On the morning of 28 June 2022, the Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS, held a signing ceremony with Yunnan Yajie Dai Medicine Hall Technology Co., Ltd. for the transfer of the results “Key technologies for first-generation flea grass (Adenosma buchneroides) cultivation and mosquito-repellent and anti-itch products”. The ceremony was chaired by Zhu Weidong, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Cooperation.

Puno Baima Danzeng, Deputy Director of the Institute, congratulated both parties on the agreement. He stressed that publishing high-level papers and transferring research results are the lifelines of researchers. The Institute has a strong foundation in research on distinctive plant resources, especially ethnic and folk medicinal plants, and the agreement is significant for advancing the exploration and conservation of plant resources and serving people's well-being. He hoped that the research team and the company would deepen cooperation on product upgrades and the application of results, drawing on complementary strengths to promote the development of the Institute's ethnobotany and the company and to contribute to the development of Yunnan's distinctive medicinal plants.

Li Zhen, Chairman of Yunnan Yajie Dai Medicine Hall, thanked the Institute for its trust, support and help. Li Zhen noted that both parties share a social responsibility to advance ethnic medicine, and that the company was honoured to cooperate with the Institute, applying scientific results in industry to make quality products for human health. The company will strive to develop distinctive ethnic medicine products, protect ethnic and folk traditional medical knowledge, promote ethnic medicine in Yunnan and turn traditional medicinal plants into products.

Prof. Pei Shengji and Prof. Wang Yuhua of the Institute introduced the research background of flea grass and the handover of the research materials. Sun Xueling, General Manager of the company, and staff of the Office of Science and Technology Cooperation and the research team attended the ceremony.