Giuseppe Battaglia, an international expert at the Magnetic Resonance Research Center of Radiology Department, West China Hospital, has recently been awarded the 5th Chengdu Jinsha Friendship Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to promoting international research cooperation. The Jinsha Friendship Award, established by the Chengdu Municipal Government, is the highest honor awarded every three years to foreign experts who have made significant contributions to the modernization and international exchange of Chengdu.

Professor Battaglia, an Italian national, currently serves as the head of the Molecular Bionics Group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Spain. He is an expert in the fields of neurodegenerative diseases, biomedicine, drug development, and engineering technology. In clinical research, he employs advanced multimodal technologies such as MRI and fluorescence imaging to delve into the mechanisms of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, actively developing effective drugs. In terms of international cooperation, Professor Battaglia has actively fostered exchanges and cooperation between West China Hospital and Spain in the field of biomedicine, promoting academic visits and talent cultivation between Spanish research institutions, including IBEC and the University of Barcelona, and West China Hospital. He has also provided an important platform for researchers from various disciplines to showcase and share research outcomes, driving the production of interdisciplinary innovative results.