Regional Resource Centers Establishment Forum was held in Zhangjiang, Pudong, Shanghai on September 22, 2014. Twenty-seven delegates representing 20 institutions involved in drug discovery across China attended the forum.

Professor Ming-Wei Wang, Director of the Chinese National Compound Library (CNCL) introduced the development outline for CNCL Regional Resource Centers. Professor Youhong Hu (Vice Dean of College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University), Professor Jingyu Yang (Dean of College of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceuticals, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University), Professor Zhengchao Tu (Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Professor Wei Jiang （Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences) reported plans to establish regional resource centers in their geographical regions and a microbial second metabolite library.

The delegates were divided into four groups (Bohai Ring, East China, South China and Southwest China) for roundtable discussions. Representatives of each group presented their views and suggestions thereafter before concluding of the forum. An agreement was reached amongst the participants relative to the follow-up implementing plan and associated timeline in the fourth quarter of 2014.