Abstract: | Tianjin is an R&D center designated by the central government to modernize traditional Chinese medicines. As a result, China International Innovation Park for Biotechnology and Medicine makes Tianjin its home. Tianjin Municipal Government has paid sustained attention to the initiative of TCM modernization, and established a steering panel membered with senior municipal officials for the purpose. In recent years, Tianjin Municipal Government has issued a range of policies to support the efforts, including enhancing the innovation capacity building of TCM industry in the city, through creating a well functioned technology innovation system; encouraging the second round of the development of major TCM products, by taking full advantage the combined efforts of industry, universities and research institutes; and facilitating the professional and scale development of TCM industry in the city, by turning industry into a key player of innovation, and by forging up modern TCM groups. |