The Shanghai-Hong Kong Innovation Project Selection held its 2026 Offline Bootcamp in Shanghai on July 6, 2026, centered on turning advances in AI and biomedicine into commercial products, China News Service (ECNS) reported. Organizers said the annual selection deepens sci-tech cooperation between the two cities and pursues a “R&D in Hong Kong, commercialization in Shanghai” and “innovation in Shanghai, empowerment in Hong Kong” model. Registration opened May 12, 2026, and the event drew a large number of innovation teams from both cities for rule explanations and panel discussions on commercialization routes. For AI and biotech founders, the program functions as a cross-border pipeline linking Hong Kong research strength with Shanghai commercialization infrastructure.