On June 23, 2017, " Scientific Chinese Annual Character in 2016 Pageant " was held in Beijing. Dr. Lu Xianping, the president and the chief scientific officer of CHIPSCREEN BIOSCIENCES, was named "Scientific Chinese Annual Character (2016) " for researching and developing China's original chemical new drugs.

Gu Xiulian, the vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Fan Daiming, the vice president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and other relevant leaders, as well as more than 20 representatives of academicians from the " Two Houses" attended the awards ceremony and presented awards to the winners. More than 300 leaders of National People's Congress, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, State Health Planning Commission, China Association for Science and Technology, National Natural Science Foundation Committee, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering and some academicians and award-winning scientists attended the scene.

The selection of " Scientific Chinese Annual People" started in 2002 and has been held for 15 times so far. A large number of outstanding scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the development of China's science and technology have been introduced, which has had a good response and great influence in the science and education field. Among them, many well-known scientists and entrepreneurs including Yuan Longping, Yang Zhenning, Gu Binglin, Tu Youyou, Pan Jianwei, Wang Xiaomo, Zeng Qingcun, Shi Yigong, Deng Zhonghan, Li Yanhong and others have all received the title.