Accompanied by Professor Yang Ye, Deputy Director of Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Austrian Biotech Delegation consisting of 27 members visited the Chinese National Compound Library (CNCL) in the morning of May 25, 2012. A brief introduction of the history and development status of the facility was given by Professor Ye to the Austrian guests, who greatly admired the advanced infrastructure and rich cultural environment of CNCL.