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Past Workshop

US-Taiwan Workshop on DeepTech Innovation and Partnerships

April 8–11, 2024
Taipei, Taiwan

The inaugural workshop in the series, bringing together US and Taiwan deep-tech ecosystems to explore cross-border partnerships, share best practices for early-stage company formation, and discuss how incubation programs can enable US-Taiwan collaboration.

SemiconductorsAdvanced PackagingAI Chip DesignSustainabilityDeep Tech Company Formation

Schedule

Workshop Agenda

Full schedule across all workshop days

17:00–19:00
Welcome ReceptionNetworking

Featured Voices

Speakers & Panelists

21 leaders from government, industry, academia, and venture capital

David Horsley

David Horsley

Professor

Northeastern University

Co-Chair. Leading semiconductor researcher and Co-Director of NanoSI.

Michelle Kiang

Michelle Kiang

Co-Founder

Impact Science Ventures

Co-Chair. Deep-tech investor focused on hardware and semiconductor innovation.

Chern-Chyi Chen

Chern-Chyi Chen

Deputy Minister

Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan

Carol Bessel

Carol Bessel

Section Head, Translational Programs

NSF Division of Translational Impacts

Hank Chen

Hank Chen

Deputy Manager

ITRI

Samir Iqbal

Samir Iqbal

Program Director, SBIR/STTR Program

NSF

Jaime Camelio

Jaime Camelio

Program Director, I-Corps

NSF

Gino Segre

Gino Segre

Managing Director

Bakar Labs

Paul Pickering

Paul Pickering

Managing Partner

Silicon Catalyst

Philip Loew

Philip Loew

Former Senior Director and Head of Expansion

Activate

Pae Wu

Pae Wu

General Partner / CTO, IndieBio

SOSV

Su Wei Chang

Su Wei Chang

Founder & CEO

TMYTEK

Aron Hall

Aron Hall

CEO & Founder

Intropic Materials

Ray Chiu

Ray Chiu

Founder & CEO

Calyx

GJ la O'

GJ la O'

CEO

TyFast

Peter Chu

Peter Chu

Former Chairman

Monte Jade West

Meghali Chopra

Meghali Chopra

CEO

Sandbox Semiconductor

Jungah Lee

Jungah Lee

Founder & CEO

Aura Intelligent Systems

Kezi Cheng

Kezi Cheng

Co-founder & CEO

FLO Materials

Andrea Wang

Andrea Wang

Co-Founder & CEO

AHEAD Medicine Corporation

J Provine

J Provine

CEO

Aligned Carbon

Participating Companies

Attending Startups

13 deep-tech startups participating in the workshop

TMYTEK

Su Wei Chang · Founder & CEO

5G/6G

Intropic Materials

Aron Hall · CEO & Founder

Materials

Calyx

Ray Chiu · Founder & CEO

Semiconductors

TyFast

GJ la O' · CEO

Energy Storage

Sandbox Semiconductor

Meghali Chopra · CEO

Semiconductors

Aura Intelligent Systems

Jungah Lee · Founder & CEO

AI/Sensing

CancerFree

Jessie Chen · Chief Growth Officer

Biotech

FLO Materials

Kezi Cheng · Co-founder & CEO

Materials

AHEAD Medicine

Andrea Wang · Co-Founder & CEO

Biotech

Lypid

Jen-Yu Huang · Co-Founder

Food Tech

Aligned Carbon

J Provine · CEO

Semiconductors

Patriot Green Energy

Kole Chien · COO

Clean Energy

MightyNet

Ray Tai · CEO

Manufacturing

Made Possible By

Sponsors & Partners

Lead Sponsors

U.S. National Science FoundationTaiwan SMESA

Co-Organizers

ITRINanoSI at Northeastern University