As the first centre of its kind worldwide, the Shanghai International Co-operation Center of Traditional Medicine (SICCTM) has been initiated by the State Administration Bureau of Traditional Chinese Medicine of People’s Republic of China and Minister of Commerce of China to promote and facilitate the national treasure of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).Chairman of the SICCTM is Prof. Dr. Shiyun Yan, former president of the prestigious Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, President of the Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Association and Deputy Director General of China’s Society for TCM. Prof. Yan has been awarded with an honorary doctorate degree by the London Metropolitan University, UK, for his achievements as one of the few Master Physicians in the field of TCM, looking back at more than 50 years of medical experience.