The 2025 Asia Biotech Expo will kick off on January 24 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1. National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), at Booth N715A, will lead the Great Southern Taiwan Research Commercialization Platform schools, its spin-off startups, the NCKU Medical Alliance hospitals, and corporate partners in a joint exhibition of nearly 30 teams. The showcase features 22 pitching sessions, integrating top-tier biomedical R&D strengths from central and southern Taiwan, providing opportunities for integrated clinical collaborations, and inviting domestic and international partners to co-create a new future in biomedicine.

NCKU Innovation Day Showcases Innovative Achievements in Collaboration with the Greater South Research Industrialization Platform and Phoenix Startup Platform

On November 7, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) hosted its Innovation Day as part of its anniversary celebration week. The event featured over 60 technological and innovative achievements from research teams within NCKU, the Greater South Research Industrialization Platform, university spin-offs, and various government-supported initiatives, including the Ministry of Education’s U-Start Program, the National Science and Technology Council’s Sprout and Top-notch Projects, the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Value Creation 2.0 and PRE-Value Creation Programs, NCKU’s Innovation Dream Project, the Phoenix Startup Platform, the Tainan Science Park Startup Workshop, and the NCKU Precision Health Industry Accelerator.

The 2024 National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) K.T. Li Technology and Literature Lectureships Award Honors Outstanding Scholars in Research, Industry-Academia Collaboration, and Talent Cultivation

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) hosted the 2024 K.T. Li Technology and Literature Lectureships Awards ceremony on November 8^th at the Cheng-Kung Campus’ Ge-Chi Hall. NCKU President, Prof. Meng-Ru Shen, and Delta Electronics Senior Vice President, Mr. Shou-Feng Chin, jointly honored eight distinguished scholars this year.

Turning the Tables: Maternal Diabetes and the Risk of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Offspring

A research team in Taiwan has overturned previous understandings of the risk of ADHD in the offspring of mothers with diabetes. Their findings have attracted significant attention both domestically and internationally, showcasing the potential of Taiwan's National Health Insurance data to contribute to global medical research.