In the morning of May 26, 2017, Mr. Xiaoguang Chen (Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, CCPPCC) and 14 of his associates and 4 assistants inspected the Chinese National Compound Library (CNCL). They are members of a special study group on “Optimizing innovation environment and reforming evaluation system of science and technology”. Drs. Hualiang Jiang (Director of Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Ming-Wei Wang (Director of CNCL/the National Center for Drug Screening and Dean, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University) warmly received the honorable guests. During the facility tour, Dr. Ming-Wei Wang briefly reported the development history, operating mechanisms, innovation practices and service achievements of CNCL, which was highly appreciated.