Dr. Brigitte Gicquel of Institut Pasteur (Paris, France) visited the Chinese National Compound Library (CNCL) in the morning of January 22, 2014. She was accompanied by Professor Qian Gao of Fudan University and Mr. Valentin Roger (Science and Technology Attaché) of French Consulate General in Shanghai. A warm reception was given by Professor Ming-Wei Wang, Director of CNCL.