Education
M. Eng, Kobe University, Division of Applied Chemical Science and Engineering, 1998. 03
B. Eng, Kobe University, Division of Applied Chemical Science and Engineering, 1996. 03

Experience
2024- Present: Senior Manager, Process Technology Center, Daicel Corporation, Japan
2014-2023: Manager, Process Technology Center, Daicel Corporation, Japan
2002-2013 : Staff, Cellulose Process Development Center, Daicel Corporation, Japan
1998- 2001: Staff, Production Department of Himeji Production Sector, Daicel Corporation, Japan

Summary
With over 15 years of cross-disciplinary experience spanning deep-tech biomed startups (Neuboron), industry-academic collaboration (NTHU), government think tank (Executive Yuan), and research institutes (NARL), Dr. CT currently serves as the Executive Director of the University Science Park (USP) and COO of the Operations Center for Industry Collaboration in NTHU. He leads the planning and implementation of Taiwan’s first university-initiated and university-operated science park, positioning USP as NTHU’s global-facing platform for research translation, open innovation, and deep-tech commercialization.
Working closely with government agencies, global corporates, and international academic partners, Dr. CT focuses on building trusted innovation mechanisms that bridge academia, industry, and capital across borders. His work has contributed to a threefold increase in NTHU’s patent licensing transactions in recent years. Earlier in his career, Dr. CT accumulated more than a decade of hands-on R&D experience and has authored and co-authored 19 SCI papers and been granted 28 patents.

Expertise
․ University Science Park & Open Innovation Ecosystem
․ Industry-academic Partnerships & Innovation Policy
․ IP management, Licensing, and Patent Analysis
․ Deep-tech Spin-off

Education
․ Ph.D., Engineering and System Science, NTHU, Taiwan | 2012 – 2016
․ M.S., Engineering and System Science, NTHU, Taiwan | 2006 – 2008
․ B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, NTHU, Taiwan | 2001 – 2006
․ Executive Program, IP Law & Tech Transfer (MMOT), George Washington University, University of Washington, NCCU | 2011.
․ Short-Term Legal Studies (Non-degree), Shih Hsin University, Taiwan | 2007 – 2009

Education
M. Eng, The University of Osaka, Division of Applied Chemistry, 2002. 03
B. Eng, The University of Osaka, Division of Applied Chemistry, 2000. 03

Experience
2015- Present: Manager, Process Technology Center, Daicel Corporation, Japan
2012-2014 : Staff, Process Development Center, Daicel Corporation, Japan
2002- 2011: Staff, Organic Development Center, Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., Japan

Education:
    Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University – Moscow, Russia 2007
    M.Sc. Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University – Moscow, Russia 2000
Research interests:
    Micro- and nanofluidics; analytical applications; sensors; micro- and nanochannels fabrication; functional surface
    modifications

Experience:
    2023 – Researcher, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (KISTEC)
    2019 – Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo
    2018 – Engineer, R&D Samsung Japan
    2012 – Researcher, Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo
    2009 – Researcher, 4 Universities Consortium
    2008 – Researcher, Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
    2006 – Researcher, Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo
    2003 – Research Student, Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo

Hisashi Shimizu received his Ph.D. in Engineering from The University of Tokyo in 2012. He served as an Assistant Professor at The University of Tokyo from 2013 to 2018. Subsequently, he held positions as a Project Assistant Professor at the International Research Center for Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN) from 2018 to 2020, and at Collaborative Research Organization for Micro and Nano Multifunctional Devices from 2020 to 2023. Since 2023, he has been the Deputy Project Leader of the Microfluidic Chemical Plant Project at the Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (KISTEC). His research interests include micro/nano analytical chemistry, photothermal conversion spectroscopy, and desktop chemical plants.

EDUCATION
    Apr. 2019 – Mar. 2022
        Doctor of Engineering
        Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan
    Apr. 2017 – Mar. 2019
        Master of Engineering
        Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan
    Apr. 2013 – Mar. 2017
        Bachelor of Engineering
        Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan

WORK EXPERIENCE
    Jun. 2025 –
        Chief Engineer, R&D Department
        IMT Taiwan Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2022 – May 2025
        Engineer, R&D Department
        IMT Taiwan Co., Ltd.

Yi-Ping (Megan) Ho is currently a Professor, the Vice Chairman (Research) and the MSc Program Director in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Power Mechanical Engineering from National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University. After her postdoctoral training at the Department of Biomedical Engineering in Duke University, she received the Young Elite Researcher Award from the Danish Research Council and started her independent career in the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre and the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Aarhus University in Denmark. She has published 90 peer-reviewed journal articles, 7 book chapters, 92 conference papers, edited 1 book and holds 7 granted patents. The results that she presented have been recognized internationally by the American Society of Gene Therapy and Controlled Release Society. Her research is focused on developing nanosensors and microfluidics as diagnostic tools to expand the capacity of disease detection and treatment evaluation.

Kyojiro Morikawa received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Tokyo in 2013. He worked in the University of Tokyo from 2013 to 2014. From 2014–2016, he worked at Tokyo Institute of Technology. Since 2016, he has been working at the University of Tokyo. In 2021, he was appointed as a Project Lecturer at the University of Tokyo, and an Assistant Professor at National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan). His research interests cover microfluidics and nanofluidics, especially for nanochannel fabrication, nanoscale liquid chemistry, nanofluidic devices such as nanofluidic reactor, separation device, and so on.

Professor Aaron Ho-Pui HO received his BEng and PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Nottingham. Currently a professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), his previous appointments include Associate Professor at the Department of Electronic Engineering, Associate Dean of Engineering, CUHK; Assistant Professor in Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong; Senior Process Engineer for semiconductor laser fabrication in Hewlett-Packard. His service in the professional and academic community includes Chairman of Hong Kong Optical Engineering Society; Chairman of IEEE Electron Device/Solid-State Circuits (ED/SSC) Hong Kong Chapter, Admission Panel member of Technology Business Incubation Programme (IncuTech) operated by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP); Council Member of The Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi). His current academic interests focus on nano-sized semiconductor materials for photonic and sensor applications, optical instrumentation, surface plasmon resonance biosensors, lab-on-a-chip, solid-state nanopore and biophotonics. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles, 33 Chinese and 6 US patents. He is a Fellow of SPIE.

Prof. Ya-Yu Chiang is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at National Taiwan University. She obtained her doctor's degree from the Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany. Her current research interests are fluidic manipulation, microfluidics, biomimicry, and multiphase mass transfer and mechanics. Dr. Chiang is recognized with the Ta-You Wu Memorial Award, Excellent Young Scholars, and Taiwan Future Tech Awards from the National Science and Technology Council. She has also received several awards, including Corning Outstanding Female Researcher 2023, a Gold medal in the Taiwan Innotech Expo Innovation Patent Competition

2018 Ph.D. in Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Japan
2018 Research Assistant, Research Organization for Nano & Life Innovation, Waseda University
2020 Junior Researcher, Research Organization for Nano & Life Innovation, Waseda University
2024 Assistant Professor, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, Waseda University

Prof. Huang specializes in the development and integration of advanced microfluidic technologies, with broad applications spanning biomedical engineering, chemical processing, and materials synthesis. His pioneering research has led to significant breakthroughs, including the world’s first microfluidic cancer drug screening platform enabling rapid, personalized therapeutic selection for cancer patients. This innovation has received recognition and support from prestigious governmental programs, facilitating its path toward commercialization. Additionally, Prof. Huang developed an innovative continuous protein purification platform leveraging 3D microfluidic network technology combined with intelligent process control systems, markedly enhancing purification efficiency and product integrity. This work earned the Future Tech Award in 2023. Since joining National Tsing Hua University in 2016, Prof. Huang has published 32 high-impact research articles in renowned international journals such as Advanced Healthcare Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Lab on a Chip, and Analytical Chemistry. He holds 28 domestic and international patents across system design, methodology, and instrumentation, with diverse applications including cell culture, drug screening, fluid control, and materials analysis. Prof. Huang’s contributions have been recognized globally, including two R&D 100 Awards (2016, 2019), the National Innovation Award (2024), the NSTC Outstanding Young Scholar Award, and the Chemical Engineering Excellence Award from the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers.