The New Drug Founders Club was founded in April, 2015, to form a network for founders of companies focusing on innovative new drug R&D and of companies providing relevant services. The club is highly prestigious in that only founders of such companies and people well-recognized for having special and major contributions to new drug R&D in China (including China R&D heads of multinational companies, R&D heads of major domestic companies, partners of VC, and other nationally recognized leaders in new drug R&D) can be admitted to the club. This feature distinguish this club from any other professional organizations in China or the world.