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Stanford-Taiwan Biomedical Fellowship Program (STB Program) is a multidisciplinary training program executed by National Applied Research Laboratories (NARL), a non-profit organization in Taiwan. STB is a unique blend between the innovative Med Tech culture in the Bay Area and eager young scientist from Taiwan. We hope to train the next generation of medical technology innovators and create an innovative Med Tech platform in Taiwan.
One of the goals is to arm these STB fellows with tools to return to Taiwan and consider starting Med Tech efforts. This coupled with the Taiwan infrastructure of manufacturing, miniaturization, and cost reduction may be the perfect environment to surround these innovative kernels. |
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| STB program will select highly qualified scientist (MD, PhD, and on occasion MS) to spend a year at Stanford’s Center of Cardiovascular Technology under the direct supervision of Peter J. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD. The highly selected Taiwan fellows will have access to several other members in the Cardiology division as well as multiple disciplines at the University (including Bioengineering, Business and Medical Schools). This includes attending courses within these schools as well as weekly seminars and workshops. Additionally, these fellows will have there didactic training amplified by “real word” experiences of Med Tech start-ups in the Bay Area. The STB fellows have exposure from Venture Capitalist diligence and funding, to operational management (milestone to capitalization), and value towards patient integration. On occasion these fellows will observe board of directors meetings and scientific advisory board meetings for particular start-ups in Med Tech. |
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To expand the STB influence on high-value medical device innovation in Taiwan, we start to create a Biodesign-like environment to train our young medtech innovators as seed talents and entrepreneurs. Now we cooperate with two outstanding teams, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Yang-Ming University/Taipei Veterans General Hospital, to organize Biodesign-like multidisciplinary courses in clinical observation, Med Tech design and entrepreneurial training. |
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To assist STB trainees to extend their vision in innovative Med Tech design and entrepreneurial training, we organize STB Club to bring them more innovative technologies and entrepreneurial know-how such as IP-protection, Med Tech regulation, enterprising and commercialization. We
also provide an opportunity and platform to show their innovations to VCs and Med Tech companies. Club members are able to access STB online courses and to take suggestions from Stanfords advisers. |
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An international STB Conference will be held every year to provide a forum to bring medical device designers, manufacturers, researchers, and investors together to share perspectives on medical devices. STB e-NET also provides a communication platform to elites from multiple disciplines to share their opinions and experiences.
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| “醫療器材產品設計之人才培訓計畫”(以下簡稱STB計畫)是由國家實驗研究院科技政策研究與資訊中
心執行之五年期計畫。總計畫目標為培育高階醫療器材產品設計及產業化實務的“跨領域種子人才”，
建立國內生醫與工程的創新與創業平台。並與國際科技發展現況接軌，強化國內對於醫療器材產品設計、
法規和專利佈局等科技產品國際化之經驗與智識。 |
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| 將透過與美國史丹福大學合作，每年2梯次遴選數名由工程、醫學、生命科學等不同領域人才，至史丹福
大學接受為期一年之高階醫療產品設計及商業化運用的實務訓練。學員在美培訓期間，將透過培訓課程
的臨床觀察、動物試驗、核心實驗室、產品專利佈局、法規認證等實務訓練及與產業界互動之過程，由
不同領域之專業角度，瞭解臨床醫療運用上的創新價值，進而產生創意改良設計，尋求創業機會。 |
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| 為長期永續培訓國內跨領域生醫工程產品研發人才，本計畫將規劃以臨床需求為平台的跨領域生醫工程研究的課程與實驗。透過此過程以找尋臨床醫療需求為主，深入探討如何發掘醫療行為中所遭遇到的問題，進而解決並設計醫療器材，藉此建構以臨床需求為平台之知識傳遞能量。 |
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STB專題討論課程會配合國內培訓課程，加強研發人員商務、專利、法規、技術等專業智能，進而縮短未來開發產品時之學習曲線，內容包括創新技術專題演講、新創醫材專利課程、國內培訓課程成果發表會等。 |
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| 每年辦理國內及矽谷地區的STB論壇和研討會，增進國內醫療器材產業和國際對話的機會，促成國內企業與國際知名大學及矽谷地區之創業家之國際合作結盟，並引導國內高科技產業，了解美國史丹福大學
與矽谷地區在醫療器材產業化過程的創新與創業經驗。 |
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