Analysis of the proposal application and funding of National Natural Science Foundation of China in the field of synthetic medicinal chemistry in 2023

Synthetic medicinal chemistry plays a crucial role in the research and development of new drugs. This article overviewed the proposal application and funding of the General Program, Young Scientist Fund and Fund for Less Developed Regions of National Natural Science Foundation of China related to synthetic medicinal chemistry in application codes H3401 and H3407 in 2023. It also analyzed the hotspots of the applied projects of synthetic medicinal chemistry in 2023 and provided suggestions to address the current challenges, which aimed to further exert the role of synthetic medicinal chemistry in the development of new drugs and continuously promote the high-quality development of China's original new drug research.