The founding Conference of the Flexible Bioelectronics and Wearable Healthcare Branch of the Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering and Editorial Board Meeting of Wearable Electronics
Published 27 June, 2025
On June 21, 2025, the founding Conference of the Flexible Bioelectronics and Wearable Healthcare Branch (hereinafter “the Branch”) of the Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering (CSBME), together with the editorial board meeting of the journal Wearable Electronics, was successfully held in Suzhou, China.
The event was organized by CSBME and co-hosted by the State Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics Technology and the Institute of Flexible Electronics Technology of Tsinghua, Zhejiang, with support from Wearable Electronics.
The meeting brought together over 100 representatives from academia, research institutes, hospitals, regulatory agencies, and leading enterprises. Prominent attendees included CSBME Vice Presidents Prof. Ning Gu (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing University) and Prof. Jinxiang Han (Shandong First Medical University), CSBME Supervisory Chair Prof. Guangzhi Wang (Tsinghua University), Ms. Jinxin Wang (Office Director of CSBME), CSBME Executive Council Member Prof. Yubo Fan (Beihang University), Prof. Yuanting Zhang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), Prof. Yong Zhang (City University of Hong Kong), Prof. Dezhong Yao (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China), and Prof. Hongen Liao (Shanghai Jiao Tong University).
Prof. Jinxiang Han officially announced the formal approval for the establishment of the Branch. Congratulatory remarks were delivered by Prof. Ning Gu, Prof. Yuanting Zhang, Prof. Yong Zhang, Prof. Guangzhi Wang, Prof. Yubo Fan, and Prof. Hongen Liao. International congratulations were also conveyed online by Prof. Yonggang Huang (Fellow of the US National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering, Northwestern University), Prof. Xiaodong Chen (Fellow of the Singapore Academy of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University), and Prof. Dong Ming (Vice President of CSBME, Tianjin University).
Through an official vote, 46 experts were elected to form the first committee of the Branch. Prof. Xue Feng (Tsinghua University) was appointed Chair, with Vice Chairs including Prof. Aiming Yang (Peking Union Medical College Hospital), Prof. Jianjun Peng (Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University), Dr. Jianfei Sun (Southeast University), and Prof. Xingge Yu (City University of Hong Kong).
Fourteen members were appointed as Executive Members, including Dr. Kuan Chen (Center for Medical Device Evaluation, NMPA), Prof. Wenbin Wei (Beijing Tongren Hospital, CMU), Prof. Ping Zhang (Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital), Prof. Huanli Dong (Institute of Chemistry, CAS), Prof. Xian Huang and Prof. Minpeng Xu (Tianjin University), Prof. Zhiyuan Liu (Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, CAS), and Dr. Haiping Ren (Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center Co., Ltd.).
The inaugural committee meeting of the Branch was also convened, centering on the “Four Services” principle. Workgroups were established for science communication, academic development, clinical collaboration, and industrial applications. A preliminary roadmap for future activities was formulated.
Following this, Dr. Yuan Wang from KeAi Publishing, the publisher of Wearable Electronics journal, chaired the editorial board meeting. Editors-in-Chief Prof. Huanli Dong and Prof. Xue Feng presented the journal’s progress. Since its launch on May 18, 2024, Wearable Electronics has received strong support from the academic community. Nearly 40 high-quality articles have been published and the journal is now indexed in databases such as Ei Compendex, INSPEC, CAS, and EBSCOhost.
The meeting featured in-depth discussions among editorial board members, the Branch members, and early-career researchers on topics including trends in wearable electronics, interdisciplinary integration, and the synergistic development of the journal and the Branch. Numerous innovative perspectives and development proposals were presented.
Flexible bioelectronics and wearable healthcare, as one of the most transformative frontiers in the field of biomedical engineering, integrate multidisciplinary strengths from materials science, electronic engineering, artificial intelligence, and beyond. The Branch is positioned to serve as a golden triangle hub connecting “technology-clinical-industry,” establishing a sustainable dialogue mechanism among materials, electronics, medicine, mechanics, and data science. It aims to directly translate clinical needs into research drivers and precisely align enterprise resources with technological outcomes.
In critical domains such as sensing accuracy and biocompatibility evaluation, the Branch will spearhead the development of industry standards. Its establishment not only provides a central platform to consolidate innovative forces, but also directly addresses national strategic imperatives, including the prevention and control of major diseases and health management for aging populations.