The 2026 Pujiang Innovation Forum “Beyond Materials” sub-forum was held on September 11 at the Zhangjiang Science Hall in Shanghai. Zhai Jinguo, deputy director of the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, said in his speech that facing the “15th Five-Year Plan”, Shanghai will adhere to original innovation, technology drive, and scenario guidance, and will focus more on the cultivation layout of the materials field, starting with the end, based on future disruptive application scenarios and their strategic values, promoting cutting-edge layout of advanced materials, platform construction and transformation of achievements in an integrated manner, and promoting the close connection between material frontier exploration and the country's future needs, giving full play to the fundamental and leading role of materials in industrial development.

The 2026 Pujiang Innovation Forum “Beyond Materials” sub-forum was held on September 11 at the Zhangjiang Science Hall in Shanghai. Zhai Jinguo, deputy director of the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, said in his speech that facing the “15th Five-Year Plan”, Shanghai will adhere to original innovation, technology drive, and scenario guidance, and will focus more on the cultivation layout of the materials field, starting with the end, based on future disruptive application scenarios and their strategic values, promoting cutting-edge layout of advanced materials, platform construction and transformation of achievements in an integrated manner, and promoting the close connection between material frontier exploration and the country's future needs, giving full play to the fundamental and leading role of materials in industrial development.