The Dr. Neher’s Biophysics Laboratory for Innovative Drug Discovery was established in 2016. The Director, Dr. Erwin Neher, is a Nobel Laureate in Physiology and Medicine in 1991, a renowned biophysicist, and a pioneer in the fields of ion channel research and synaptic transmission.

Currently, the Laboratory has the following six main objectives:

• Initiate and launch key cross-border research projects and establish multidisciplinary research platforms to solve fundamental unresolved problems in common and complex human diseases

• Use biophysical and molecular biology techniques to reveal innovative drug applications, including basic theory and applications

• Promote biophysics and multidisciplinary international collaboration in Macao

• Provide a collaborative platform for innovative drug research in various disciplines of the Macau University of Science and Technology

• Promote technological cooperation and industrialization in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao

• Nurture young local scientists and promote science education in Macao