L-R: Taizhou participants from left to Right on the photo: Tang Jianxin, Ye Huayue, Chen Xinmeng, Huang Dongping, Huang Xinhua, Zhou Hengxin.
Scientific priorities and the future development of the ICGEB Regional Research Centre (RRC) in China were the focus of a visit by a delegation from the Municipality of Taizhou on 19 October 2026.
Lawrence Banks, ICGEB Director-General, welcomed the delegation, led by Mr Zhou Hengxin, Deputy Secretary of the Taizhou Municipal Committee. Taizhou hosts the RRC.
Joining Dr Banks were Dr Emanuele Buratti, ICGEB Scientific Coordinator; Dr Alessandro Marcello, recently appointed Co-Director of the RRC, and other members of ICGEB management. Dr DongPing Bao, Group Leader of the China RRC Offshore Laboratory at ICGEB, coordinated the visit.
The meeting built on a mission to the RRC in June 2026 by the Director-General and members of the RRC Steering Committee. Dr Banks shared his assessment of that visit and outlined priorities and next steps. Dr Marcello presented recent efforts to strengthen the Centre’s scientific focus, research performance and outputs.
Discussions with the visiting officials provided an opportunity to exchange views on these priorities and the Centre’s continued development.
The delegation also included:
Mr Tang Jianxin, Fourth-level Inspector, Taizhou Municipal Foreign Affairs Office
Mr Huang Xinhua, Deputy Director, Organization Department of the Taizhou Municipal Committee
Mr Chen Xinmeng, Director, Taizhou Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology
Mr Huang Dongping, Director, Organization Department of Jiangyan District Committee
Mr Ye Huayue, Deputy Director, Management Office of Taizhou Medical Hightech Industrial Park
