On November 19, 2018, the award ceremony of the 11th C. C. Tan Life Science Award was held by Central South University. Zhiwei Huang, the HIT Center for Life Sciences(HCLS), won the “Tan Jiazhen Life Science Innovation Award”.

As one of the most influential awards of Chinese life science, C. C. Tan Life Science Award aims to carry forward Mr. Tan Jiazhen’s dedication to life science, promote the industrialization of the original and scientific findings of life science research in China and the academic exchange in Chinese life science and encourage Chinese life science researchers to continue innovating and benefiting the construction of an innovative country. Authoritative life science experts selected 2 Achievement Awards, 2 Clinical Medicine Awards, 1 Industrialization Awards, and 10 Innovation Awards.