Shandong Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology was approved for establishment in July 2015 and passed the evaluation of the Department of Science and Technology of Shandong Province in December 2019. This Key Laboratory, built by Shandong University, aims to diagnose and treat the major human diseases and focuses on significant scientific problems of disease carbohydrates in chemistry and biology. It especially pays attention to studies of carbohydrate synthesis, carbohydrate structure and carbohydrate functions, and carbohydrate-based drug development.