Professor Liu Yanfang presents the inscription “Boundless Love” to Mai Xin, expressing deep affection and high hopes for Chinese pathology.

Professor Liu Yanfang is one of the pioneers of immunohistochemistry and immunopathology in China. He is academically rigorous and humble, and has long been a highly respected figure in pathology among Chinese pathologists. In the early days of the company’s establishment, Professor Liu Yanfang provided Maxin with many positive suggestions and encouragement regarding antigen retrieval and ready-to-use products. It is precisely because of such pathologists who care about the company’s growth and development that Maxin has been able to stay true to its original aspirations, strengthen its responsibilities, and forge ahead under the tide. In gratitude, on May 13, 2017, entrusted by General Manager Wang Xiaoya, Maxin’s team members visited Professor Liu Yanfang in Xi’an and had a cordial exchange with him.

Figure 1. Maxin received Professor Liu Yanfang’s inscription: ‘Boundless Love, Maxin Company’s Development Does Not Forget to Benefit All Pathology Workers’

Figure 2. Maxin representatives took a commemorative photo with Professor Liu Yanfang and his wife

With reverence in heart and gratitude in mind, Maxin’s team members recalled Professor Liu Yanfang’s care and support for Maxin over the years. Even in his advanced age, he still cares deeply about pathology and constantly urges the development of domestic pathology. Having known each other for twenty-four years, Professor Liu also expressed his appreciation for the hardships and difficulties Maxin has faced in its entrepreneurial journey over the past two decades. He thanked Maxin for its long-term efforts in promoting the progress of immunohistochemistry in China, commended the company’s achievements in independent research and development, and hoped that we would redouble our efforts, delve into research, and make more contributions to advancing the long-term development of domestic pathology. During the heartfelt conversation, Professor Liu generously presented his calligraphy, inscribing for Maxin: ‘Boundless Love, Maxin Company’s Development Does Not Forget to Benefit All Pathology Workers.’ These few words carry weight as heavy as a mountain; this is not only an encouragement but also an expectation! Maxin must continue to strive hard to live up to the deep hopes of the older generation of pathologists!

Professor Liu Yanfang, professor and doctoral supervisor at the Fourth Military Medical University. He has served as a standing committee member of the Chinese Society of Pathology, deputy editor-in-chief of the Chinese Journal of Pathology, standing committee member of the Medical Science Committee of the General Logistics Department, chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Society of Pathology, advisor and visiting professor at Nanjing University Medical School and Shantou University Medical School, among other positions. A pioneer and founder of immunohistochemistry in China, he served as the head of the Immunohistochemistry Collaboration Group. He is mainly engaged in immunopathology research, being the first in China to use immunohistochemical methods to study immunopathology. He has also conducted in-depth research on the immunopathology of Japanese encephalitis, hepatitis B, and epidemic hemorrhagic fever, and has produced genetically engineered antibodies. He has supervised 45 master’s students and 25 doctoral students. He has published over 320 papers. He has authored or co-authored more than ten monographs, including ‘Immunohistochemistry.’ He has received the National Science and Technology Progress Award three times, six first prizes from the military and provincial levels, and eleven second prizes from the military and the Ministry of Health. He has been awarded one second-class merit and four third-class merits. He was recognized as a master teacher by the General Logistics Department and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Military Pathology Society and the Chinese Society of Pathology (2012).