At a recent forum on enhancing the competitiveness of Taiwan’s biotechnology, health and wellness industries held in Taichung, central Taiwan, the country’s Vice President Chen Chien-jen said Taiwan can become a biotechnology hub for the Asia-Pacific region if proper efforts are made.
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Taiwan’s Michael Ming-Chiao Lai, former vice president of Academia Sinica and researcher at its Institute of Molecular Biology, has been announced this year’s winner of the Nikkei Asia Prize in the category of Science, Technology and Innovation.
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Taiwan’s biotech and pharmaceutical industry was one of the first to be named in the original Tsai Administration’s 5+2 economic policy to transform the nation’s economic structure, and is viewed as the upcoming medical treatment trend that Taiwan cannot miss out on, said Johnsee Lee, the Honorary Chairman of Taiwan Bio Industry Organization (Taiwan BIO) during the Precision Medicine Industry Forum 2017 in Taipei, Wednesday.
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A delegation from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) made a recent visit to Taiwan and while here urged the government to pass laws that would better strengthen intellectual property protection for pharmaceuticals.
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDE), a division of Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) announced Tuesday that HIV saliva test kits can now be picked up at local convenience chain stores after pre-registration online, for the testing of HIV in the privacy of one’s home.
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During a press conference held Tuesday in Taipei to showcase the local medical imaging industry, the Economics Ministry of the Taiwan government announced that it plans to invest NT$2 billion (US$ 6.5 million) in the medical equipment sector.
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