The Global Industry Platform of NTU System (T5GIP), comprising National Taiwan University (NTU), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), Chang Gung University (CGU), and Ming Chi University of Technology (MCUT), teamed up with NTU Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital participating in the 2023 BIO Asia-Taiwan exhibition. This year, the platform’s pavilion centers around the theme "Empower Diversity to Prosperity," showcasing innovative technologies and research power in the fields of biotechnology, healthcare, agriculture, etc. A total of 40 impressive and diverse technologies and vibrant on-site stage presentations attracted a continuous stream of visitors to the pavilion. Not only the leaders and professors from the platform and hospitals attended the opening ceremony and showed support to the pavilion, but also Deputy Minister Yi-Juang Chern of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and Director General Andrea T. J. Hsu of the Department of Academia-Industry Collaboration and Science Park Affairs of NSTC encouraged the pavilion on-site for the team's future performance.
Photo 1: (from left) Associate Vice President of the Office of Research and Development of NTNU Cheng-Hung Lin; Dean of the Office of Industry-Academia Collaboration of NTUST Chang-Fa Yang; CGU’s Vice President Chih-Wei Yang; MCUT’s President Thu-Hwa Liu; NTU's Executive Vice President Shih-Torng Ding; NTU's Executive Vice President Shan-Chwen Chang; NTU's Dean of the College of Medicine Yen-Hsuan Ni; NTU Hospital's Superintendent Ming-Hsiang Wu; NTU's Deputy Vice President for Research and Development Hsueh-Fen Juan.
The opening ceremony of the pavilion on the first day welcomed the representative guests from the platform and hospital including NTU's Executive Vice President Shih-Torng Ding and Shan-Chwen Chang, Deputy Vice President for Research and Development Hsueh-Fen Juan, the Dean of the College of Medicine Yen-Hsuan Ni, NTU Hospital's Superintendent Ming-Hsiang Wu, MCUT’s President Thu-Hwa Liu, CGU’s Vice President Chih-Wei Yang, the Dean of the Office of Industry-Academia Collaboration of NTUST Chang-Fa Yang, and the Associate Vice President of the Office of Research and Development of NTNU Cheng-Hung Lin, etc. The guest expressed their expectations of the pavilion and complimented the continuous efforts of the teams.
Photo 2: On-site photo of the pavilion.
T5GIP encompasses comprehensive, technical, educational, and research-oriented universities. The technologies showcased this time span diverse fields. Highlights include a testing chip that provides results in as short as half an hour, breaking away from traditional time-consuming analyses; trends in smart agriculture created through the combination of various technologies, aiming to benefit aging agricultural societies; and the development of targeted pain relief medications for diseases not yet addressed in the market. In addition, the NTU’s College of Bioresources and Agriculture, Experimental Forest, Promotion Center of Precision Medicine, Drug Research Center, SPARK, College of Medicine, and NTU Hospital all joined hands in the exhibition, collectively promoting research technologies and industry-academia collaboration.
Photo 3: Audience were attracted by the vivid speech from the pavilion.
Beyond technology and product displays, the team also utilized the pavilion's stage space for delivering the latest achievements to the audience. The vivid speeches, open-stage design, and interactive question-and-answer sessions drew crowds to presentations. This not only invisibly enhances the image of the pavilion’s dedicated effort but also presents an excellent opportunity for the team to connect with the market. Furthermore, T5GIP planned career exploration lectures for university students, allowing them to observe market developments through exhibition visits, engage in in-depth exchanges with research teams, and interact with industry veterans to understand industry trends, which aims to nurture the next generation of outstanding talents.