Tianjin High - tech Zone has laid out a new track for brain - computer interface and established the first domestic special fund for industrial development.
36Kr learned that Tianjin Binhai High - tech Zone held a press conference for the first quarter of 2025 on March 28th, introducing the development of the brain - computer interface industry in the high - tech zone.
Liu Xianming, a member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and the Deputy Director of the Administrative Committee of Tianjin Binhai High - tech Zone, pointed out that the high - tech zone focuses on the brain - computer interface industry and will fully build a full - industrial - chain development model of "achievement transformation - ecosystem construction - industrial agglomeration". It aims to create the "China Brain - Computer Valley" relying on the Brain - Computer Haihe Laboratory and centered around the Huayuan area, establish a leading area for future industries, rationally plan and precisely cultivate the brain - computer interface industry, and promote the characteristic agglomeration development of future industries. On March 19th, the brain - computer interface in the high - tech zone was officially approved as one of the first batch of leading areas for future industries in Tianjin as a key field.
Tianjin Binhai High - tech Zone held a press conference for the first quarter of 2025
In fact, as early as March 2023, the sixth Haihe Laboratory in Tianjin, the Haihe Laboratory of Brain - Computer Interaction and Human - Machine Co - integration, was inaugurated, enabling the high - tech zone to gain an early advantage in the new track of future industries.
During this period, the high - tech zone has fully met the scientific research requirements, equipment needs, office demands, and industrial development needs of the Brain - Computer Haihe Laboratory. It has successively invested nearly 1 billion yuan to support the laboratory in building a "1 + 1+N" industrial carrier layout for the brain - computer interface industry.
Specifically, two scientific research buildings with a construction area of 46,000 square meters are mainly used for scientific research and office work, pilot testing, inspection and testing, and enterprise incubation in the laboratory. They are an important source of independent innovation in the field of brain - computer interfaces. At the same time, the high - tech zone and the laboratory jointly build a future industrial intelligent manufacturing base with high - quality carriers in the high - tech zone, providing support in project registration, office space, talent introduction, cultivation and incubation, etc. for enterprises upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, and supporting the agglomeration and development of high - quality enterprises and projects in the high - tech zone. In addition, it supports the laboratory to carry out joint research and development, technological cooperation, and establish joint laboratories with other regions and units to strengthen, expand and optimize the brain - computer interface industry in Tianjin.
In terms of mechanism innovation and talent cultivation, the laboratory has been approved for independent project - establishment rights, allowing it to independently initiate scientific research projects, form research teams, and independent projects are regarded as provincial - ministerial - level projects; it has been approved for the qualification of independent evaluation of professional titles in the medical device specialty of the engineering technology series, enabling independent evaluation of senior, deputy - senior and intermediate professional titles; it has been approved to establish a post - doctoral innovation practice base and a national post - doctoral research workstation to attract and cultivate high - end talents.
In terms of funds, the high - tech zone has built an investment model of "government guidance + social participation". It jointly launched the first domestic special fund for the development of the brain - computer interface industry, the Tianjin Brain - Computer Industry Fund, with China Electronics Information Industry Group, Haihe Industry Fund and Heying Capital. The total scale of the fund is 1 billion yuan, the first - closing funds have been in place, and investment activities have been initiated, which will drive more capital to invest in early - stage, small - scale and hard - technology projects.
It is worth noting that Kaitian Suishi, an incubated enterprise of the Brain - Computer Haihe Laboratory, has been approved as the first investment project of the fund.
It is reported that the high - tech zone will further accelerate the high - quality development of the brain - computer interface industry this year. It is expected that more than 10 enterprises, more than 3 manufacturing projects, and one key project worth over 1 billion yuan will be launched throughout the year, promoting the industrial scale to double.
"In 2025, the high - tech zone will continue to increase investment in the brain - computer interface industry, take the lead and make good achievements in developing new productive forces. Relying on the Tiankai Huayuan Park, it will build a future industrial high - ground with national influence and create a benchmark for new productive forces." Liu Xianming concluded.