introduced a new project on e-medical innovation recently approved by the British Government improve the health care system and cope with aging is a common challenge facing the world, because of the large population, the problem is more prominent, the urgent need to introduce new ideas and new technologies from abroad To this end, the Center will make use of its own resources, in promoting existing cooperation on the basis of the existing china-UK cooperation to open up new channels of cooperation, to facilitate Sino-British electronic medical cooperation.