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The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, began his one-day visit to Hannover learning from the Germany experience in clinical trial and stem cell therapy.
During his visit to Hannover Clinical Trial Centre (HCTC) this morning (May 19, Hannover time), Dr Chow was briefed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre, Professor von der Leyen on the works of the centre which was founded in 2005 to offer an excellent record of clinical studies on a wide therapeutic range.
In the meeting with the management of HCTC, Dr Chow had a good exchange of views with the experts over various issues, including the latest development of clinical trials in Germany and code of practice among researchers.
Dr Chow then called on the Cluster of Excellence in Regenerative Biology and Reconstructive Therapies (REBIRTH) of the Hannover Medical School to gain first hand information on the development of stem cell therapy in Germany.
Being one of the institutions ahead in stem cell therapy, the REBIRTH runs research programmes which integrate excellent training with innovative interdisciplinary science and experimental as well as clinical medicine.
Ends/Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Issued at HKT 20:00
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