On July 16, Prof. Vincent Deubel received a commenmorative certificate and certificate of honor respectively from Prof. Zhu Zhiyuan, Vice-President of Shanghai Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. Chen Xiaoya, President of Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences. Professors Zhu Zhiyuan and Chen Xiaoya highly appreciated Prof. Deubel for his invaluable contribution in setting up Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, and in promoting Sino-Frence research cooperation and science spirit in China. Professors Zhu and Chen wished a great success to Prof. Deubel in the new position as Director General of Institut Pasteur in Cambodia.