BEIJING -- Beijing has started building a center for the development and innovation of high-end scientific instruments.

The center, located in the northern Huairou District of Beijing, will focus on the investment, research and manufacturing of high-end scientific instruments, and provide services for large-scale scientific facilities located in the district.

Lei Ming, vice director of the project, said 26 major science and technology infrastructures are being constructed in Huairou District, which calls for a large number of high-end scientific instruments, such as multi-modal trans-dimensional biomedical imaging facilities.

The center will facilitate the development of scientific instruments, medical instruments and industrial instruments through cooperation with international instrument companies, universities and research institutions.

The center will be put into service in 2025 and is expected to grow into an international research base and industrial center for scientific instruments in 2030.