Academic Achievements
Outstanding Academic Achievements
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Distinguished Research Award (2025): Professor Ya-Ling Hsu.
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Young Scientist Distinguished Research Award (2025): Associate Professor Wei-Peng Lee.
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Distinguished Professor Appointments: Professor Shyng-Shiou Yuan, Professor Ya-Ling Hsu, Professor Chia-Yen Dai, and Professor Chai-Lin Kao.
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World’s Top 2% Scientists (2025): Five members recognized: Professors Ya-Ling Hsu, Yi-Chun Tsai, Cheng-Che Lan, Fang-Rong Chang, and Chin-Chung Wu.
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National Talents Programs: Associate Professor Wei-Peng Lee selected for the Yushan Young Scholar Program (Ministry of Education) and the 2030 Cross-Generation Young Scholars Program (NSTC).
Major Research Grants & Projects
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AI-Driven Drug Development: NSTC Pilot Program led by Prof. Wan-Long Chuang; joined by Professors Chin-Chung Wu, Chih-Hua Tseng, and Yen-Tseng Wang (2025).
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NSTC Next-Generation Agriculture for Precision Health: High-value grant awarded to Professor Fang-Rong Chang’s team (2022, 2025).
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NSTC Integrated Research Projects:
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2025: Professor Ya-Ling Hsu’s team.
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2024: Professor Mei-Ren Pan’s team.
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2023: Professor Hsuan-Ying Chen’s team.
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2022: Professor Chia-Yen Dai’s team and Professor Sodio C.N. Hsu’s team.
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NSTC Special Research Project: Professor Tian-Lu Cheng’s team (2023).
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NSTC Innovative Nanotechnology Project: Professor Tian-Lu Cheng’s team (2022).
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STEM Talent Development: MOE Program for Cultivating Female R&D Talent in STEM Fields, led by Professor Liang-Yin Ke’s team (2022).
Talent Cultivation & Student Achievements
· Curriculum: Annual course: “Advanced Seminar on Drug Development and Value Creation in Precision Medicine.”
· Research Excellence: 23 students awarded the 2025 NSTC Research Projects for College Students.
· Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Active student participation in various Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competitions.

International Collaborations
International Collaboration & Academic Exchange
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Strategic Alliance with Uppsala University (Sweden):
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Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for academic cooperation (2022).
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Global Pharmacy Course: Long-term collaboration between Professor Fang-Rong Chang and Professor Anders Backlund (Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University) to promote global pharmaceutical education. ★ Media Report: Central News Agency (CNA) https://www.cna.com.tw/postwrite/chi/368034
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Academic Visit (Oct 2025): Professors Fang-Rong Chang, Chih-Hung Chuang, and Chia-Hung Yen visited the Uppsala Biomedical Centre (BMC) to discuss future research directions and collaborative frameworks.
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Academic Visit (South Korea): Associate Professor Wen-Wei Lin and Assistant Research Fellow Kai-Wen Ho led doctoral students to Ajou University to participate in the 7th AUSOM–KMU Symposium, facilitating research exchange with Professor Hyun Goo Woo’s laboratory.
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Professional Development at Oxford: Professor Yen-Tseng Wang attended the OXCEP Academic Medicine Course in Precision Medicine 2025 at the University of Oxford (July 2025).
International Grants & Honors
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NSTC Bilateral Collaborative Research Programme:
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2025: Awarded to Professor Chai-Lin Kao’s team.
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2024: Awarded to Professor Fang-Rong Chang’s team and Professor Chai-Lin Kao’s team.
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International Visiting Professorship: Professor Fang-Rong Chang was appointed as the Szent-Györgyi International Chair Professor at the National Academy of Scientist Education, Hungary (2019).
Industry-Academia Collaboration & Innovation
National Innovation Awards
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National Innovation Award – Academic Innovation:
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2025 (22nd): Professor Chai-Lin Kao andProfessor Ming-Ju Tsai. ★ Media Report: Central News Agency (CNA) https://www.cna.com.tw/postwrite/chi/421900
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2024 (21st): Associate Professor Chih-Hung Chuang and Associate Professor Wen-Wei Lin.
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2022: Professor Sung-Pin Tseng’s team.
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National Innovation Award – Innovation Excellence:
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2023: Professor Sung-Pin Tseng’s team.
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University Spin-off: PrecisemAb Biotech Co., Ltd.
Founded in 2021, PrecisemAb Biotech is a university spin-off specializing in innovative Antibody-Lock research and services.
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International Recognition:
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Finalist in the Start-Up Stadium at BIO International Convention (2022). (A historic first for Taiwan; one of only two teams selected from Asia).
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Major Awards & Honors:
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Potential Start-up of the Year (2025): Awarded by the Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration (SMESA), MOEA.
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9th "Entrepreneurship Star Talent Show" by Economic Daily News: Won the Enterprise Group. ★ Media Report: Economic Daily News. https://money.udn.com/money/amp/story/5612/8833543
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NBRP Pitch Day: Potential Start-up Award (2nd Edition).
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2024 Best Bio Startup CEO (Global Bio & Investment): CEO Yun-Chi Lu awarded 3rd Place.
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Outstanding Incubator Enterprise Award (2022): Awarded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
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Entrepreneurship & Research Value Creation Projects
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NSTC Taiwan Germination Program:
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2026: Professor Chai-Lin Kao’s team.
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2025: Professor Chih-Hung Chuang’s team.
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2024: Professor Chai-Lin Kao’s team.
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2021: Professor Tian-Lu Cheng’s team.
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NSTC Academia-Industry Technological Alliance Project:
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2024: Professor Chia-Hung Yen’s team established the " Plant Resource Research and Application Industry-Academia Consortium."
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MOEA Startup Value Creation Program:
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2023: Professor Tian-Lu Cheng’s team.
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NSTC Pre-seed Project:
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2022: Professor Sung-Pin Tseng’s team.
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