On March 1, 2026, Prof. Fang Yu attended the Strategic Exchange Meeting on the Development of Synthetic Chemistry (Northwest and Southwest Regions) at Lanzhou University, and chaired the discussion session focused on safeguarding measures and policy recommendations for the 15th Five-Year Plan in the field of synthetic chemistry.

This conference was hosted by the Chemistry Division of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and organized by the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Lanzhou University and the State Key Laboratory of Natural Product Chemistry. Over 70 experts and scholars attended, including Academicians Tu Yongqiang, Yan Chunhua, and Feng Xiaoming of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, as well as representatives from universities and research institutions across Northwest and Southwest China. The event aimed to contribute chemical solutions to national strategies such as energy materials, high-end manufacturing, pharmaceutical health, and the “dual carbon” goals.