Microbial medicine research is one of the core components of modern innovative medicine science. In recent years, the vigorous development of synthetic biology has opened up a new path for the research of microbial medicine.

On December 9, 2020, the project "Comprehensive Assessment of Shenyang Urban Ecosystem Temporal and Spatial Dynamics and Ecological Functions," undertaken by the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, held an Expert Consultation Workshop in the form of offline (in Shenyang) and online video conference.

From December 5 to 7, 2020, the Launch Ceremony of Weifang Institute of Modern Agriculture and Ecological Environment and the 10th Chinese Ecologist Club Forum was held in Weifang.

On December 3, Jiang Xiaoping, division head of the Asia and Africa Division of International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Norihiro Toki (土岐典広) and Feng Wei from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) China Office, and Fu Ye, deputy division head of the International Cooperation Division of the Liaoning Provincial Department of Science and Technology, visited the institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences to conduct academic exchanges on a key project of the National Key R&D Program, which is set up to enhance "International Cooperation in Science and Technology Innovation between Governments."

On October 28th, at the invitation of the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ding Dewen, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and researcher at the No.1 Institute of Oceanography of the State Oceanic Administration, came to Shenyang to participate in the workshop on "Key Mechanism, Technology R&D and Demonstration of Selenium-enriched Functional Agriculture."

Prof. Wang Zhengwen, head of the Erguna Station, attended the ceremony and was awarded the plaque of "Ecoscience Education Base." At the exchange meeting held later, Wang Zhengwen informed the participants of the meeting about the science popularization activities carried out at Erguna Station and his ideas to popularize ecological science in the future.

Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology of China announced the review results of the 2020 National Key R&D Program.

From November 7 to 10, 2020, the symposium on "Synergy Mechanisms of Forest Ecosystem Supply Service and Regulation Service" and the 60th anniversary commemoration of the establishment of the Huitong Forest Ecosystem Research Station of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (hereinafter referred to as Huitong Station) was held in Huitong,

Microbial pesticides and fertilizers are important substitutes for chemical products, and they have become more and more demanding in market after 2015, when the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China promulgated the national policy of "reducing the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides".