Shanghai: Facilitate customs clearance of scientific research items and cross-border data flow to optimize the import pilot policy for research and testing items in the biomedical field.

The Shanghai Municipal People's Government Office recently issued the "Shanghai Global Science and Technology Partner Program." It proposes facilitating the clearance of research materials and cross-border data flow. The program will implement temporary entry and exit policies for research materials, improve measures for facilitating the clearance of research materials, optimize import pilot policies for materials used in biomedicine research and testing, further improve joint supervision mechanisms for special goods entering and exiting the country, and support the entry and exit of cell therapy products and related special goods. It will accelerate the establishment of a sound system and standard specifications for the exchange, cross-border transmission, and security protection of data resources, while ensuring compliance with legal requirements and security, to enhance the convenience of cross-border data flow and accelerate the implementation of a system for classifying and protecting data.