Thursday, September 27, 2007

NSC to feature new technology at international invention show

Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) More than 360 examples of new technology will be displayed at the annual Taipei International Invention Show and Technomart, which will run Sept. 27-30, the National Science Council (NSC) announced Wednesday.

In Taiwan's largest exhibition of inventions and technology, a total of 364 new kinds of technology developed by NSC-sponsored programs spread over 40 institutions will be displayed in 51 booths, said NSC Minister Chen Chien-jen.

Optoelectronics, communication, biotechnology and medicine dominates the field, accounting for over 60 percent of the research, Chen said, adding that green technology and environmental protection research will also be featured at the NSC pavilion.

A number of these new types of technology are breakthroughs and could be highly profitable if commercialized and further developed by corporations, Chen said.

Feng Chia University has developed a system that integrates a global positioning system (GPS), geographic information system (GIS) and handheld mobile devices, said Chou Tien-ying, a professor at the university.

The system can be used for real-time inspections in disaster areas and to collect geographic information, Chou said. It can also be used in various sectors such as house brokerage, insurance and the automotive industry.

A patented technology of monoclonal antibody-based quantitative and qualitative analysis of any polyethylene-glycol derived molecules has been also developed by the National Research Program for Genomic Medicine.

It has accumulated 159 technology transfers from companies all over the world for over NT$31.5 million and is expected to create a market worth over US$12 billion in the next five years, said lead researcher Cheng Tien-lu, a professor at Kaohsiung Medical University.