DATE: July 13-14, 2026
VENUE: National Biotechnology Research Park (NBRP), Taipei, Taiwan
THEME: Science to Impact - Powered by Innovation and Resources
AGENDA
DAY 1 (July 13)
Target Participants: Biopharmaceutical Industry • Startups • Incubated Companies
| Time | Program | Concurrent Activities | |
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| 09:00-10:00 | Registration | Company Exhibition Poster Showcase |
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| 10:00-10:15 | Opening Remarks Chien-Jen Chen, President, Academia Sinica Chien-Chang Chen, Director, Biomedical Translation Research Center (BioTReC), Academia Sinica Tsai-Kun Li, President, Development Center for Biotechnology (DCB) |
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| 10:15-10:25 | Guest Remarks Ting-An Wang, Executive Secretary, National Development Fund, Executive Yuan Chih-Kang Chiang, Director General, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) |
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| 10:25-10:30 | Group Photo | ||
| 10:30-11:10 | Keynote Address Rudi Pauwels, Founder & President, Praesens Foundation Moderator: Tsai-Kun Li, President, DCB |
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| 11:10-11:15 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:15-12:00 | Executive Forum Reshaping Taiwan's Biotech Ecosystem: Driving Industry Globalization Panelists: Rudi Pauwels, Founder & President, Praesens Foundation Yiu-Lian Fong, Founder & Owner, DxRxPM Biotech Consulting Hiroki Narita, President & CEO, DCI Partners Michael Huang, Managing Partner of Bio Fund, Taiwania Capital Harvey Chin, Head of Global Strategy, PharmaEssentia Moderator: Michael Huang, VP, DCB |
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| 12:00-13:00 | Networking Lunch | ||
| 13:00-13:30 | Therapeutics Pitch | One-on-One Partnering | |
| 13:30-13:50 | Therapeutics Q&A | ||
| 13:50-14:10 | Networking & Coffee Break | ||
| 14:10-14:40 | Medical Device Pitch | ||
| 14:40-15:00 | Medical Device Q&A | ||
| 15:00-15:20 | Networking & Coffee Break | ||
| 15:20-15:55 | Australian Innovation Showcase | ||
| 15:55-16:10 | Australian Showcase Q&A | ||
| 16:10-16:40 | Awards Ceremony | ||
DAY 2 (July 14)
Target Participants: Translational Teams • Academia • Healthcare Organizations
| Time | Program | Concurrent Activities | |
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| 09:00-10:00 | Registration | Company Exhibition Poster Showcase |
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| 10:00-10:35 | Keynote Address Matthew Porteus, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Definitive and Curative Medicine (CDCM), Stanford University Moderator: Alice Lin-Tsing Yu, Academician, Academia Sinica |
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| 10:35-11:10 | Executive Forum Early-Stage Translational Practices: Building an Express Strategy from Lab to First-in-Human Panelists: Matthew Porteus, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Definitive and Curative Medicine (CDCM), Stanford University Yun Yen, Chair Professor & Emeritus President, Taipei Medical University Alice Lin-Tsing Yu, Academician, Academia Sinica Kotaro Funato, Partner, Health Industries Advisory, PwC Japan Ryan Potts, VP, Induced Proximity Platform, Amgen Moderator: Chien-Chang Chen, Director, BioTReC |
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| 11:10-11:25 | Networking & Coffee Break | ||
| 11:25-11:45 | Overview of Government Biomedical R&D Resources Michael Huang, VP, DCB |
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| 11:45-12:00 | Taiwan Contract Research One-Stop Service: Introduction to T.CROSS Charlie Chen-En Cheng, Deputy Technical Director, National Center for Biomodels, NIAR |
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| 12:00-13:30 | Networking Lunch | ||
| 13:30-14:00 | Therapeutics Pitch | Resume Consultation | |
| 14:00-14:20 | Therapeutics Q&A | ||
| 14:20-14:40 | Networking & Coffee Break | ||
| 14:40-15:10 | Medical Device Pitch | ||
| 15:10-15:30 | Medical Device Q&A | ||
| 15:30-15:50 | Networking & Coffee Break | ||
| 15:50-16:20 | Awards Ceremony | ||