National Science Council and Department of Life Sciences Department of Life Sciences National Science Council, Taiwan November, 2007

Organizational Framework for Science and Technology Development Executive Yuan (Cabinet) National ScienceCouncil Ministry of Education Ministry of Transportation &Communications Ministry of National Defense Council of AgricultureAtomic Energy CouncilDepartment of Health E nvironmental P rotection A dministration Ministry of Economic Affairs Other Agencies Ministry of the Interior S&T Advisory Group Office of the President Academia Sinica National ScienceCouncil Meeting

National Science Council (NSC) Organizational Structure Civil Service Ethics Office Personnel Office Secretariat Counselor Department of Planning and Evaluation Department of Central Processing Department of International Cooperation Department of Science Education Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Department of Life Sciences Accounting Office Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department of Natural Sciences Minister Deputy Ministers Council Meeting Affiliated Organizations Central Taiwan Science Park Provisional Office Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration Science Park Administration S&T Policy Research and Information Center National Applied Research Laboratories National Space Organization National Nano Device Laboratories National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering National Center for High-performance Computing National Laboratory Animal Center National Chip Implementation Center Instrument Technology Research Center Nonprofit Labs National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center

NSC Missions Promotion of National Sci-Tech Development  Planning and coordination of national sci-tech affairs  Formulation of mid- and long-term sci-tech plans  Review, control, and evaluation of government sci-tech programs  Surveys of national sci-tech R&D activity Support for Academic Research Development of Science Parks

2004: 2.38% of GDP 2005: 2.46% of GDP 2006: 2.59% of GDP National Spending on R&D

Allocation of the NSC’s Budget for 2006

Support for Academic Research (NSC) Industry-university cooperative programs National science & technology programs Program for Upgrading the R&D Capabilities of Private Universities + Program for Promoting Academic Excellence of Universities (Phase II) Interdisciplinary integrated research programs Goal-oriented Research Projects 22% Free Research Projects 78% Research Projects

Research Projects Funded by NSC, 2006

Support for Academic Research in Taiwan Source: “Relationship between Taiwan’s Industries and Universities” (Mar 31, 2006) Industry-University Cooperation National Science Council Ministry of Education Ministry of Economic Affairs Universities Industry Industry-university cooperative research projects Program to Upgrade Industrial Technology and Enhance Human Resources Digital content cooperation Bio-tech investment projects Technology transfers Biotech investment projects Industry-university cooperative research projects Program to Upgrade Industrial Technology and Enhance Human Resources SBIR Industry technology development programs Academic technology development programs I-U Cooperation Center Technology R&D Center

Developmental Scope of Science-Based Industrial Parks Southern Taiwan Tainan: 1,038 hectares Luchu: 570 hectares Central Taiwan Taichung: 413 hectares Yunlin: 96 hectares 1 hectare = 100m X 100m Northern Taiwan Hsinchu : 632 hectares Chunan : 159 hectares Chupei : 38 hectares Tungluo : 350 hectares Longtan : 106 hectares Yilan : 105 hectares

National Research Programs Telecommunications (I)Telecommunications (II) Agricultural Biotechnology (I) Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology Hazards Mitigation (II) Agricultural Biotechnology(II) Systems-on-Chip (I) Genomic Medicine (I) Digital Archives (I) e-Learning Nanotechnology Biotech Pharmaceuticals (II) Systems-on-Chip (II) Agricultural Biotechnology (III) Genomic Medicine (II) Hazards Mitigation (I) Digital Archives (II) Biotech Pharmaceuticals (III)

NSC International Programs--- Mechanism General programs for international activities  Participating International Conference Scholars Postgraduates  Hosting International Conference in Taiwan  Inviting Visit of International Renown Scholars  International Collaborative Joint Research Project Personnel Exchange Research Funding

D.C. San Francisco Los Angeles London Bonn Paris Brussels Tokyo Houston Moscow Canberra Honai New Deli 12 Countries/ 15 Science Division Offices Abroad International Collaborations ： Personnel Exchanges Joint R*D programs Ottawa Workshops Visitor Program, Scholarship Program, Internship (TTT) Holding International Conference in Taiwan, Bilateral Workshop, Funding for attending international conferences. Joint Research Projects, PPP…. Prague

Missions of the Department of Life Sciences, NSC To promote life sciences research and biotechnology development in Taiwan. To conduct planning, management and assessment of national programs for agricultural biotechnology, pharmaceutical biotechnology and genomic medicine. To establish a good research infrastructure for the training and recruitment of life scientists to meet the demand of R&D in universities, research institutes and bioindustry for Taiwan.

Department of Life Sciences, NSC Director General Vice Director Other Staff (21 people) *Researcher *Associate Researcher *Assistants, secretary -staff had Ph. D. degree (8 people), Master degree (12), BS (1) -all had specialized scientific background in agriculture or biomedical areas *** Scientific Committee System

Department of Life Sciences, NSC Biological Sciences Botany, Zoology, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, etc. Agricultural Sciences Agronomy, Horticulture, Forestry, Fishery, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Chemistry, Food Science, etc. Medical Sciences  Basic Medical Sciences Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Molecular Medicine, Epidemiology, Public Health and Occupational Medicine, Legal Medicine and Forensic Science, etc.  Clinical Sciences Internal Medicine, Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Dentistry, etc.

Department of Life Sciences, NSC National Research Program for Agricultural Biotechnology National Research Program for Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals National Research Program for Genomic Medicine Special Research Program on Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Special Research Program on Avian Influenza and Human Pandemic Influenza

Interdisciplinary Research Programs To focus on research fields with integrated efforts of inter-departments, inter-institutes, and inter-universities. To promote international collaboration. Major research areas:  Bioengineering  Bioinformatics  Preservation and restoration of ecosystem functioning

Funding in Life Sciences

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