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ResearchInstitutes andCentres 97 related to Chinese medicine published o ver the last three decades. The section also offers on-line courses in Chinesemedicine in colaboration with the School of Chinese Medicine and the School of Continuing Studies. ThePublic and GeneralEducation Section sets up herbalgardens on campus and participates in other localpubliceducation programmes on Chinese medicine of varying scales. The current research foci of the ICMinclude treatments for cancer, ageing, viral infections, chronic diseases, diabetic f oot ulcer, detoxification, allergic illnesses, gynaecological diseases, and heart disease. In September 200 1, the institutewon an Area of Excellence Award from the University Grants Committee. In August 2001, a subsidiary company of The Chinese University of Hong Kong Foundation, CUCAMed Company Limited, was setup to serve as a commercial arm for ICM. Institute of Science and Technology Tel.:2609 6279 Fax.:2603 5057 E-mail :tcwmak@cuhk.edu.hk The Institute of Science and Technology was first established in 1965 to promote interdisciplinary research in various faculties with particular emphasis on projects with long-term regional significance or application value. It is also an important vehicle for inter-institutional cooperation in scientific research and technological development, and consultation for industries, governmentdepartments, and other organizations.Under theinstituteare three major research centres and a laboratory. Hong Kong Bioinformatics Centre Tel.:2609 6381 Fax.:2603 7732 E-mail: kpfung@cuhk.edu.hk Website :http://www.hkbic.bch.cuhk.edu.hk The Hong Kon g Bioinformatics Centre (HKBIC) was established in February 1998with two generous grantsfrom theUniversity and the HongKong Industry Department totalling over HK$6.6 million. It provides support, in the form of skilled perso nnel, high-power computer hardware and sophisticated software packages, to Hong Kong’s research scientists and techno-entrepreneurs alike, in their efforts to advance bio technological research, as an academic pursuit or commercial venture. Its homepage is hyperlinked with universities, industries an d commun ities wo rldwide. The cen tre also off ers tech nical ex pertise in bioinformatics aswellas molecular biology-oriented databasedevelopment, which are essential to our research community.