PAN4ND  
Pan-Asian Network for Neglected Diseases
About Us - Collaborating Centers

  • Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, China
Overview
Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
evolved from the Institute of Materia Medica of Peking Academy of Sciences founded
in 1932.

SIMM's mission is to provide a comprehensive solution in drug discovery and
development. By combining basic and applied research efforts and through
cross-fostering between chemistry and biology, scientists at SIMM carry out studies
toward the elucidation of the structural basis of bioactive substances, discovery of new
targets or mechanisms of action, comprehensive pre-clinical evaluation of drug
candidates, and promotion of commercialization, thereby playing an indispensable role
in building China's drug innovation capabilities.

Through several generations of effort, SIMM has become one of the leading
interdisciplinary research centers in China . It is recognized worldwide by its
outstanding achievements in both basic and applied research fields.

Please refer to www.simm.ac.cn/ for more information.
PAN4ND Contact at SIMM
Professor Yang Ye
Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica
Chinese Academy of Sciences
55 Zu-Chong-Zhi Road
Shanghaï 201203, China
email: yye@mail.shcnc.ac.cn