Sino-Austrian High-Tech Acupuncture Network—Annual Report 2016

The Sino-Austrian High-Tech Acupuncture Research Network was founded in 2005 and has been growing ever since. The network comprises many partners from China and is highly involved in research and education activities. This report introduces the network’s activities in the year 2016.

. High-tech acupuncture network partners and scientific information.
Within 2016, the Sino-Austrian High-Tech Acupuncture Network has grown very fast. Milestones and publications [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] from the year 2016 are listed chronologically below: Within 2016, the Sino-Austrian High-Tech Acupuncture Network has grown very fast. Milestones and publications [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]                Established in 1955, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (hereafter abbreviated as CACMS) is China's largest comprehensive research institute combining scientific research, medical treatment and teaching that is directly under the State Administration of TCM (traditional Chinese medicine). It boasts various disciplines, advanced equipment and great research strength and has under it 17 research institutes, six medical institutions, one graduate school, two branch schools, two pharmaceutical companies and publishing houses of ancient books on Chinese medical science. Besides, it is a founder of 13 kinds of academic journals on Chinese medical science.
What is especially worth mentioning is the achievement in artemisinin research, which provided a powerful weapon for humans against malaria and saved hundreds of thousands of lives, making tremendous contributions for human health, and thus CACMS were awarded by Lasker Medical Research Award and in 2015 the Nobel Prize in Medicine (Prof. Tu Youyou).
Acupuncture is one of the key disciplines of research of this renowned institution. Medical University of Graz (Prof. Gerhard Litscher) has a close cooperation with China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (with Prof. Yu Xiaochun) for more than 10 years, and also some activities with Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine on the topic of high-tech acupuncture research. Within the last years, more than 60 joint SCI/PubMed-listed publications have been published with CACMS alone. Prof. Litscher from Medical University of Graz is Visiting Professor at the Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion at CACMS.  Established in 1955, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (hereafter abbreviated as CACMS) is China's largest comprehensive research institute combining scientific research, medical treatment and teaching that is directly under the State Administration of TCM (traditional Chinese medicine). It boasts various disciplines, advanced equipment and great research strength and has under it 17 research institutes, six medical institutions, one graduate school, two branch schools, two pharmaceutical companies and publishing houses of ancient books on Chinese medical science. Besides, it is a founder of 13 kinds of academic journals on Chinese medical science.
What is especially worth mentioning is the achievement in artemisinin research, which provided a powerful weapon for humans against malaria and saved hundreds of thousands of lives, making tremendous contributions for human health, and thus CACMS were awarded by Lasker Medical Research Award and in 2015 the Nobel Prize in Medicine (Prof. Tu Youyou).
Acupuncture is one of the key disciplines of research of this renowned institution. Medical University of Graz (Prof. Gerhard Litscher) has a close cooperation with China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (with Prof. Yu Xiaochun) for more than 10 years, and also some activities with Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine on the topic of high-tech acupuncture research. Within the last years, more than 60 joint SCI/PubMed-listed publications have been published with CACMS alone. Prof. Litscher from Medical University of Graz is Visiting Professor at the Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion at CACMS. 25 July 2016: New Book-Heart Rate Variability and Acupuncture, Graz, Austria. Contact and order: gerhard.litscher@medunigraz.at ( Figure 9).                        Opening Ceremony: Three Nobel Prize winners (Figure 30) at the World Congress ( Figure 31).  Opening Ceremony: Three Nobel Prize winners (Figure 30) at the World Congress ( Figure 31).  Opening Ceremony: Three Nobel Prize winners (Figure 30) at the World Congress ( Figure 31).