Chen Chun-wei (陳俊偉), director-general of the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP, 南部科學園區) Administration, will lead a delegation to the 26th Conference of the International Association of Science Parks (IASP), which will be held this Monday to Thursday in Raleigh, North Carolina.
A total of 750 professionals from around the globe who are involved in the development and management of science parks are expected to attend the annual conference.
The IASP is a network with special consultative status at the Economic and Social Council of the UN.
Before the conference, experts from the STSP and the Metal Industries Research and Development Center will visit several academic organizations in Boston.
During the visit, the STSP will sign a letter of intent with a US enterprise, Aurora Imaging Technology Inc, which has a keen interest in investing in Taiwan.
The STSP administration is seeking to attract biotechnology companies to the park. So far, 38 such companies have set up business there.
STSP data indicate that turnover among the park’s biotechnology firms was NT$3.7 billion (US$113.4 million) last year, surpassing the combined amount generated by companies at Central Taiwan Science Park and Hsinchu Science Park.
The STSP and the Metal Industries Research and Development Center are promoting the establishment of clusters in the biotech industry through cooperation among the government, academic and private sectors and by utilizing southern Taiwan’s advantage in the precision machinery industry, the STSP administration said.
So far, National Cheng Kung University, Kaohsiung Medical University and I-Shou University have set up research and development labs in the park and have entered into a partnership for mass production, the establishment of a certification system and joint distribution.
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