Biomedical Data in China: Policy, Accumulation, Platform Construction, and Applications.

Author: Jing-Chen ZHANG ¹ ; Jing-Wen SUN ¹ ; Xiao-Meng LIU ² ; Jin-Yan LIU ³ ; Wei LUO ¹ ; Sheng-Fa ZHANG ¹ ; Wei ZHOU ^{4
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Author Information

1. Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 107302, China.
2. School of Basic Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
3. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
4. Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 107302, China. rkjkpt@
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Publication Type:Review
Keywords: biomedical data; data management; data platform; data resources; data sharing; database
MeSH: China; Humans; Biomedical Research; Data Management; Data Collection
From: Chinese Medical Sciences Journal 2025;40(1):9-17
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: Biomedical data is surging due to technological innovations and integration of multidisciplinary data, posing challenges to data management. This article summarizes the policies, data collection efforts, platform construction, and applications of biomedical data in China, aiming to identify key issues and needs, enhance the capacity-building of platform construction, unleash the value of data, and leverage the advantages of China's vast amount of data.