On June 25, 2026, a seven-member delegation of representatives from Ontario, Canada’s science, technology, and innovation community visited the Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials at Shaanxi Normal University. Led by vice dean Prof. Ding Liping, the delegation toured the institute’s exhibition room and learned about its basic profile, development philosophy, research overview and research team, as well as its R&D progress and the commercialization and application of its achievements in the fields of sensors and molecular materials.

The delegation was led by Dr. Gholam Reza Moridi, former Ontario minister of Research, Innovation, and Science, and included an expert in public policy and public administration, an expert in the fields of life sciences and research commercialization, the founder of robotics program at the University of Toronto, and the co-chair of the Canada-China Technology Alliance, among other professionals.

This visit was organized by the China International Talent Exchange Center, and the delegation was accompanied by officials from the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology and SNNU Office of Science and Technology.