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- Publish Date：2024-08-08
Kicking off the Engineering Transformation for Life Sciences: NYCU Establishes College of Engineering Bioscience at Hsinchu Bo-Ai Campus to Strengthen BioICT Smart Healthcare
The College of Engineering Bioscience held its inauguration ceremony on August 7th.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taiwan has initiated a major plan to transform its Bo-Ai campus in Hsinchu into a world-leading hub for biological information and communication technology (BioICT) and smart healthcare. At the core of this plan is establishing the College of Engineering Bioscience (CEB) in the summer of 2024, dedicated to integrating engineering principles and cutting-edge AI methods into biotechnology and biomedicine. The college was officially inaugurated on August 7, comprising one department, two institutes, and three programs.
This vision closely aligns with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s remark at the 2024 World Government Summit, highlighting a key future direction: turning discoveries in biology and life sciences into engineering. This development direction has received high praise from E-Da Hospital President Yuan-Kun Du, who donated 10 million TWD to establish the “Du Yuankun Engineering Bioscience Scholarship” to reward outstanding students in the field of engineering bioscience.
Revitalizing Historic Bo-Ai Campus: Transforming into a Hub for Cutting-Edge BioICT
The Bo-Ai campus in Hsinchu is the birthplace of Taiwan's first integrated circuit and computer. With the legacy as the origin of Taiwan's semiconductor industry, the revitalization plan of NYCU aims to turn this campus into a cradle of new sciences and technologies for engineering, bioscience, and biomedicine.
This vision closely aligns with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s remark at the 2024 World Government Summit, highlighting a key future direction: turning discoveries in biology and life sciences into engineering. This development direction has received high praise from E-Da Hospital President Yuan-Kun Du, who donated 10 million TWD to establish the “Du Yuankun Engineering Bioscience Scholarship” to reward outstanding students in the field of engineering bioscience.
Revitalizing Historic Bo-Ai Campus: Transforming into a Hub for Cutting-Edge BioICT
The Bo-Ai campus in Hsinchu is the birthplace of Taiwan's first integrated circuit and computer. With the legacy as the origin of Taiwan's semiconductor industry, the revitalization plan of NYCU aims to turn this campus into a cradle of new sciences and technologies for engineering, bioscience, and biomedicine.
NYCU revitalizes the Bo-Ai campus, transforming it into a hub for life sciences engineering and smart healthcare.
Next to the newly constructed Chu-Ming Smart Hospital, a flagship project for intelligent healthcare at the Bo-Ai campus lies the College of Engineering Bioscience. Together with the Chu-Ming Hospital, the College aims to become a leading institute for interdisciplinary developments in precision medicine, translational engineering, and sustainable biotechnology by integrating ICT and computational methods into biotechnology and biomedicine at the molecular level.
Professor Jinn-Moon Yang, the inauguration dean of the College of Engineering Biosciences, stated that the foresight in developing semiconductors at the Bo-Ai campus has led Taiwan's development to where it is today. We have always been contemplating how to revitalize this historically significant campus so that it can continue to lead Taiwan's development for the next sixty years.
Next to the newly constructed Chu-Ming Smart Hospital, a flagship project for intelligent healthcare at the Bo-Ai campus lies the College of Engineering Bioscience. Together with the Chu-Ming Hospital, the College aims to become a leading institute for interdisciplinary developments in precision medicine, translational engineering, and sustainable biotechnology by integrating ICT and computational methods into biotechnology and biomedicine at the molecular level.
Professor Jinn-Moon Yang, the inauguration dean of the College of Engineering Biosciences, stated that the foresight in developing semiconductors at the Bo-Ai campus has led Taiwan's development to where it is today. We have always been contemplating how to revitalize this historically significant campus so that it can continue to lead Taiwan's development for the next sixty years.
Professor Yang said that engineering bioscience is a new avenue that combines biology, physical sciences, medicine, engineering disciplines, and computation. Quantitative methods such as digitization, modularization, and systematization aim to understand, prevent, and treat diseases in a smart and effective manner. Engineering bioscience can also be used to develop the foundational technologies needed for diverse industries such as new agriculture, bioenergy, and the circular economy.
College of Engineering Bioscience Pioneers Innovative Research and Education
The CEB of NYCU consists of one undergraduate department, two graduate research institutes, and three interdisciplinary programs. A research team has received an innovative semiconductor fund from Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council, which is developing smart chips that can quickly detect sepsis and strokes by integrating biomedical science, generative AI, and semiconductor research. Another team is working on sustainable and net-zero applications for microbial carbon reduction and carbon sequestration.
To position the educational objectives of CEB, the chair of the Department of Biological Science and Technology, Jui-I Chao, stated that in addition to the original curriculum, the department established the Engineering and Computational Biosciences Program three years ago. This initiative aims to address the computation challenges faced by the biotech industry, such as big data analysis, data modeling, artificial intelligence, and molecular function design. The goal is to cultivate a new generation of talent skilled in engineering science, logical-mathematical analysis, and information computation.
With the College of Engineering Biosciences leading the way, supported by the operational Engineering Medical Center and the Chu-Ming Hospital, the goal is to revitalize the historically significant Bo-Ai campus into a hub for the engineering transformation of life sciences, creating a new legacy for Taiwan.
