The 2nd International Symposium on Translational Nanomedicine was held on January 5-7, 2017 in Guangzhou, China. The symposium received overwhelming attention from experts around the world to discuss challenges in the translation of biologics discovery and engineering innovations in the area of nanomedicine, regenerative medicine, and biomaterials. Professor Wang Jun was invited to give a plenary lecture on “Development of "CLAN" Nanomedicine for Nucleic Acid Therapeutics”. Eight members of our group from USTC and four members from SCUT attended this symposium.