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Taiwan Carol Cheng, COO of the Taiwan Research-based Biopharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (TRPMA), the association gathering 28 Taiwan-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical companies, highlights the association’s eye-catching initiative to boost international collaboration between academia and the global industry, thanks to the recent set up of the BioIPSeeds® platform, which proudly stands as the first…

Taiwan James Chen, founder and Chairman of the board of Vetco, the first Taiwan-based veterinary company to have successfully developed an innovative veterinary oncology product, documents the main specificities of Vetco’s flagship product, Antican®, as well as his strategy to bring this ground-breaking treatment onto the most advanced animal health markets…

Taiwan Johnsee Lee, founder, CEO, and president of Personal Genomics and its sister company Quark Biosciences, provides insights into the company’s proprietary Optoelectronic Sequencing (OES) technology, which can perform whole genome sequencing thousand times faster than existing technologies and increase read length twentyfold in comparison to sequencing products currently on the…

Taiwan Ben Chien, Chairman, President and CEO, of Foresee Pharmaceuticals, one of Taiwan’s most vibrant success stories, discusses how Foresee has achieved successful phase III results for its prostate cancer treatment, FP-001, IPOed and entered into a partnership agreement with Ferring in the last year alone. In addition, he discloses how…

Taiwan Dr. Hui-Ting Huang, President of Taiwan Adventist Hospital, discusses the challenges of long-term care and the role preventive medicine plays within this scope, while also providing insights on running one of the most recognized hospitals in Taiwan and establishing a different business model through health promotion. Dr. Huang you were…

Taiwan Dr. Tzu-Ling (Karen) Tseng, CEO of Bio Preventive Medicine Corporation in Taiwan, discusses the innovative technology of its patented biomarkers, the success of DNlite and company’s strategy to grow through partnerships with global pharmaceutical companies. What was your vision when you founded Bio Preventive Medicine Corporation (BPM) in 2014? Can…

Taiwan C.Y. Cheng, chairman and president of Formosa Laboratories, shares exciting news about the establishment of a new drug development company, Formosa Pharmaceuticals. He explains how the know-how gained from running a successful international API production business will help Formosa avoid the typical mistakes that young R&D companies face. Mr. Cheng,…

Taiwan With 7,000 employees in 25 locations across 12 countries in the region, PAREXEL now has more than a third of its global staff in Asia Pacific (APAC). Albert Liou, Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific, PAREXEL, discusses the biotech momentum that has been boosting the attractiveness of the region in terms of…

Taiwan Chih-Yi Weng, chairlady and CEO of Charsire Biotechnology, one of Taiwan’s leading biotech companies focused on the development of botanical new drugs as well as topical and personal care products, provides insights into the company’s unique business model and its promising and maturing R&D pipeline, while Charsire was ranked in…

Taiwan Peter Tsai, founder, CEO, and chairman of Orient EuroPharma (OEP), one of the leading groups of healthcare companies in Taiwan, provides insights into his strategic vision to double the group’s revenues within the next five years and nurture the long-term growth of the company he founded in 1982, while OEP’s…

Taiwan Peter Tsai, founder, CEO, and chairman of Orient EuroPharma (OEP), one of the leading groups of healthcare companies in Taiwan, provides insights into his strategic vision to double the group’s revenues within the next five years and nurture the long-term growth of the company he founded in 1982, while OEP’s…

Taiwan Lee Po-Chang, director general of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) details his main priorities to further strengthen the country’s widely acclaimed single-payer health system, which already stands as one of the most advanced in the region, while adapting the NHIA to evolving healthcare needs and to the growing challenges…