Minister of MOST WAN Gang visited California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) on October 18, 2009.

The Memorandum of Understanding on Joint Research in Stem Cell was signed by JIN Xiaoming, Director-general of International Cooperation of MOST, and Alan Trounson, President of CIRM. According to the memorandum of understanding, both sides would contribute to the joint research in stem cell between China and the US.