In the evening of November 18, 2015, Academician Xinhe Bao (Executive Vice President of Fudan University), his wife and Dr. Qinwei Zhou (Vice President, BioAnalytical Science, Eli Lilly and Company, USA) visited the Chinese National Compound Library (CNCL). They were accompanied by Dr. Ming-Wei Wang, Director of CNCL. The honorable guests toured the entire CNCL facility and were deeply impressed by its innovative culture, operating mechanisms, service-oriented approaches and advanced technologies.