The origin of the establishment of the center
With the rapid evolution of information technology and biotechnology, the concept of modern medical care has been upgraded from the diagnosis and treatment of traditional diseases to prevention and prognosis, such as genetic testing, precision medicine and smart medicine, and advanced to health care and prediction. With the development of various cutting-edge engineering technologies, the rapid advancement of biomedical materials, the application of big data databases and artificial intelligence technology, it is not only the mainstream trend of medical prevention/diagnosis/treatment in the future, but also the key field of the global future biomedical industry.
In order to promote the development of the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry and at the same time improve the health and well-being of the Chinese people, the government has been promoting the "Biomedical Industry Innovation Promotion Program" since 2010. The "Regulations on Industry-University Cooperation and Talent Cultivation and Innovation in Key Fields of the State" supports enterprises and national universities to cooperate in establishing research institutes to accelerate talent cultivation and industrial innovation. It is obvious that the cultivation of talents and new innovative teams and cross-disciplinary integration are important trends in the future. Promoting innovation in the biomedical industry is an important part of the country's "six core strategic industries".
Fusion of biomedical energy and innovative engineering technology
National Yang Ming University is world-renowned for its biomedicine, and National Chiao Tung University is a driving force in the global engineering industry. After the merger of the two universities into National Yang Ming Jiao Tong University in February 2021, through in-depth cooperation in diverse and cross-fields, the future will be created The macro pattern of the industry and the layout of its predecessors. Among them, the strong cooperation, the integration of biomedical energy and innovative engineering technology, the coordination of medical equipment regulations that keep pace with the times, and the construction and clinical application of the hospital attached to the school and the Yiqing Hospital, enable innovative medical equipment to enter new translation applications, not only Cultivate innovative medical materials industry R&D talents, and then drive the development of national high-value industries.
Driven by the integration of diverse engineering technologies and biomedicine
In the face of emerging infectious diseases, tumors, etc., the rapid aging of the population and society, and even the threat of modern mental diseases, the development of the medical materials industry will undoubtedly expand to the level of prevention/diagnosis/treatment, with the ultimate goal of achieving human health. Driven by the integration of diverse engineering technologies and biomedicine after the joint school, and shouldering the development mission of emerging industries at home and abroad, how to effectively integrate the fields of medicine/biology/engineering/information/materials/management/humanities, etc. It is imperative for hospitals to produce practical/available/commercially safe and effective innovative medical materials. The establishment of the "Innovative Medical Materials Translation R&D Center" is undoubtedly an important promoter of the new generation of innovative medical materials industry in the cultivation of R&D talents, cross-domain integration and industrial chain, and it is also a new opportunity for the development of the innovative medical materials industry.
A number of related medical materials have also obtained marketing approvals
The school has invested relevant resources in the cultivation of talents in the medical equipment industry, and established the Department of Biomedical Engineering (Yangming Campus) and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (SJTU Campus) for the first time. Engineering integration talents have a sound foundation. At the same time, it has excellent performance in medical implants/rehabilitation aids/medical imaging/medical electronics (artificial electronic eyes/ears)/biomedical sensors/drug embedded release/artificial chips/neural engineering/medical ultrasound/medical radiation, etc. The research and development achievements of the company also have in-depth cooperation with the domestic biomedical industry. The related medical materials developed have also been certified by the US FDA, EU CE and Taiwan TFDA, and have been used in clinical treatment.
Develop personal precision and intelligent innovative medical materials
However, in the face of declining birthrate and aging generations, various rare/aging diseases, tumor progression, emerging infectious diseases and post-epidemic derived diseases, and even mental diseases, medical development will not only be in the field of biology and medicine, but also in the field of Medical fields such as nursing/rehabilitation/senior/biology should be deeply integrated with engineering technologies such as electrical/information/optical/mechanical/materials/imaging/AI to develop personal precision and intelligence in medical equipment, clinical applications and biotechnology Innovative medical materials, effectively applying the developed medical materials to clinical hospitals that cooperate with our school.
Develop personal precision and intelligent innovative medical materials
Therefore, the establishment of the "Innovative Medical Materials Translation R&D Center" will aim to "promote the translation of innovative medical materials to achieve health at all ages", and move forward towards the goal of "promoting innovative medical materials based on clinical needs and clinical application". It also stipulates five major strategic axes: promoting the link between medicine and engineering, integrating health and medical resources, developing medical materials industry settlements, cultivating medical translation talents, and promoting innovation and research and development. The energy of (Bio-technology) is further integrated and fully developed Med Tech to achieve the Medical Technology goal of starting from clinical needs and landing clinical applications
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<Picture: The vision, goal, positioning and strategy of the R&D Center for Translation of Innovative Medical Materials>