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The inauguration ceremony of the Greater Bay Area International Clinical Trials Center (Bay Trial) of SMART was held at the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone on November 21.

On October 27, 2024, the Symposium on AI-Driven Computational Biology and Medicine was held in Guangming, Shenzhen. This academic gathering was organized collaboratively by the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART) and the Shenzhen Bay Laboratory (SZBL).

On December 11, 2024, SMART and Beijing Tiantan Hospital forged a strategic partnership during a formal signing ceremony at SMART's Weiguang Campus.

The SMART Symposium on Early Diagnosis and Intervention of Alzheimer's Disease, co-organized by SMART and the Shenzhen Bay Laboratory (SZBL), took place successfully in Guangming, Shenzhen, from September 22 to 24, 2024.

On August 22, the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART) held a opening ceremony at the Weigang Life Science Park auditorium, officially welcoming the inaugural class of PhD students in the SMART PhD Program.

The SMART PhD Program is an innovative initiative that seeks to establish a cooperative talent development framework that brings together government, higher education, businesses, and research organizations. It highlights a combination of scientific training and practical industry experience in PhD training. With a focus on “high standards, internationalization, and interdisciplinary innovation,” the program seeks to attract top talent into scientific research, enhance original innovation training, and guide interdisciplinary development to produce well-rounded, high-caliber scientists.

On July 10, 2024, Dr. Valda Vinson, Executive Editor of the renowned academic journal Science, visited SMART and Shenzhen Bay Laboratory (SZBL) at the invitation of Professor Nieng Yan, Founding President of SMART and Director of SZBL.

On July 2, 2024, Nieng Yan, Founding President of SMART and Director of Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, led a team to Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) for an academic exchange of the Advanced Rare Diseases Joint Research Center.

Paris, 14 May – The Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO are proud to reveal the names of the five laureates of the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards. On 28 May, at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris, these researchers will be honoured for their pioneering research in life and environmental sciences, and in particular for their major contribution to tackling global public health challenges ranging from cancer to infectious diseases such as malaria and polio and chronic illnesses such as obesity, diabetes and epilepsy.

On April 15, 2024, a strategic cooperation framework agreement was signed between Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART) and Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) at SYSU’s Shenzhen Campus.

As mandated by regulations, research institutions hold primary responsibility for managing ethical review processes, necessitating the establishment of ethics committees. At the close of January this year, SMART conducted its first meeting of the initial Medical Ethics Committee.

On 2024 International Rare Disease Day, Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART) and Shenzhen Bay Laboratory (SZBL) participated as co-establishing institutions at the founding ceremony of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) Institute for Rare Disease Innovation and Development.

On the morning of December 14, a strategic cooperation signing ceremony between the SMART and the Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology (SUAT) was held.

On August 3, 2023, the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART) and the Shenzhen Bay Laboratory (SZBL) together kicked off the construction for the integrated permanent site in Guangming Science City, Shenzhen. The integrated construction of SMART and SZBL will serve a key role in Shenzhen’s development of a pilot demonstration area. It is also a milestone represents a new step forward for SMART and SZBL in carrying out their future vision. QIN Weizhong, Mayor of the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government, attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the construction.

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) announced on July 4 the full name list of its newly elected membership. This 2023 EMBO annual list named 60 Members and nine Associate Members, in recognition of their contribution to promote excellence in life sciences. Chinese scientist Nieng Yan ,the Founding Director of Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART), Director of Shenzhen Bay Laboratory (SZBL), is among the nine Associate Members elected to join EMBO this year.

The second SMART Symposium, organized by the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (preparatory) and co-organized by the Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, was successfully held at the Shenzhen Bay Laboratory High-tech Innovation Center.

On March 22nd, Prof. Nieng Yan, President of Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (planned) and Director of Shenzhen Bay Laboratory (concurrent) and Prof. Yun-Dong Wu, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Executive Vice Director of Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, made statements successively. Xiaojun Hu, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, presided over the meeting.

The 1st SMART Symposium was held on February 12-13, 2023 at the International Conference Center of University Town of Shenzhen. Notable invitees included Dr. Muming Poo, Academic Director of the Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Director of the Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Director of the Shanghai Center of Brain Science and Inspired-Brain Technology as well as Dr. Yang Dan, Professor of Neurobiology at the University of California, Berkeley and Researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Various experts and scholars from renowned universities, research institutes, and medical and health institutions in China gathered in Shenzhen to update their research progress and development in their fields. They exchanged opinions on technological trends and how to encourage original innovation. The seminar, mainly two parts, was held in hybrid forms (online and in-person) and included academic presentations and discussions around innovative research. There are more than 200 attendees on site with nearly 2,000 participants joining in the conference online.

On December 10, the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART) held its official inauguration ceremony.

At 11:30 am on November 1st, 2022, Professor Nieng Yan, wearing a pair of white shoes, gracefully walked walked onto the stage of the 2022 Shenzhen Global Innovation Talent Forum. The large screen behind her shows “There and Back Again”.