In association with Juanhu Lake International Science Park Committee, Zhejiang University – University of Edinburgh Institute will help build a Biomedical Translational Research Centre which aims to translate academic research into technologies to improve healthcare.

4月12日，苏格兰和中国-生物医学和健康领域的创新与合作活动在上海浦东举行。浙江大学、英国爱丁堡大学和鹃湖国际科技城共同签订三方合作协议，在已有的教育和科研合作基础上，以转化研究为主要领域在科技城建设生物医学高科技跨国研究中心，推动科研合作深入开展并在健康领域更多服务社会。

同时举行了2018年浙江省科技成果竞价（拍卖）会浙江大学专场。2018年春拍就此拉开序幕。

The Ministry of Education in China formally approved the establishment of a "bioinformatics" undergraduate programme to be delivered by Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute，on March 22nd.