Led by Dr. Juh-Jzer Joung, the Director General of Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center (STPI) of National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs) and the Principal Investigator of SPARK Taiwan1, a delegation of 10 professors from 6 anchor universities visited the University of Tokyo, Tohoku University, and Osaka University in Japan from March 7 to 11, 2016.
The main purpose of the trip was for the SPARK Taiwan office and local anchor universities to learn how SPARK Japan cultivates future teams and team projects in preparation for entrance into the pharmaceutical or medical device industry.
A total of 6 anchor universities are currently involved in SPARK Taiwan: National Taiwan University, National Cheng Kung University, Taipei Medical University, National Yang Ming University, China Medical University (in cooperation with Asia University), and National Tsing Hua University.
The delegation aims to share Taiwanese experiences in translation, medical regulation implementation, intellectual property registry, negotiation, and commercialization planning, as well as expanding the sales market for promising products.
During their visit to Sendai, the delegation received an overwhelming gift from the grade school students in northeastern Japan: an ROC flag woven from senbazuru (1,000 paper cranes), a gift to pray for those who suffered in the Meinong earthquake in southern Taiwan.
The delegation also received thank-you messages in every presentation during their visits to Tohoku University and Tohoku University Hospital, as ex
SPARK Taiwan
SPARK Taiwan, a program launched in accordance with the planning and development sectors of the biotechnology industry, aims to provide assistance to the pharmaceutical and medical device industry members who have created products with potential but lack the initial commercial planning for product entry into the market. SPARK Taiwan is executed by both the Taiwan Supra Integration and Incubation Center (Si2C) and Science and Technology Policy Research and Information Center (STPI) of National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs), under the supervision of Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in Taiwan.
