Accompanied by Ms. Xiaoti Lu (Project Manager) and Ms. Xinxin Ruan (Project Manager) of China Pharmaceutical Innovation and Research Development Association (PhIRDA), a “Working Group of Experts on Drug Development” from Asian Pharmaceutical Association Conference (APAC, Japan) visited the Chinese National Compound Library (CNCL) in the afternoon of November 19, 2015. They included Mr. Keisuke Watanabe (Head of Global Public Affairs, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.), Dr. Junichi Matsuzaki (Executive Assistant of Industry Policy, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.), Dr. Yoshiyuki Kawakami (Director of Product Creation Site Service, Eisai Co., Ltd.), Dr. Kazuya Fujita (Senior Manager of Research Planning & Administration, Astellas Pharma Inc.), Dr. Hiroki Yoshida (Director of R&D Committee of Japan Pharmaceutical Association) and Dr. Keita Ishibashi (Associate Director of External Affairs, Takeda China). The honorable guests were warmly received by Professor Ming-Wei Wang (Director of CNCL) and impressed by the level of internationalization of this state-of-the-art R&D facility.