The National Taiwan University Center for Advanced Computing and Imaging in Biomedicine (NTU CACIB) and the University of Tokyo Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (U-Tokyo IQB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Academic Collaboration Activities on May 24, 2024, at the 2024 Conference of Advanced Computing and Imaging in Biomedicine: Asia-Pacific Spatial Omics Technology (APSOT). The MOU signing ceremony took place at the National Taiwan University Cancer Center with Distinguished Professor Pai-Chi Li representing NTU CACIB and Director Katsuhiko Shirahige representing U-Tokyo IQB. The MOU establishes a framework for future academic collaboration in biomedical computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and imaging research, opening the way for future international exchanges for professors and students from both institutions. A special parallel session preceding and following the MOU signing ceremony was also held at which 11 top scholars from NTU and U-Tokyo presented their latest research.
NTU CACIB was founded in 2023 and focuses on three main advanced technologies: computing, imaging, and multi-omics. The Center aims to find solutions to hitherto unmet medical needs in development, aging, cancer, neurological conditions, and psychiatric disorders. U-Tokyo IQB, established in 2018, focuses on the development of innovative tools in structural biology, bioinformatics, mathematics, physics, and AI. Under the MOU framework, NTU CACIB and U-Tokyo IQB will now have the opportunity to integrate their theoretical and applicational research, spurring new research topics and the development of advanced technologies.
The MOU signing ceremony was part of the 2024 Conference of Advanced Computing and Imaging in Biomedicine: APSOT, at which experts from both sides presented their research capabilities and findings on an international stage. The conference was planned by Dr. Ruby Yun-Ju Huang of NTU, with NTU CACIB as the organizer and the NTU Cancer Center as co-organizer. The conference drew over 30 local and international speakers and more than 300 participants from Japan, Singapore, Australia, the United States, and Thailand. The 3-day conference included sessions on the development of spatial multi-omics technology applications in tumor studies, providing support for clinical trial design and transforming pathology in spatial technology. Participating experts exchanged views and research on the future of spatial technology development, highlighting the advanced cutting-edge research in Taiwan and promoting future research collaborations. It is expected that these discussions and collaborations will have profound implications for basic research in the life sciences, the development of biotechnology, and the enhancement of clinical medicine.
NTU CACIB and U-Tokyo IQB signing an MOU on Academic Collaboration Activities via remote link, establishing a foundation for future international collaboration and exchanges.
Onsite and online participants at the NTU CACIB and U-Tokyo IQB MOU signing ceremony.
