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National Science Council and Department of Life Sciences
Department of Life SciencesNational Science Council, Taiwan
November, 2007
Organizational Framework forScience and Technology Development
Executive Yuan(Cabinet)
Natio
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Min
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Min
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Oth
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Min
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S&T Advisory Group
Office of the President
Acad
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Natio
nal
Scien
ce C
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ncil M
eeting
National Science Council (NSC) Organizational Structure
Civil Service Ethics Office
Personnel Office
Secretariat
Counselor
Department ofPlanning and Evaluation
Department ofCentral Processing
Department ofInternational Cooperation
Department ofScience Education
Department ofHumanities and Social Sciences
Department of Life Sciences
Accounting Office
Department ofEngineering and Applied Sciences
Department ofNatural Sciences
MinisterDeputy 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 pla
ns Review, control, and evaluation of government
sci-tech programs Surveys of national sci-tech R&D activity
Support for Academic ResearchDevelopment of Science Parks
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)
Interdisciplinaryintegratedresearch programs
Goal-oriented Research Projects
22%
Free Research Projects
78%
Research Projects
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 ofScience-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 hectaresChunan : 159 hectaresChupei : 38 hectaresTungluo : 350 hectaresLongtan : 106 hectaresYilan : 105 hectares
National Research Programs
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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 TaiwanInviting Visit of International Renown ScholarsInternational Collaborative Joint Research Project
Personnel Exchange Research Funding
D.C.San Francisco
Los Angeles
London
Bonn
ParisBrussels
Tokyo
Houston
Moscow
Canberra
HonaiNew 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 theDepartment 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 SciencesBotany, Zoology, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, etc.
Agricultural SciencesAgronomy, Horticulture, Forestry, Fishery, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Chemistry, Food Science, etc.
Medical Sciences Basic Medical SciencesAnatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Molecular Medicine, Epidemiology, Public Health and Occupational Medicine, Legal Medicine and Forensic Science, etc.
Clinical SciencesInternal 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
Year Grant Situation
Medical Science
Biology Agriculture Total
No. Applied/Approved 3631/2296 427/262 771/457 4829/3015
2005 Funding Rate (%) 63.2 61.4 59.4 62.4
Av. Size (NT$ K) 843 1,196 990 896
No. Applied/Approved 3826/2247 385/242 927/526 5138/3015
2006 Funding Rate (%) 58.7 62.9 56.7 58.7
Av. Size (NT$ K) 992 1,415 1,073 1,040
No. Applied/Approved 3,840/2,220 372/235 949/549 5161/3004
2007 Funding Rate (%) 57.8 63.2 57.9 58.2
Av. Size (NT$ K) 1,052 1,260 1,087 1,070
Funding in Life Sciences