On November 8th, according to MSD, during the 6th China International Import Expo in 2023, MSD and Peking University officially announced the establishment of the "Peking University MSD Joint Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Technology". Xiao Yuan, Deputy Director of the Medical Department of Peking University, stated that both sides will jointly explore and carry out long-term cooperation projects in the field of public health technology innovation, real world research in key disease fields, research results transformation, and public health talent construction.