OnNovember17th,theGreaterBayAreaScienceForum2024officiallykickedoffinGuangzhou'sNanshaDistrict. ThisforumisjointlyhostedbythePeople'sGovernmentofGuangdongProvince,theGovernmentoftheHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion,andtheGovernmentoftheMacaoSpecialAdministrativeRegionforthefirsttime.

Underthethemeof"LeadingthroughOpenScience,"theforumfeatureddiscussionsoncutting-edgetopicssuchasbrainscienceandbrain-inspiredintelligencetechnologies,artificialintelligence,futurematerials,futureenergy,aerospaceandoceanexploration,aswellasgreenandlow-carboninitiatives.Overahundredacademiciansandexpertsfromvariousfieldsacrosstheglobeparticipatedintheevent.

Welcome global tech talents to innovate and startup in GBA

WangWeizhong,theGovernorofGuangdongProvince,statedinhisspeechthatoverthepastfiveyears,Guangdong,HongKong,andMacaohavecontinuouslypromotedthealignmentofrules,regulationsandmechanismswhiledeepeningcooperationininnovationfactorresources,platforms,andprojects.TheShenzhen-HongKong-Guangzhoutechnologyclusterhasrankedsecondgloballyintheinnovationindexforfiveconsecutiveyears.

WangfurtherextendedaninvitationtoscientistsandinnovatorsworldwidetocometoGuangdongandtheGuangdong-HongKong-MacaoGreaterBayArea(GBA)forinnovation,entrepreneurship,andcreation.

Duringtheopeningceremony,ascientificandtechnologicalachievementsmatchingactivitywasheldbetweentheChineseAcademyofSciencesandGuangdongProvince,with12majorprojects forscientificandtechnologicalcooperationbeingsigned.

Inaddition,theforumalsohostedascientificandtechnologicalachievementsmatchingmeeting,featuring240exhibitionprojectsthatcoversixkeyareas:new-generationinformationtechnology,newenergystorageandrenewableenergy,aerospace,oceanography,andagriculture,biomedicineandhealth,high-endequipmentandintelligentmanufacturing,aswellasnewmaterials.

Top scientists discuss cutting-edge scientific issues

Atthemainforum,BarryJ.Marshall,NobelLaureateinPhysiologyorMedicinein2005,FellowoftheAustralianAcademyofScience,andForeignMemberoftheChineseAcademyofEngineering,deliveredakeynotespeechtitled"InnovativeDirectionsinGastricDiseaseDiagnosis:ANobelLaureate'sInsightsintoDiscovery,Innovation,andTranslation."

MarshallexplainedthatwiththeuseofantibioticstotreatHelicobacterpylori,onlyabout20%ofendoscopiesinAustraliaaregastricendoscopies,allowingmedicalresourcestobemorefocusedoncolorectalcancerscreening.

"That'swhat'sgonnahappenhereinChinainthenext10years.Andthatwillreallysavebillionsofdollars,"hesaid.HealsorevealedthatthenoveltechniquedevelopedinShenzhen,Guangdongfortreatinghelicobacterpyloriisgoingglobalandwillbemarketedinthenextyear.

EfimZelmanov,thewinneroftheFieldsMedalin1994andamemberoftheUSNationalAcademyofSciences,andaforeignmemberoftheChineseAcademyofSciences,deliveredakeynotespeechtitled"OnMathematicsandMathematicalTalents."

Zelmanovbelievedthatmathematicshasnobordersandthatthereisonlyone"mathematics"intheworld.Peoplefromdifferentcountrieslearnfromeachother,studythesamemathematicalproblems,andreachthesameconclusions.

Zelmanovalsosuggestedstrengtheningtheconnectionbetweenmathematicalresearch,mathematicians,andschools,aswellasbetweenuniversitiesandhighschools,toinspiremathematicianstoworkwithchildreninschools.

ZelmanovfurtherstatedthatGuangdongcurrentlyhasexcellentschools,astrongresearchsystem,andworld-leadingtechnology.Initsfuturedevelopment,Guangdongshouldprioritizetheestablishmentofworld-leadingresearchuniversities.