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2 Industrial Clusters

Taiwan has comprehensive biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry
clusters. New drugs, medical devices, and biological preparations are the focus in
the north, pharmaceuticals and medical devices are the focus in central Taiwan, and
pharmaceuticals, medical implants, and minimally invasive surgical instruments are
the focus in the south. The biotechnology and pharmaceutical corridor is eectively
connected from north to south (refer to Figure 3).

Integration of local special North to south • biomedical A. Integration of local
medical device clusters sites linked to form a corridor specialty drug clusters

Taipei and New Taipei City Greater Taipei Area, Hsinchu
Medical electronics and ̖ Biomedical R & D cluster
medical imaging R&D clusters R&D resources of academic/
research institutions, Clinical
Hsinchu capabilities of medical cen-
ICT, high-level medical device ̗ ters, Biotechnology research
parks, Biotechnology startups
R&D clusters
Taichung B. Production of drugs
Minimally invasive medical needed for clinical and
assistive devices marketing use
Tainan Center, south
Dental and bone implant and High-Value Niche Drug pro-
medical materials duction clusters
Pharmaceutical materials
plants, Pharmaceutical plants
Kaohsiung
Neighboring academic.
Tropical medicine
institutions
Figure 3 Biotechnology and pharmaceutical industrial clusters in Taiwan
1. Northern Taiwan

In the north, the best known clusters include the "National Biotechnology
Park (Nangang)," the "Neihu Technology Park (Taipei)," and the "Hsinchu Biomedical
Science Park." The parks in Nangang and Neihu, in particular, focus on innovative
biotechnology and pharmaceuticals with new medical devices because of their strong
R&D capability. The "Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park" combines the advantages of
Taiwan's world-leading ICT technologies at the Hsinchu Science Park with the presence
of the Park Hospital. These advantages provide conditions that have supported the

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