Ministry of
Science and Technology's key research and development project lands in AIER for
the first time, focusing on myopia prevention and control
AIER Group has
made significant progress in science and technology! The Ministry of
Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (MOST) has notified us
that AIER Hospital Group has been approved to take the lead in the National Key
Research and Development Programme (NKRP), an inter-governmental science and
technology innovation key project. The project targets the field of youth
myopia prevention and control, and will make full use of clinical data
resources, integrate cross-disciplinary disciplines and focus on research and
development of new disruptive technologies to help prevent and control youth
myopia in China. The establishment of this project means that the research strength
and technological innovation capability of AIER in the field of myopia
prevention and control has been highly recognised and supported at the national
level.
爱尔眼视光研究所杨智宽教授研究团队
The research team in AIER Institute of
Optometry of Professor Yang Zhikuan,
"The National
Key R&D Programme is a category of major science and technology projects
established by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the
Intergovernmental Key R&D Programme for Science, Technology and Innovation is
a major key project of international science and technology cooperation used to
support the research of frontier foundation and key common issues between the
governments.
位于长沙爱尔总部大厦的爱尔眼视光研究所
The AIER Institute of Optometry at
Headquarters Building in Changsha AIER
The approved
project is undertaken by Professor YANG research team at the AIER Institute of
Optometry, with Research Fellow Dr.Lan , Deputy Director, in charge of
implementation. An interdisciplinary innovation team has been formed and a
series of basic experiments have been completed. After more than half a year of
review, defence and external consultation, the project has been formally
entered into the project cycle from January 2023 to December 2024. It is
reported that this is another important breakthrough achieved by AIER Eye Hospital
Group after being approved to undertake research projects at various levels,
including local, provincial and National Natural Science Foundation of China.