Researchers from National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, received national acclimation!
Two research teams led by Prof. Dar-Bin Shieh from the Institute of Oral Medicine in Medical College and Prof. Ruey-Jen Yang from the Department of Mechanical Engineering recently received the 13th National Innovation Award from the Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry.
The review committee for the National Innovation Award was comprised of former officials from the Department of Health and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, academic and research experts, management and marketing advisors, financial and investment professionals.
These top notch people form a very strong panel of judges, and, by using objective and professional criteria, which include innovativeness, market applicability, profit expectations, etc., they screened the contestants and recommended a winner for the annual National Innovation Award.
The 13th National Innovation Award honored a total of 107 institutions, with142 entries.
The awards are divided into four major categories - enterprise innovation, academic innovation, clinical innovation, and start-up enterprises, covering pharmaceutical and new medical technology, agricultural and food biotechnology, diagnostic testing, medical equipment, green energy and environmental technology and many more.