An international conference on quantitative biology was held recently in Southern China's Shenzhen, drawing over 300 participants from more than 20 universities worldwide to discuss illuminating opportunities and shaping the future of quantitative and synthetic biology. 

The Q-Bio International Conference (Hereinafter referred to as the Q-Bio) on Quantitative Biology was first held in 2007, and this is the first time in the last 17 years that the annual conference was held in Asia.  

Jointly organized by the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tsinghua University, Peking University, and the Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, the 17th Q-Bio on Quantitative Biology provided a dynamic global platform for fostering exchanges in the realm of quantitative biology and its related fields, said Dr. LIU Chenli from SIAT, one of the main organizers of the conference. 

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[PRNewswire, 2023.8.3, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shenzhen-to-foster-quantitative-biology-stronghold-301892651.html]