Donation Ceremony of Cai Lei - Tsinghua University for ALS Research

TapTechNews September 22nd news, according to the official news of Tsinghua University, on the afternoon of September 20th, the donation ceremony of Cai Lei - School of Basic Medicine, Tsinghua University was held in the Science Building of the Medical School of Tsinghua University. This donation aims to promote the research process of the worldwide medical problem of ALS.

The chairman of Beijing Aisikang Medical Technology Co., Ltd. and the founder of the platform of渐愈互助之家, Cai Lei, attended the donation ceremony online and delivered a speech. Wang Hongwei, the vice president of Tsinghua University, and Cai Lei's wife, the founder of the live streaming platform of 破冰驿站, Duan Rui, attended the donation ceremony and delivered a speech. More than 40 experts and scholars in the field of neuroscience and teachers and students on campus participated in the donation ceremony.

At the donation ceremony of Cai Lei - School of Basic Medicine, Tsinghua University, Cai Lei, the former vice president of JD.com and an ALS patient, delivered a speech. He said that his relationship with Tsinghua University has lasted for many years, and after being diagnosed with ALS in 2019, he has continuously maintained close scientific research discussions with many professors from Tsinghua University. He expected that this scientific research support for the School of Basic Medicine of Tsinghua University could become a new starting point. By gathering more top scientific research forces and rich resources from Tsinghua University, they could jointly contribute to the conquest of ALS and bring the dawn of life to ALS patients around the world.

TapTechNews previously reported that Cai Lei and his wife donated 100 million yuan on January 27 this year to support basic research, drug development, clinical medical and other scientific research projects on ALS.