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The 4th ICN symposium was successful held in Istanbul, Turkey on 13 September 2018 by one the founding members, Center of Excellence for Clinical Research of University of Istanbul. The symposium highlighted in investigator-initiated clinical research and data sharing. Representatives of ICN shared their local laws, regulations, as well as institutional policies relating to data sharing across countries.

Followed by the symposium, the 4th annual steering board meeting was successfully held at a beautiful off-site venue of Istanbul University on 14 September 2018. Representative of HKU-CTC was invited to do an opening remark by sharing its insights, experiences and current interactions with partners in Mainland China. Various topics, including overview of ICN memberships and operations team, legal and governance aspects, future ICN strategies and ICN outlooks were discussed. In addition, Dr. Thomas Hiemstra of Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit was elected as the new ICN Vice-Chairman during the meeting.

In a recent survey “2017 Best 50 Hospitals in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area” conducted by Asclepious Healthcare consultant, Queen Mary Hospital (“QMH”), a teaching hospital of The University of Hong Kong (“HKU”), ranked first amongst the rest! The ranking was carried out among comprehensive hospitals and traditional Chinese medicine hospitals in nine cities and two special administrative regions in the Greater Bay Area. The assessment criteria of the survey covered four aspects, including medical expertise, resources, hospital operation and academic impact. QMH’s application of advanced medical technologies and its active participation in research are important factors for QMH to gain its first place. In addition, QMH is also ranked a top-3 hospital in the Chinese Community in Asclepious survey “2017 Best 100 hospitals in the Chinese Community”.

HKU-CTC has a long history of collaboration with QMH. Since our establishment in 1998, we have been supporting the professional research teams of HKU and QMH in managing their clinical research projects in QMH. With this encouraging recognition as the best hospital in the area, HKU-CTC will continue to strive in advancing human healthcare by promoting, attracting and facilitating clinical studies at the highest professional standards.

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