Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2005, Professor Xin Liu is a distinguished Chinese biologist whose research and professional work have focused on microbial pharmaceutical engineering, functional food science, and advanced food manufacturing technology. He currently serves as Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Director of the Engineering Research Center of Food and Health of the Ministry of Education, and Director of the Institute of Food and Health, Sun Yat-sen University. He has also served as a member of the Ninth Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and of the 11th and 12th National Committees of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. His professional service has included work as an expert for the National Development and Reform Commission High-Tech Industrialisation Special Project Review Expert Group, the Ministry of Science and Technology Science and Technology Evaluation Center Expert Group, the National Natural Science Foundation of China review system, the State Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Expert Group, and the Ministry of Education Science and Technology Department Major Project Review Expert Group. He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Functional Food Branch of the Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology, Secretary-General of its Expert Committee, and a member of the editorial boards of journals including the Journal of Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology, Food Industry Science and Technology, and Food and Biotechnology.