On February 4, 2015, the Cooperative Symposium between State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease and the P3 Laboratory of Guangdong Quarantine Technology Center & the unveiling ceremony of the “Highly Pathogenic Microorganism Laboratory of the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease” were held at Guangdong Inspection and Quarantine Bureau. Representatives of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease and Guangdong Inspection and Quarantine Bureau discussed the cooperation results and further cooperation plans between the two sides.

At the meeting, the P3 Laboratory director Huang Jicheng focused on introducing the achievements of the laboratory in the prevention and control of overseas infectious diseases. Chen Ling, deputy director of the laboratory, briefly introduced the research cooperation achievements between both sides in terms of highly pathogenic microorganisms and put forward the direction for further researches. Finally, Academician Zhong Nanshan recognized and summarized the cooperation fruits between both sides and hoped that both sides could work harder to further cooperation in the prevention and control of major epidemic outbreaks.

After the meeting, Academician Zhong Nanshan and the bureau’s director Zhan Siming unveiled the plaque of the Highly Pathogenic Microorganism Laboratory” together. As the leaders of both sides pulled down the red cloth, the characters on the plaque shined brilliantly, which signified that their cooperation was moving towards a higher target.