The 2012-2013 Science and Technology Awards Conference of Pudong New Area was held on 28 October 2014 in the Office Center of Pudong New Area. The awards were conferred to several advanced units and individuals for their outstanding contributions to science and technology.

Especially, two First Prizes of the Pudong New Area Innovation Award were conferred to Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, CAS (SIMM), including Prof. YUE Jianmin as well as his collaborators and their work on “Studies on the Chemical and Bioactive Constituents of Several Important Chinese Medicinal Herbs”, and Prof. REN Jin and her collaborators and their work on “Research on Molecular Toxicology and Application of Key Technologies for Drug Safety Evaluation with International Level GLP-Compliance Accreditation”.

During the Ceremony, 90 awards of 2013 Pudong New Area Science and Technology Awards were presented, including 34 Innovation Awards (7 First Prizes and 27 Second Prizes), and 56 Science and Technology Progress Awards (13 First Prizes and 43 Second Prizes).