Inaugural "BCI 50 Forum" Convenes in Tianjin to Build a New Ecosystem for Brain-Computer Interface Industry

On September 26, 2025, The inaugural "BCI 50 Forum" organized by the Brain-Computer Interface Industry Alliance, along with the Tianjin Brain-Computer Interface Industry Innovation and Development Promotion Conference, was held at the Haihe Laboratory of Brain-Computer Interaction and Human-Machine Integration. Nearly a hundred experts, scholars, entrepreneurs, and investors from the fields of technology, industry, academia, and investment gathered to explore innovation and development in the brain-computer interface (BCI) technology industry.

The conference featured multiple segments, including a launch ceremony, release of achievements, certificate presentation, expert forums, industry promotion, roundtable discussions, and enterprise roadshows.

The construction of China's first dedicated BCI testing platform was officially signed and initiated. This platform, established through collaboration between the Haihe Laboratory of Brain-Computer Interaction and Human-Machine Integration and the Tianjin Medical Device Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, aims to promote industry standardization, enhance product quality, strengthen China's technological autonomy and international influence, and accelerate the practical application of BCI technology.

The Haihe Laboratory released nearly ten latest research achievements, covering areas such as the autism assessment system, the objective quantitative auditory perception evaluation system, the non-invasive intracranial pressure and cerebral oxygen synchronous monitoring system, the customized BCI-MRI system, and the on-chip visual brain-computer interface.

The conference also featured the release of the Brain-Computer Interface Technology and Industry Innovation Insight report, providing practical references and trend guidance for industry development. China's first professional BCI journal, the Journal of Brain-Computer Interface (bilingual in Chinese and English), announced its inaugural issue, offering a high-quality platform for researchers to publish their findings. Additionally, the second Hua-Nao Scholar Award and the selection of the top ten BCI advancements of 2025 were officially launched during the event.

The conference further consolidated collaboration among government, industry, and research stakeholders, fostering consensus and launching a series of initiatives to inject new momentum into BCI technological innovation, clinical translation, and industrial application. With the accelerated formation of industrial clusters and the maturation of translational models such as "medical-engineering integration," the industry ecosystem will be further refined, development bottlenecks will be overcome, and China's BCI industry is poised to embrace broader prospects.