Overview
About Symposium
Midwest Taiwanese Biotechnology Association (MTBA) and St. Louis chapter of North
America Taiwanese Engineering & Science Association (NATEA) are pleased to announce
and invite you to join our first Midwest Taiwanese Biotechnology Symposium in Chicago
on 9/8 and 9/9, 2018. This symposium proposes to facilitate the communication between
Taiwanese biotechnology communities in the Midwest United States. This meeting will cover
discussions including trending technology, career development, and workplace challenges.
Professionals from both academia and industry will join us to share their precious
experience. Our event also includes networking opportunities to help participants
build their connections.
To celebrate the establishment of this new platform, this symposium presents two
keynote speeches given by Dr. Wen-Hsiung Li, the Balzan Prize awardee and Academicians
of Academia Sinica, and Dr. Hsinjin Edwin Yang, the President of Pioneer Scientific
Solutions, LLC. to share their thoughts and experience learned from their career.
Following the keynote speeches, we prepare three panels covering (1) how to succeed in
applying for faculty positions (2) how to join the biotech/pharmaceutical industry (3)
how to succeed in the industry. Moreover, young participants will have chances to promote
their research during the lightning talk and the poster session.
Through this symposium, we believe that it will be a great opportunity for scientists
in the Midwest to foster stronger connections and help them move forward to the goal.
Please join us. We are looking forward to seeing you in Chicago.
About MTBA
The MTBA is a professional organization initiated in the summer of 2017 by a group of
young scientists across cities in the Midwest United States, including Ann Arbor (MI),
Chicago (IL), Columbus (OH), Kansas City (MO), Madison (WI), St. Louis (MO), Indianapolis
and West Lafayette (IN).
The concept was first initiated by the St. Louis chapter of NATEA and later elaborated to
become a formal, independent organization. The goal of MTBA is to provide a platform for
professionals to exchange information and promote dialogue in the fields of biotechnology,
pharmaceutical, the medical science. The first mission of MTBA is to hold the first Midwest
Taiwanese Biotechnology Symposium in Chicago in the fall of 2018. MTBA is looking for active
members who would like to join and organize events, including symposia, webinars, and
regional meetings. Please contact us for more information.
