Avian flu diagnostics the priority of a $4m R&D (research and development) boost
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Scientists at the centre of world-leading research into avian influenza diagnostics have received a HK$30m (US$3.9m) donation from the Li Ka Shing Foundation, in Hong Kong. The funding will support a co-operation programme involving the Institut Pasteur in Shanghai and the Joint Influenza Research Center (JIRC), run by Shantou University Medical College and the University of Hong Kong.