On December 4–5, the 2025 Brain-Computer Interface Conference was successfully held in Shanghai. During the main forum, the conference hosted the award ceremony for “the 2025 National Disruptive Technology Innovation Competition: Brain-Computer System Competition” (the “Brain-Computer System Competition”). The project “Unit-Based Wireless Brain-Computer-Interface System”, led by Prof. Dai Xiaochuan from the School of Biomedical Engineering and collaboratively developed by Symbionics Co., Ltd. (和泽启元科技有限公司), the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, and Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, won first prize (top 2 nationwide) in the final of the Brain-Computer System Competition.

Group photo from the award ceremony

At the competition, Prof. Dai presented the project’s latest technological advances, highlighting tissue-scaffold-mimicking electronics that achieve three-dimensional integration with neural tissues, and enable lifelong, single-neuron-resolution recording in cross-species studies. This work marks a major breakthrough in the safety and stability of implantable brain-computer interfaces and lays a strong foundation for reliable, long-term human-computer interaction.

Award medal

This award offers an encouraging recognition of Dai Xiaochuan’s team and its ongoing efforts in the field of brain-computer interfaces. Looking ahead, the team will continue to address key scientific questions in brain-computer interfaces and neural engineering, engage in interdisciplinary research on emerging frontiers, explore possible paradigms for next-generation brain-computer interaction, and strive to make meaningful contributions to understanding brain function and advancing related research fields.

About Dai Xiaochuan's Team

Prof. Dai Xiaochuan leads the Laboratory for Living Bioelectronics at the School of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, focusing on the seamless integration of bioelectronics with living tissues. His team has made advances in tissue-scaffold-mimicking electronics, cyborg tissues, and multimodal brain-computer interfaces, secured multiple invention patents and technology translation, led a number of major national research projects, and trained over 30 interdisciplinary researchers and students.

Group photo of the research group

About the Brain-Computer System Competition

The 2025 National Disruptive Technology Innovation Competition: Brain-Computer System Competition is hosted by the Jingjinji National Center of Technology Innovation, co-hosted by the National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases and the Brain-Computer Interface Industry Alliance, and co-organized by the Shanghai Disruptive Technology Innovation Center, Shanghai  New Hongqiao International Medical Center Construction and Development Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Lingang Economic Development (Group) Co., Ltd.

As an important component of the national system for identifying and nurturing disruptive technologies, this year's Brain-Computer System Competition focuses on forward-looking and breakthrough brain-computer technologies. In addition to providing support for winning projects, it also connects industrial funds and investment resources, facilitating the translation of technologies from the laboratory to real-world applications and realization of their innovative value.