1. National Yang-Ming University Office of Research and Development 2010 Aug Introduction

2. Incubation Center Instrumentation Resource Center Dean of R&D Office President Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Transfer Section Associate Deans of R&D Office General Planning Section Project Management Section Main Research Center Proteome Research Center Sleep Research Center Research Center for Assistive Technology Integrative Health Care Research Center Community Medicine Research Center AIDS Prevention and Research Center Cancer Research Center Shu-Tian Urological Science Research Center Cardiovascular Research Center Exercise & Health Science Research Center Joint Prosthesis Technology Research Center Research Center for Drug Discovery Biomedical Research & Design Center Stem Cell Research Center Biophotonics Interdisciplinary Research Center System and Synthetic Biology Research Center Brain research Center Immunology Research Center VGH-NYMU Genome Research Center Health and Welfare Policy Research Center Proteome Research Center Organization

3. Directors of Office of Research and Development Dean of Office of Research & Development : Prof. Yi-Ming Arthur Chen, M.D., M.S., Sc.D. Dean of Office of Research & Development : Prof. Yi-Ming Arthur Chen, M.D., M.S., Sc.D. Director, Main Research Center Director, AIDS Research and Prevention Center Director, Institute of Biophotonics Engineering Prof,, Institute of Biomedical Informatics Associate Dean of Research & Development and Director of Incubation Center : Prof. Fu-Jen Kao Associate Dean of Research & Development and Director of Incubation Center : Prof. Fu-Jen Kao Prof, Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences Associate Dean of Research & Development and Chief of General Planning Section : Prof. Jing-Jer Lin Associate Dean of Research & Development and Chief of General Planning Section : Prof. Jing-Jer Lin Chief of Project Management Section Prof. Po-lun Chang

4. Chief of Instrumentation Resource Center Prof. Tsung-Yun Liu Professor, Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sc iences Directors of Office of Research and Development

5. About Office of Research & Development __to promote and to coordinate R&D efforts 1.Established in 1999 2.Expanded in 2001, officially named the Office of Research & Development 3.Foci include: a.Promoting on-campus research programs (and grants) b.Promote industry-academic collaboration c.Intellectual property d.Comprehensive survey for domestic biotech industries

6. Planning & Administration Group Coordinate on-campus research resources Keep track of academic performance Promote academic activities R&D related regulations Project Management Group Industry-university and hospital-university collaboration projects Intercollegiate and interdepartmental research programs Cross-institutional collaborations

7. Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer Group Patent and copyright applications IP maintenance Promoting technology transfer Main Research Center Coordinate and evaluate research centers Pertinent support for research centers Instrument & Resource Center Providing on-campus service of key instruments Maintenance of key instruments Procurement and education on key instruments

8. Incubation Center Objectives Fostering small and medium biomedical companies originated from Yang-Ming’s IP and research teams Coordinating the Veterans General Hospital, Mackay Memorial Hospital and CRO companies for clinical trials of drugs or new medical devices. Assisting VGH-NYMU's R&D teams to secure prospective business opportunities The Center is positioned to incubate and collaborate with companies with business in areas of biotech, bio-medical and public health.

9. Incubation Center- integrating resources and dynamic research efforts on campus Grant for academic and industrial collaboration under “Aim for Top Universities” 1. One month before the grant’s execution 2. The period of execution is one year 3. The maximum budget is NT$200K Grant for on-campus business start-up under “Aim for Top Universities” 1. One month before the grant’s execution 2. The period of execution is one year 3. The maximum budget is NT$500K

10. Publication Award Award for excellent publication by graduate students Criteria: The work is completed at Yang-Ming as a grad student or within one year after graduation The applicant must be the first or corresponding author The Impact factor of the publication is higher than 3.8 or ranked in the top 15% within the categories of SCI 、 SSCI 、 A&HCI Please refer to the website of R&D office for application forms.

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