In the morning of May 5th, 2008, the mid-term review committee of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Innovation Center visited the State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience (SKLN). The committee members included Qing-Tai Chen (Committee Chair, Emeritus Deputy Director of the Development Research Center of the State Council), Li-Lan Zhu (Emeritus vice chair of Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee of the National People’s Congress), Qi-Heng Hu (Emeritus vice president of the China Association for Science and Technology). Following the progress report from Dr. Shu-Min Duan, Director of SKLN, committee members visited SKLN laboratories and facilities and gave important suggestions towards the CAS Innovation Center’s development.