GIFT and Ruijin Hospital Hold Collaborative Symposium

On July 7, a delegation from GIFT, led by Dean Ni Jun and Associate Dean Xia Weiliang, visited Ruijin Hospital affiliated with SJTU's School of Medicine for a collaborative symposium. The meeting focused on the construction progress of Ruijin Hospital's Minhang Branch and explored future cooperation opportunities. Attendees included Ning Guang, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and President of Ruijin Hospital, Vice President Cai Wei and representatives from relevant departments.

Dean Ni Jun provided an overview of GIFT's development, emphasizing its educational mission, talent cultivation, faculty recruitment and platform construction. He proposed potential collaborations, such as establishing joint clinical training bases, co-training high-level talents in healthcare and creating interdisciplinary labs integrating medicine and engineering to enhance industry-education synergy.

Vice President Cai Wei introduced the Minhang Branch project, detailing its overall plan, design philosophy and current progress. The branch hospital aims to become a smart, low-carbon and open platform which integrates medical services, scientific research and public health innovation.

Academician Ning Guang elaborated on the branch's "Health Park" concept, envisioning a future-oriented healthcare model centered on "full-lifecycle health management". The Minhang Branch will serve as a high-end medical innovation platform, combining clinical care, education, research and technology application to advance interdisciplinary collaboration and industrial partnerships.

The discussion covered shared space design, talent cultivation models, energy-efficient solutions and laboratory animal management. Both parties agreed to prioritize "Proactive Health Management", focusing on innovating diagnostic and therapeutic approaches and developing personalized health solutions to pioneer future healthcare models.

The delegation also toured National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases at Ruijin Hospital and gained insights into cutting-edge metabolic chamber technologies and their applications in China, which provided valuable inspiration for GIFT's future health technology initiatives.