The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) held the “Academia-Industry Collaboration by Research Institutes Project Annual Exhibition” at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Nov 28. Under the direction of MOST Deputy Minister Yu-Chin Hsu, members of the “Academia-Industry Collaboration by Research Institutes Project for Biomedical” and the “Green Energy Technology Integration Service” unveiled the outcomes of nearly 70 Academia-Industry collaboration research results coordinated through 9 top research institutions in Taiwan.

By investing in professional research capability and industrial knowledge, these research institutions have helped academia to perform research in line with the industrial needs. These research institutions includes Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs), National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), Commerce Development Research Institute (CDRI), Institute for Information Industry (III), Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC), Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC), Plastic Industry Development Center (PIDC), and Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI).

During the exhibition, MOST also issued 5 prominent research teams of the year, which show the extremely achievement in academia industry collaboration by applying the capability of research institutes in this project. It is benefit for promoting academic research results simultaneously, and creating more opportunities for commercialization.

2018 Academia-Industry Collaboration by Research Institutes Project Annual Exhibition_ Deputy Minister Yu-Chin Hsu (fourth from the left) & Director General Chyou-Huey Chiou (fifth from the left) attended the ceremony

Deputy Minister Yu-Chin Hsu(fifth from the left) gave award to the prominent research teams


The exhibition showed nearly 70 Academia-Industry collaboration research results