Xian Zhang is a Professor at the School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University. He completed his PhD study at Jiangnan University and has been awarded Awards and Honors. He won the second prize of the 2018 Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Award, the Special Prize of the 2018 China Commerce Federation Science and Technology Progress Award, and the second prize of the 2016 China Light Industry Federation Science and Technology Invention. He has recently done work on the biological production of functional carbohydrates, high-value amino acids, and enzymatic modification for industrial/food use. He has published 50 SCI papers and authorized more than 60 national invention patents, and 3 U.S. patents.