The R&D center of Sinopharm (Zhijun) Shenzhen Pharmaceutical covers an area of about 4000 square meters. It posses modernized solid dosage preparation laboratories, analytical laboratories and the GMP-compliance pilot plants and is equipped with advanced instruments. It can undertake the drug research and development work (including traditional Chinese drug and chemical drug) from project assessment and initiation and formulation and process development, to setting of specifications, clinical research and registration. The R&D center is identified as the Shenzhen Enterprise Technology Center in 2007 and recognized as Shenzhen new cephalosporin engineering laboratory in 2010. In 2016, the R&D center carried out upgrading. Currently, a postdoctoral innovation practice base has been established.