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Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine (WLLSB) was inaugurated in July 2020. It is one of the first research laboratories funded by the Zhejiang Provincial Government. Led by Westlake University, WLLSB actively promotes the construction of an innovative scientific research hub, and uses cutting-edge research approaches in life sciences and biomedicine to explore the most prominent and challenging research area, namely aging and aging-related diseases, including cancer. WLLSB consists of four research centers: Center for Basic Research, Center for Biotechnology, Center for Translational Research and Center for Clinical Research. Through interdisciplinary research and interconnected innovation, the laboratory integrates basic research, translational research, key technology development, clinical diagnosis, and treatment, as well as technology transfer. The laboratory develops a strategy emphasizing disease orientation, basic research, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Westlake University is a research university with a strong emphasis on fundamental scientific research and cutting-edge technological innovation in Hangzhou, China. Our university is making pioneering research breakthroughs and advancing the frontiers of knowledge by inspiring the next generation of leaders in science and engineering from diverse cultures through world-class research, international collaboration, and academic programs taught in English.

By building world-class research programs and centers, the School of Life Sciences at Westlake University strives to pursue questions fundamental to our understanding of biology and disease, and to develop enabling technologies that advance human health and civilization.

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