国创中心郑海荣：脑机接口是AI时代的“新型基础设施”

Core Insights - The Guangdong Province has released the "14th Five-Year Plan" emphasizing the strengthening of the medical device industry and promoting biomanufacturing and brain-machine interfaces as new economic growth points [1] - During the "14th Five-Year" period, China's medical equipment industry achieved a compound annual growth rate of approximately 10.7%, transitioning from a "follower" to a "runner" in high-end medical devices, with some areas achieving "leading" breakthroughs [1] Group 1: National Innovation Center - The National High-Performance Medical Device Innovation Center, established in April 2020, plays a crucial role in promoting high-quality innovation in China's medical device industry and is the only national-level manufacturing innovation center in this field [1][3] - The center has formed a collaborative entity consisting of leading enterprises, universities, and research institutions, achieving significant technological breakthroughs and fostering a number of innovative medical device companies [1][4] Group 2: Innovation and Support - The number of approved domestic innovative medical devices surged by 144% during the "14th Five-Year" period compared to the total from 2014 to 2020, supported by national policies [3] - The center has undertaken over 120 national and local research tasks, applied for 296 patents (with two-thirds being invention patents), and participated in the revision of 11 industry standards [3] Group 3: Collaborative Model - The center employs a model where enterprises participate in strategic planning, leading to collaborative results in technology innovation and application [5][6] - This model integrates resources from various sectors, ensuring that scientific innovation is aligned with commercial interests, thus enhancing the efficiency of technology transfer [6][7] Group 4: Future Outlook - The center aims to lead innovations in intelligent medical devices, particularly in artificial intelligence and brain-machine interfaces, which are expected to revolutionize the medical industry [8] - Current projects include the development of auditory and visual implantable brain-machine interface devices, as well as key technologies for brain function information translation and non-invasive brain information reading [8]