On April 2, KIZ and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) signed a cooperation framework agreement in Shanghai. Signatories included Director Peng Shi (KIZ) and Vice President Zhaoguo Zhang (SJTU). Attendees included Academician Chunhai Fan (SJTU) and Deputy Director Dongdong Wu (KIZ).

The agreement enhances collaboration in academic exchange, interdisciplinary research, and clinical translation to accelerate industrialization of biomedical innovations. The National Translational Medicine Facility (Shanghai) and Primate Facility co-hosted the "Workshop on Model Animals/Organoids in Biomechanics & Neural Sensing," featuring 11 expert reports. Post-workshop discussions focused on facility operations and future research priorities.