2025 Pujiang Innovation Forum highlights global sci-tech collaboration in Shanghai
The 2025 Pujiang Innovation Forum, themed “Sharing Innovation and Shaping the Future: Building an Open and Cooperative Global Sci-Tech Community,” was held in Shanghai from September 20 to 22. Since its launch in 2008, the forum has grown into a bellwether for science and technology dialogue, promoting collaboration across borders and industries.
This year’s forum welcomed 550 experts and scholars from more than 300 institutions representing 45 countries and regions. About 40% of the international participants came from countries including the United States, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark, as well as China’s Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR and the Taiwan region.
Driving collaboration across science and industry
The agenda included an opening ceremony, a main forum and 30 thematic forums, alongside five major events: the InnoMatch Expo, the WeStart 2025 Entrepreneurial Capital Conference, a young scientists’ symposium, a seminar for international talents and the closing ceremony of the China-Belarus Sci-Tech Innovation Year.
The Science & Technology Policy Forum emphasized integrating sci-tech innovation with industrial development, while other sessions highlighted regional collaboration and high-quality innovation demonstration zones. Discussions also aligned with global trends in computational biology, aerospace, green low-carbon development and future materials.
Global platforms for talent and investment
The InnoMatch Expo launched 10,000 technology demand listings worldwide, with enterprises committing over 20 billion yuan in investments. It also announced 2,000 vacancies for skilled talent and showcased more than 80 new products and experiential scenarios.
Meanwhile, the WeStart 2025 Entrepreneurial Capital Conference attracted 1,487 teams in biomedicine, integrated circuits, artificial intelligence and future industries. From this pool, 100 high-quality projects will present at the WeStart TOP100 Competition, where they will connect with more than 100 venture capital and financial institutions.
