Guanzhou Island
It is also branded as Guangzhou International Biotech Island (simplified Chinese: 广州国际生物岛; traditional Chinese: 廣州國際生物島; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu guójì shēngwù dǎo) since July 2011, forming the centre of Guangzhou's biotech basis.[1] Guangzhou International Biotech Island covers a total area of 1.8 square kilometers.In 1999, Guangzhou Municipal Government announced plans to develop Guanzhou Island into Guangzhou International Biotech Island (Chinese: 广州国际生物岛), in order to meet the need of biological technology development.A website about the "bio-island" says the aim is to put "emphasis on introducing domestic and overseas high-end biotechnology enterprise headquarters and R&D center, biotechnology research and development institutions, biological service enterprises and organizations".[7] In April 2021, a joint venture of Geneseeq Technology and AstraZeneca announced plans to build a clinical diagnostics laboratory on the island.
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