MDIC, NLAC sign agreement to foster academic collaboration - CNA
(中央社訊息服務20150129 17:35:37)National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Medical Device Innovation Center (MDIC) and the National Laboratory Animal Center (NLAC) signed an agreement on January 29 to foster academic collaboration.
MDIC director Dr. Fong-Chin Su and NLAC director Dr. Chun-Keung Yu signed the cooperation agreement on behalf of the respective organizations.
“This is definitely a milestone for the biotechnology industry in Taiwan,” MDIC director Dr. Su said.
He also said, the NLAC has the best equipments including the medium and large animal laboratory which our center doesn’t have.
“The cooperation between MDIC and NLAC will be a platform to integrate the resources in universities, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and science parks in the region,” according to Su.
NLAC director Dr. Yu said that he sees the signing of agreement as a great start.
He also said, the NLAC has been supporting the testing and development of biomedicine and pre-clinical trials of medical equipment, assist in accelerating marketing of new product in Taiwan.
The NLAC is the first large-scale internationally-qualified supply unit for specific pathogen free (SPF) laboratory rodents with facilities been “fully accredited” by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC International), according to Yu.
Su also noted, the MDIC is a product-oriented research center, sponsored by the Ministry of Education through interdisciplinary collaborations among physicians, engineers and faculty from Colleges of Medicine, Engineering, and Management at NCKU and NCKU Hospital to brainstorm innovative concepts.
Besides, the center forms a corporate alliance to bridge medical centers, academic and research institutions, and industrial companies to improve and enhance the entrepreneurship, according to Su.
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MDIC director Dr. Fong-Chin Su and NLAC director Dr. Chun-Keung Yu signed the cooperation agreement on behalf of the respective organizations.
“This is definitely a milestone for the biotechnology industry in Taiwan,” MDIC director Dr. Su said.
He also said, the NLAC has the best equipments including the medium and large animal laboratory which our center doesn’t have.
“The cooperation between MDIC and NLAC will be a platform to integrate the resources in universities, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and science parks in the region,” according to Su.
NLAC director Dr. Yu said that he sees the signing of agreement as a great start.
He also said, the NLAC has been supporting the testing and development of biomedicine and pre-clinical trials of medical equipment, assist in accelerating marketing of new product in Taiwan.
The NLAC is the first large-scale internationally-qualified supply unit for specific pathogen free (SPF) laboratory rodents with facilities been “fully accredited” by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC International), according to Yu.
Su also noted, the MDIC is a product-oriented research center, sponsored by the Ministry of Education through interdisciplinary collaborations among physicians, engineers and faculty from Colleges of Medicine, Engineering, and Management at NCKU and NCKU Hospital to brainstorm innovative concepts.
Besides, the center forms a corporate alliance to bridge medical centers, academic and research institutions, and industrial companies to improve and enhance the entrepreneurship, according to Su.
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