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Policy & Regulation

US Treasury proposes barring new US private investment in Chinese brain-computer interface companies

The US Treasury proposed rules on 22 October 2026 that would prohibit US persons from most new non-public investments in companies that develop or produce brain-computer interfaces and are based in, or owned or controlled from, China, Hong Kong or Macau. The definition covers invasive and non-invasive systems and their software. Brain-computer interfaces sit in the rule's prohibited tier, with no notify-only option, no technical threshold and no small-deal exemption for direct investments. Comments are due by 7 December 2026.

Oct 24

Policy & Regulation

A Chinese expert led the new international blueprint for brain-computer interfaces

ISO and IEC published ISO/IEC 27572:2026, a voluntary international reference architecture for brain-computer interfaces, on 3 September 2026. China's market regulator said in mid-October that a Chinese expert led the project, with experts from countries including Italy, South Korea, the UK, India, the US, Japan, Sweden, Finland, Australia and Germany. The subcommittee behind it, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 43, has China's national standards body as its secretariat and a Chinese chair, and its scope is under review.

Oct 23

Policy & Regulation

China puts brain-computer interfaces on the 15th Five-Year Plan 'future industry' list

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology named brain-computer interfaces among six future industries in a State Council Information Office press conference on 26 August 2026, alongside quantum technology, biomanufacturing, hydrogen and nuclear fusion energy, embodied intelligence, and 6G. MIIT's draft standards guide, published for comment on 24 August, targets at least 40 BCI standards by 2028 and at least 80 by 2030.

Aug 27

Industry News

China unveils uMR Shenguan, an MRI-integrated closed-loop BCI platform

Tianjin University and Shanghai-listed United Imaging Healthcare (688271.SS) jointly unveiled uMR Shenguan on 23 August 2026 in Tianjin, described by the developer team as a full-stack MRI-integrated brain-computer interface framework. The system is designed to combine neural signal capture, decoding, modulation, and evaluation within a single MRI-based closed loop across 3T and 5T United Imaging systems. Named clinical verticals: motor rehabilitation, neuro-critical care, psychiatry, ophthalmology, and audiology.

Aug 27

Policy & Regulation

The White House re-shelved brain-computer interfaces under 'Future Computing'

The Office of Science and Technology Policy released its National Security Science and Technology Strategy on 19 August 2026, narrowing the Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) list from 18 domains to 14. Brain-computer interfaces were moved from the retired 'Human-Machine Interfaces' category into 'Future Computing Technologies'. Neurotechnologies were separately moved into 'Biotechnology'. In parallel, US Bureau of Industry and Security enforcement is running through the existing Entity List rather than a BCI-specific export rule: Dallas-based neuroscience equipment manufacturer Plexon accepted a $1.7 million suspended civil penalty for unlicensed exports to Entity-Listed parties in China. BIS's 2021 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on BCI export controls has never been finalised.

Aug 22

Policy & Regulation

China's first foundational BCI national standards took effect on 1 August 2026

China has published its first national-level rulebook for how brain-computer interfaces should be built and how their data should be shared. Two recommended national standards, GB/T 47023-2026 and GB/T 47127-2026, took effect on 1 August 2026, setting a common technical vocabulary and a shared data format for Chinese BCI companies, hospitals, and researchers. A third standard covering visual-evoked-potential data follows on 1 October 2026. Jointly issued by SAMR and SAC. Published 28 January 2026.

Aug 16

Market Moves

China's first commercial insurance policy for invasive BCI surgery is out

State-owned PICC Property and Casualty signed China's first commercial insurance policy covering invasive brain-computer interface surgery on Wednesday 12 August 2026. Counterparty is the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. Zhejiang Provincial Government Office released a same-day industry-policy package. Hong Kong and Shenzhen BCI-tagged stocks rallied.

Aug 16