The Bio-X International Institute has ben established in November 2025 at Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology (SUAT). Its mission is to “connect SUAT to the international science community, build a hub for international exchange in brain and life sciences, and thereby accelerate the internationalization process of SUAT.” The Institute intends to set up an International Exchange Center, focusing on the exchange with world-class scientists with the goal to establish long-term collaborations and exchange of students and scientists. To create a local hub for the international exchange, the institute will establish three core research centers: the Center for Neuron–Glia Interaction, the Center for Brain Body Interaction, and the Center for Primate Biology and Clinical Translation. An important part of the institute will be an Administrative Center which executes and coordinates all these international activities, namely the lecture program, the research collaborations, the student exchange, the clinical translation, and the funding acquisition. All these activities are coordinated by a steering committee, and an International Academic Advisory Board will guide, advise, and control all activities. The institute will invite top international scientists to serve as ambassadors, exploring an adjunct professorship system and establishing Memoranda of Understanding with world-class international institutions, and to establish joint collaborations.