The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Tuesday announced it has initiated a "strategic, trailblazing" research project on stem cells and regenerative medicine.

The project mainly aims to remove the bottlenecks China is confronted with in stem-cell research, the CAS said in its 2011 work meeting in Beijing.

The project will focus on the research of stem-cell regulations, core mechanisms for stem-cell therapies, and other key technologies, it said.

The CAS said it would establish a world-class research platform and base for stem-cell and regenerative medicine research through the project.

The stem-cell research project is one of eight such trailblazing projects of the CAS. The others include projects on nuclear fission, space science and clean energy.