The Flagship Program of Precision Medicine for AsiaPacific Biomedical Silicon Valley (the Program, hereafter) is to establish a system for continuously developing biotechnology and healthcare industry in Taiwan, applying the “precision medicine” and “learning health systems” concepts. The Program consists of three parts operated by MoHW (through NHRI) and MoST…
Background Since Taiwan already has the “Human Biodatabase Management Regulations”, it is possible to legally obtain patients’ authorization to use their specimens and medical information as well as to link other domestic databases (broad consent). This law has strict requirements for human biodatabases. Regulatory regulations and commercial benefit feedback clauses…
The prevalence of obesity has become an epidemic disease in developed and developing countries. Having excess body weight is not just a cosmetic issue; it is tightly associated with increased risk of many serious metabolic diseases, heart disease and specific cancers. However, the causal links between obesity with the development…