First Chinese WLF prize laureate: China's scientific research needs more original work

Shao Feng, investigator and deputy director of National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, has been awarded the 2026 World Laureates Foundation Prize in Life Science or Medicine, becoming the first Chinese national scientist to receive this honor. He highlighted the growing global recognition of China's scientific research and infrastructure. Moving forward, he emphasized the need to empower the next generation of researchers to pursue original, high-impact science and tackle "impossible" challenges.