Source: News Center, SYSU Labor Union, Industry Group

Written by: News Center, SYSU Labor Union, Industry Group

Translated by: Wang Dongmei

At 4 pm on April 23, the launching ceremony of the donation activity for quake-hit Ya’an was held in Swasey Hall on South Campus. The donation activity was jointly organized by SYSU Labor Union, SYSU Youth Association and SYSU Red Cross Society.

The whole ceremony was brief and solemn. First, all teachers and students present stood for a minute in silence to mourn the victims of the April 20 Ya’an earthquake. Then, Yu Shiyou, Deputy Secretary of SYSU Party Committee, Secretary of Discipline Inspection Commission of SYSU and Chairman of SYSU Labor Union, introduced the series of activities by SYSU faculty, staff and students in response to the earthquake, and called on everyone to support the rescue and reconstruction work with practical actions. Guangzhou Zhongda Medical Equipment Co., Ltd, a company under the Industry Group of SYSU, donated 1 million yuan worth of “Shen Qiao” — the latest high-tech medicine for the repair of nerve defect, to be used by Huaxi Hospital of Sichuan University in the treatment of those who are injured in the earthquake.

Led by Zheng Detao, Secretary of SYSU Party Committee, and Chen Chunsheng, Executive Deputy Secretary and Vice President of SYSU, the University leaders, schools (departments), affiliated hospitals (centers), administrative departments and units as well as the teachers and students present made donations to quake-stricken areas.

This donation activity will last till April 26. SYSU Labor Union will send the donated money in the name of SYSU to the Department of Civil Affairs of Guangdong Province for earthquake relief work.

"Shen Qiao" is an artificial nerve conduit for the repair of nerve defect developed by Guangzhou Zhongda Medical Equipment Co., Ltd and the scientific research team led by Professor Liu Xiaolin of The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. It is mainly composed of extracellular matrix, and it does not contain any cells but preserves the intact structure similar to native nerves. When it is bridged at the nerve stumps, its unique three-dimensional structure and rich extracellular matrix provide good physical and biological environment for the growth of the regenerated nerve. It can lead and support the regenerated nerve to grow from the proximal to the distal stumps of nerve, enable the regenerated nerve to reach the distal end through the defected area, and finally restore innervation of the target organ. “Shen Qiao” can meet the physical, chemical and biological needs of artificial nerve conduit for the repair of nerve defect, avoid a variety of complications caused by autologous nerve grafting to repair defected nerves, and it is the most ideal product at the present. Most of the injuries suffered in Ya’an earthquake are accompanied by severe nerve damages, and “Shen Qiao” will meet the urgent needs.