The Chinese Academy of Sciences  and The Max Planck Society in Germany have set up a partnership research institute on computational biology in Shanghai.

The institute is aimed at advancing computational biology research and cultivating young scientists in China by introducing the research, administrative style and operational mechanism of the Max Planck Institute, Chen Zhu, vice president of The Chinese Academy of Sciences, was quoted as saying by Guangming Daily Wednesday.

Professor Andreas Dress from Germany has been appointed the first director of the institute, the paper said.

(Xinhua News Agency May 27, 2005)