XTALPI (HKEX: 02228) shares surged more than 14% in the morning session. At the time of writing, the stock is up 14.82%, trading at HK$7.75 with a turnover of HK$730 million.

The company recently announced that its jointly developed "Intelligent Physical/Chemical Adsorption Analysis Autonomous Experimental Workstation" with Sinopec (Shanghai) Petrochemical Research Institute Co., Ltd. and Beijing JWGB Instruments Co., Ltd. has officially commenced operation. This marks the first time in an industrial-scale setting that a system integrating high-throughput data collection for material characterization and autonomous experimental decision-making has been fully incorporated into an intelligent framework of "AI + Robotics + Multi-Agent," representing a critical step towards achieving physical AI.

An analysis report from Changjiang Securities noted that as artificial intelligence deepens its integration with scientific research, AI for Science (AI4S) is evolving from a research support tool into a key infrastructure for a new paradigm shift in scientific methodology. The report expressed optimism about the company's ability to accelerate commercial realization by integrating three core capabilities—precise AI molecular design, automated synthesis, and high-throughput wet-lab screening—thereby establishing an efficient R&D loop of "dry-lab design + wet-lab verification."