On March 3rd, just before the convening of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) co-sponsored a state key lab work conference in Beijing, announcing the establishment of a special fund arranging next step work for sate (key) lab.

Since launched in 1984, the State key lab program has been developing quickly. At present, there are 220 state key labs, more than 10,000 fixed staff, instruments and equipment worth over RMB 8 billion Yuan in total. State key labs have become important bases to organize high-end basic research, conduct frontier technology study, gather and train outstanding scientists and carry out academic exchange, which has made outstanding contribution to the exploration on leading science and meeting the major demands of the state.