中国医学科学院基础医学研究所-北京协和医学院基础医学院

What 中国医学科学院基础医学研究所-北京协和医学院基础医学院 does

The Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) — also operating as the School of Basic Medicine of Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) — is a national-level government research and education institution founded in 1958 and headquartered in Beijing's Dongdan district. As a direct unit of CAMS/PUMC, it conducts basic medical research across molecular biology, cellular biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, oncology, developmental biology, stem cell biology, RNA biology, and molecular pathology, supported by multiple national key laboratories, provincial and ministry-level platforms, and shared core technology facilities. Its primary "products" are scientific discoveries, peer-reviewed publications in top-tier journals (Cell, Nature, Science series, EMBO Journal, PNAS), intellectual property, and trained researchers.

The institute's revenue model is non-commercial: it is funded primarily through competitive government research grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) key R&D programs, the National Health Commission, and the Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation, supplemented by tuition and program fees for graduate and the prestigious 8-year clinical medicine programs, and collaborative research contracts with CAMS-affiliated hospitals and external research institutions. Customer segments are effectively institutional: graduate students and postdoctoral researchers receiving training, CAMS-affiliated clinical hospitals pursuing translational research, and other CAMS system institutes (Drug Institute, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Cancer Hospital) coordinating shared resources and talent pipelines.

Distribution occurs through academic channels — flagship forum series such as the Xiehe Boxingxin Forum (协和博新论坛) and Xiehe Biomedical Forum (协和生物医学论坛), national conferences including the 5th China Basic Medical Sciences Development Conference scheduled for September 2026 in Beijing, peer-reviewed publications, and direct collaborative research arrangements. The institute does not operate commercial pricing, does not have external private investors, and is not listed on any stock exchange; it functions as a publicly funded node in China's national biomedical research infrastructure.

Name

中国医学科学院基础医学研究所-北京协和医学院基础医学院

Legal name

中国医学科学院基础医学研究所

Website

https://sbm.pumc.edu.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of CAMS, also operating as the School of Basic Medicine of Peking Union Medical College, is a government-affiliated national research and education institution in Beijing founded in 1958. It conducts basic medical research across multiple disciplines, operates national key laboratory platforms, trains graduate students, and disseminates findings through academic publications and translational partnerships with CAMS-affiliated hospitals.

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Product category

Biomedical Research & Graduate Medical Education

NAICS

Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

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PRIMARYEDAHAGAI

Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

SECONDARYEDAHAAAC

Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Public Research Universities

Keywords

• Basic medical research
• Biomedical research
• Graduate medical education
• Molecular biology research
• Translational medicine

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Research Funding: Core operational funding from Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Health Commission, and Beijing municipal government for basic medical research
2. Medical Education Revenue: Tuition and program fees from undergraduate and graduate medical education programs, including the prestigious 8-year clinical medicine program and research training
3. Collaborative Research Contracts: Fee-for-service research collaborations with clinical hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and other research institutions within the CAMS network

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The institute conducts multi-disciplinary basic medical research (molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, neuroscience, oncology, developmental biology, stem cells, RNA biology, and molecular pathology) and delivers graduate medical education (M.S., Ph.D., and the 8-year clinical medicine program) through national- and provincial-level research platforms. It operates core facility platforms supporting shared research infrastructure and hosts signature academic forums (Xiehe Boxingxin Forum and Xiehe Biomedical Forum) for scientific exchange. Research outputs are disseminated via high-impact publications and translational collaborations with CAMS-affiliated clinical hospitals.

Product overview

中国医学科学院基础医学研究所（北京协和医学院基础学院）is a national basic medical research institution that conducts scientific research, talent development, and academic exchange in fundamental medical sciences. The institute operates research platforms, organizes academic forums (协和博新论坛, 协和生物医学论坛), and publishes scientific literature. It does not appear to offer commercial software products or technology platforms for external customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Basic Medical Research Programs (multi-disciplinary)
• Graduate Medical Education Programs
• National-Level Key Laboratory Research Platforms
• Xiehe Biomedical Forum (协和生物医学论坛)

Quantifiable outcome

• Regular high-impact publications in top-tier journals (Cell, Nature, Science series, EMBO, PNAS)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• 中国科学院动物研究所 (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research partnership in developmental biology, such as joint studies on human meningeal development (李妍昕团队与焦建伟团队合作).
• 北京生命科学研究所 (Beijing Institute of Life Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint research collaboration including work on arrayed mutant haploid embryonic stem cell libraries, with shared authorship and resources.
• 中国医学科学院各附属医院 (CAMS-affiliated hospitals)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBasic-clinical translational research partnerships with clinical hospitals within the CAMS/PUMC network including hospitals for research collaboration and talent development.
• 李兰娟课题组 (Li Lanjuan Research Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research on H7N9 influenza and angiotensin II biomarkers, jointly published in Nature Communications.
• 高福课题组 (Gao Fu Research Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on avian influenza research (H5N1, H7N9) with leading virology experts.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science (中国科学院分子细胞科学卓越创新中心): CAS-affiliated life sciences research center; operates at similar level of basic research intensity and competes for overlapping NSFC funding pools and PI talent.
• Peking University Health Science Center (北京大学医学部): Elite Chinese medical university whose School of Basic Medical Sciences performs comparable bench research in molecular biology, immunology and neuroscience. Most direct domestic peer in scale, scope and affiliation with a flagship research university.
• CAS Institute of Biophysics (中国科学院生物物理研究所): Peer national research institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences; comparable in funding profile (national grants), talent base (academicians) and focus on biomedical mechanism research.
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Basic Medical Sciences (上海交通大学医学院基础医学院): Basic medical research college within SJTU's medical college; overlaps with the subject institute on immunology, oncology and translational collaboration with affiliated hospitals.
• Zhejiang University School of Basic Medical Sciences (浙江大学基础医学院): Basic medical sciences college within a top-tier Chinese research university; comparable in disciplinary breadth (molecular biology, neuroscience, developmental biology) and graduate training footprint.
• Huazhong University of Science and Technology Tongji Medical College (华中科技大学同济医学院): Major Chinese medical college with comparable basic medical science departments, large affiliated hospital network and similar graduate education scale.
• Fudan University Shanghai Medical College (复旦大学上海医学院): Major Chinese medical school with strong basic medical sciences departments and affiliated hospitals; closest peers in research output, graduate training and translational pipeline.
• CAS Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (中国科学院遗传与发育生物学研究所): CAS institute with overlapping focus on developmental biology, RNA biology and molecular pathology — actively collaborates with the subject institute (e.g., meningeal development work) and competes for the same talent pool.
• Sun Yat-sen University Zhongshan School of Medicine (中山大学中山医学院): One of China's oldest medical schools with strong basic science departments; comparable in scale, clinical-translational reach and graduate medical education offerings.

Regional players

• Karolinska Institutet (瑞典卡罗林斯卡医学院): European basic medical research university with Nobel-level scientific prestige; closest international analogue in scale, disciplinary breadth and graduate training depth, though operating in a different geography and funding environment.

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Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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