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Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Finance issued the \"Several Opinions on Strengthening the Development of Key Laboratories\" (hereinafter referred to as the Opinions), stating clearly that China intends to create an \"upgraded version\" of these key laboratories in order to maintain their innovation, advancement, and leadership. The document makes several references to instruments and equipment. http://www.jiweimeter.com/uploads/image/20180629/1530268781.jpg **Key laboratories serve as important platforms for conducting fundamental research, nurturing talent, enhancing academic exchanges, and providing access to advanced scientific research equipment.** However, compared with other countries, China’s laboratory development still faces issues such as a lack of major original achievements, insufficient world-class leading scientists, and an urgent need to improve management systems and mechanisms. In light of the gap between our country and other **, the goals set out in the \"Opinions\" are to establish, by 2020, a system of key laboratories that have clear roles, defined objectives, a rational layout, and the ability to drive development. The total number of such laboratories is intended to remain around 700, with around 300 being discipline-related key laboratories, around 270 being enterprise-based key laboratories, and around 70 being key laboratories jointly established by provinces and ministries. Among them, the number of **key laboratories established by enterprises has reached 270, accounting for nearly 40% of the total. For manufacturing enterprises that are deeply involved in the market, this helps to further enhance their R&D capabilities and facilitate the translation of research results into practical applications. For other laboratories, it allows them to focus their efforts on research and development, making progress in key areas. In fact, after years of development, China’s instrumentation industry has become the world’s second-largest manufacturing sector. However, it also faces a serious shortage of core technologies; the establishment of this enterprise **key laboratory will further enhance the R&D capabilities of instrument manufacturers. In recent years, Xiamen University has played a significant role in advancing spectral and mass spectrometric analysis, analysis at micro- and nano-scales, as well as new instruments and technologies for multi-modal imaging analysis, through the \"Key Laboratory of Spectroscopic Analysis and Instruments of the Ministry of Education\" ； The **Key Laboratory of Ecological Geochemistry of the Ministry of Land and Resources**, established with the support of the Geological Experiment and Testing Center, has achieved a series of research results in areas such as environmental pollution research, element analysis, and environmental organic analysis. Through the development of these advanced instruments and meters, they can be better utilized in China’s market, while also narrowing the gap with other **. Research and development rely on talent. Regarding talent, the Guidelines state that efforts will be made to encourage key laboratories to establish an open, dynamic, competitive, and collaborative employment mechanism, as well as to improve systems that link talent evaluation to achievements and contributions. The implementation of these measures is conducive to attracting more talents for research. At the same time, in terms of the use of instruments and equipment, **the key laboratories will receive the necessary support and preferential treatment in regard to research instruments and other related aspects. For the instrumentation industry as well, it is an important market for expanding sales revenue. In universities and various key research laboratories, the demand for scientific instruments is growing rapidly due to experimental needs. Among these, gas and liquid separation techniques are widely used, which in turn has contributed to an increase in the market share of gas and liquid mass spectrometry instruments. According to incomplete statistics, the sales volume of liquid chromatography instruments in China alone accounts for nearly 20% of the total global sales in the analytical instrumentation market. The annual global sales amount exceeds several billion dollars, and a large portion of this is used for laboratory research. In addition, the Guidelines also mention promoting researchers to actively explore the functions of instruments and facilities, increasing the openness of laboratories, and improving the utilization rate of instrumentation resources. In the future, the laboratory will consider service satisfaction and accessibility as important indicators for its annual assessments and regular evaluations. For some small instrumentation companies, sharing laboratory equipment can also help reduce unnecessary costs. It is expected that by 2025, the **system of key laboratories will be fully established, research capabilities and international influence will increase significantly, and the instrumentation industry will also benefit from this. As an important part of the manufacturing industry, instrument and meter manufacturers must also seize development opportunities, enhance their core technologies through research and development, and contribute to the goal of building China into a manufacturing powerhouse.