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Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology & Evolution, 2025 (SMBE 2025)

From July 20 to 24, 2025, the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences successfully hosted the Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology & Evolution 2025 (SMBE 2025) in Beijing, China.   The conference featured 5 keynote speeches, 358 invited, selected, and flash talks, along with 398 poster presentations. Attracting nearly 1,100 experts and scholars from 44 countries, with over 50% of attendees coming from overseas. The Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE) is the most influential academic organization in the field of molecular evolution worldwide. Its mission is to foster connections and exchanges among researchers and practitioners in molecular evolution while advancing related studies. The SMBE Annual Meeting is the largest academic conference in the field of molecular biology and evolutionary biology globally. SMBE 2025 marked the first time the event was held in China, reflecting the rapid development of this research area in the country. The great success of this conference provided an excellent international platform for academic exchange and collaboration, facilitating discussions on the latest research achievements and cutting-edge advancements, thereby further promoting theoretical innovation and technological progress.   China Star provided the full PCO service for the SMBE 2025.

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A Beijing Evening with Ford Foundation

On December 4,2024, the Ford Foundation's Beijing office hosted the annual event “A Beijing Evening with Ford Foundation” at 600-year-old historical temple courtyard – ZhiZhuSi. More than 150 people attended in the event. At the beginning of the event, Mattie Benkink, regional director in China, delivered a warm welcome speech in Chinese. Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, who travelled from New York to attend the Beijing evening and had a panel discussion with professors from Tsinghua University, Peking University, and senior officials from the United Nations Environment Programme.China Star provided full package of event service included event plan, staffing, production, Audio-visual technical support and on-site management. 

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Masterclass in Allergology and Dermatology: Hot Topics

The Menarini Foundation, from Italy, held the Masterclass in Allergology and Dermatology: Hot Topics, from November 7-10, 2024 at Mandarin Oriental Pudong Shanghai, China. The common thread of the meeting is Allergy & Dermatology which is the main theme that embraces sessions, lectures, and symposia, with the participation of distinguished scientists from all over the world. The meeting is devoted to discussion, interaction, and contribution from the audience with the concrete participation of Emerging Leaders from the Asian Pacific Region, who were involved in the scientific program to report their valuable work and experience discussed in the allotted session. This program is also designed to give young clinicians and researchers the opportunity to be protagonists of the scientific outcomes of this masterclass.  China Star provided Technical Support for this event. 

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The 6th Symposia on Frontiers in Reproductive Biology (SFRB 2024)

The 6th Symposia on Frontiers in Reproductive Biology (SFRB 2024), hosted by the State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology (SRLab) and Chinese Society for Reproductive Biology (CSRB) was held in Beijing from October 21-25, 2024. More than 800 experts, scholars and students from all over the world to participate in this Symposia. The Symposia has invited top scientists both domestically and internationally, featuring 42 plenary lectures, 20 poster flash talks, and 82 poster displays. The Symposia provided an excellent opportunity for all delegates to share and discuss new trends and hot topics in the field of reproductive biology.China Star provided full PCO service. 

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The 23rd International Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics (FB23)

From September 22 to 27, 2024, the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IHEP) successfully held the 23rd International Conference on Few Body Problems in Physics ("FB23" for short) in Beijing, China. Nearly 200 experts and scholars from 20 countries attended the conference. This conference has arranged 27 invited talk and 113 oral talks covering topics such as atomic and molecular physics, hadron physics and related high-energy physics, neutrinos and their interactions with matter, strange and exotic matter, few nucleons systems and quantum chromodynamics, nuclear physics and nuclear astrophysics, interdisciplinary research in few body physics and technology. The International Conference on Few Body Problems in Physics is a series of international conferences advocated by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP). The first conference was held in London in 1959 and is held every three years. The conference mainly focuses on discussing and exchanging the latest developments in minority body physics research, including a wide range of theoretical and experimental research topics related to minority body problems. Experts from different fields gather together to share the latest achievements, stimulate original ideas, and promote scientific exchange and cooperation. China Star provided the full PCO service for the FB23 2024.