Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science
Profile
| Official Chinese name | 中国科学院分子细胞科学卓越创新中心 |
|---|---|
| Official English name | Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Chinese aliases | 生物化学与细胞生物学研究所, 上海生命科学研究院生物 |
| English aliases | Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology |
| Acronyms | CEMCS, SIBCB |
| Research fields | Gene regulation, ribonucleic acid and epigenetics, protein science, cell signalling, cell and stem cell biology, mechanisms of cancer and other major diseases |
| Total employee count | Over 1,000 (as of 23 November 2025) |
Summary
Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science is categorised as a Limited Defence Partner based on the following indicators:
- Defence advisor
- 1 indicators
- Defence award
- 2 indicators
- Defence funding
- 2 indicators
- Defence laboratory
- 1 indicators
- Military-technology patent
- 1 indicators
- Research collaboration with defence entities
- 3 indicators
A limited defence partner contributes to the development of China’s defence capabilities in ways that are limited in time, frequency, scope or scale. Evidence indicates that participation has either ceased or if it persists, it is narrow in scope, not institutionalised and occurs through isolated or infrequent activities led by individual researchers, rather than through sustained programmes or organisational commitments.
Rules-based framework
| Rule | Resulting category |
|---|---|
| Two or more indicators = 4 | Core defence partner |
| One indicator = 4 and two indicators = 3 or Three or more indicators = 3 | Regular defence partner |
| One indicator = 4 and one indicator = 3 and all other indicators = 1 or 2 or Two indicators = 3 and all other indicators = 1 or 2 | Limited defence partner |
| All indicators between 0 and 2 | Civilian institute |
| Three or more indicators = 0 | Insufficient data |
Note: All indicators operate on a 0 to 4 scale. There are a total of six indicators.
For more information on the graded scales see the user guide.
Defence advisory roles
Members of the leadership of the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science have almost certainly not served on any defence-related expert committees. As the data reviewed are complete, up-to-date and cover all members of the leadership team, this assessment is made with high confidence.
Defence awards
Available information indicates that only one researcher from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science has received a defence award: Shanghai’s Most Beautiful Science and Technology Worker Award, granted in 2019.[1]
While researchers and projects linked to the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science have received one defence award prior to 2021, researchers have almost certainly not been granted awards in recent years. As the data reviewed is thorough, recent and covers a significant portion of relevant staff, this assessment is made with high confidence.
Defence funding
Between 2021 and 2025, researchers from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science authored nine publications funded by Chinese defence entities, placing the institute in the 24th percentile among the CAS institutes included in this analysis. Of the 1,528 authors affiliated with the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science who published during this period, 19 (1 per cent) had at least one defence-funded publication. However, it is not possible to attribute specific funding to individual researchers based solely on publication data.
Defence laboratories
No publicly available information suggests that this institute hosts or is affiliated with any known defence laboratories. The Chinese language laboratory websites do not mention any links or references to defence-related activities.
Military-technology patents
Between 2021 and 2025, the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science was not granted any military-technology patents. This places it at the very bottom (0th percentile) among the CAS institutes included in this analysis. No inventors from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science were listed on any military-technology patents during this period.
Research collaboration with defence entities
Between 2021 and 2025, researchers from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science co-authored 121 publications with at least one Chinese defence entity, placing the institute in the 8th percentile among the CAS institutes included in this analysis.
These collaborations include 23 publications with PLA academic institutions, 76 with defence laboratories, 11 with military hospitals and 15 with members of the Seven Sons of National Defence.
Of the 1,528 authors affiliated with the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science who published during this period, 182 (12 per cent) had at least one defence-related collaboration.
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- Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science. 2024. ‘Academician Wang Enduo was awarded the title of “Jiusan Model” in the seventh batch of the Central Committee of the Jiusan Society.’ [王恩多院士获九三学社中央第七批“九三楷模”荣誉称号]. 29 November. As of 6 April 2026; Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science. 2019. ‘[Shanghai Science and Technology Daily] A Socialite Dedicated to One Research Direction Throughout His Life – A Profile of Wang Enduo, Shanghai's “Most Beautiful Science and Technology Worker” in 2019.’ [[上海科技报]一生致力一个研究方向的社会人 – 记2019年上海“最美科技工作者”王恩多]. 10 July. As of 6 April 2026; Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science. 2020. ‘Researcher: Wang Enduo.’ [研究员：王恩多]. As of 6 April 2026.Return to content⤴