Sixth ETBA General Assembly
第六屆ETBA 會員大會
Date / Time: 18 Mar 2023
10:00-12:20 (CST); 17:00-19:20 (Taiwan time)
Location: Novartis Campus, Fabrikstrasse 2, 4056 Basel
The 6th ETBA General Assembly will be held on 18th Mar 2023 from 10 am – 12 pm CET (5 pm – 7 pm TW time) at Novartis Campus in Basel and online. The ETBA core team will present a short overview of ETBA’s current status and future activities, and also elect the new ETBA president for 2023.
2022 Switzerland-Taiwan Biotech Leaders’ Forum
Date/Time: 19 Nov 2022
13:00-16:00 (CET) ; 20:00-23:00 (Taiwan Time)
Venue: University Hospital Basel, Switzerland / Online
Fifth ETBA General Assembly
第五屆ETBA 會員大會
Date / Time: 6 Mar 2022
10:00-12:00 (CET); 17:00-19:00 (Taiwan time)
Location: Virtual meeting. The conference link will be sent before the meeting.
The 5th ETBA General Assembly (GA) will be held in the visual meeting on 6th Mar 2022. The goals of this event are to give our members and interested audience a short overview about our current status and future activities. Furthermore, it is also a great opportunity to increase the interaction and connections among ETBA members and the local Taiwanese community.
ETBA Autumn Hike 2021
Date/Time: 26 Sep 2021
Location: Obwalden, Central Switzerland
We would like to invite you to the Autumn hike with us at Lungern on 26th September 2021. The trip will start in the late morning at Lungern station, followed by a half-day excursion along the hiking route around Lungerersee. As the hiking route is stroller- and child-friendly, we encourage you to bring your family to enjoy the day at the lake with us. It will be an excellent opportunity to meet ETBA members and other people in person.
Forth ETBA General Assembly
第四屆ETBA 會員大會
Date / Time:
7 Feb 2021; 10:00 – 12:00 CET; 17:00 – 19:00 Taiwan time
Location: Virtual meeting. The conference link will be sent before the meeting.
The 4th ETBA General Assembly (GA) will be held in the visual meeting on 7th Feb 2021. The goals of this event are to give our members and interested audience a short overview about our current status and future activities. Furthermore, it is also a great opportunity to increase the interaction and connections among ETBA members and the local Taiwanese community.
Novartis Digital Biomarker Innovation Challenge
Digital health is shaping the future of the medicine, and digital biomarkers will likely become part of common disease management. To foster this field, Novartis has defined several high-impact research themes related to Digital Biomarkers/Digital Endpoints. This program is calling for novel digital biomarker solutions to accelerate their adoptions into early stage clinical studies. Novartis Taiwan and ETBA have teamed up to promote this challenge to discover potential collaboration.


Switzerland-Taiwan Biotech Leaders Virtual Forum
瑞士台灣生技領導人線上論壇
Date / Time:
Jul. 16th, 2020
10:00-11:00 AM (CEST, 歐洲中部夏令時間)
04:00-05:00 PM (Taiwan Time, 臺灣時間)
Venue: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Covid19 pandemic has created an unprecedented impact on the biotech industry around the globe. At the same time, such a crisis also provides opportunities to unite the industry and sparks extraordinary cooperation for finding therapeutics.
3rd ETBA General Assembly & 2nd ETBA President Election
第三屆ETBA 會員大會暨元宵活動與第二屆會長選舉
Date/Time: 8 Feb 2020; from 12pm-5pm
Location: Gemeinschaftsraum, Schweighofstrasse 429, 8055 Zürich
The third ETBA General Assembly (GA) was successfully held in Zürich, Switzerland on 8th of February 2020 and participants enjoyed a happy afternoon. Our participants were briefed about our current status and future activities. Furthermore, Dr. Linus Kao was elected as the 2nd ETBA president. Under his guidance, we believe ETBA will continue to realize our main goals.
第三屆ETBA會員大會暨元宵活動已於2020年二月八日下午圓滿落幕,與會成員們彼此交流和度過闔家歡樂的下午。此次活動目的成功地向會員報告本會目前的運作情況以及未來一年的活動規劃,第二屆會長由高子翔博士繼續擔任,期許ETBA在他帶領之下繼續壯大。
Switzerland-Taiwan Medtech Leader’s Forum
瑞士台灣醫材領導人論壇
Date: Nov 22th, 2019
Venue: Parterre Rialto
Birsigstrasse 45, 4054 Basel, Switzerland
2019 Switzerland-Taiwan Medtech Leader’s Forum was successfully held in Basel, Switzerland to facilitate the business collaboration between Taiwan and Switzerland. With a special focus on Medtech industry, this half-day forum discussed about an overview of the local industry landscape in both Taiwan and Switzerland, as well as covered the Medical Device Regulation (MDR), AI in life science, and business collaboration between these two countries. Participants had a lively discussion and inspired many fruitful thoughts.
ETBA Munich Seminar: Career Perspectives in the German Life Sciences Industry
歐洲台灣生技協會 慕尼黑講座;德國生技業的職涯發展
Date: 30th Mar 2019
Venue: Munich Germany
Second ETBA General Assembly & Year-end Potluck Party
2019會員大會暨尾牙活動
Date: 19th Jan 2019
Venue: Zurich, Switzerland
The second ETBA General Assembly was held in Zürich, Switzerland on 19th Jan, 2019. The goal of this event was to give our members and interested audience an overview about our past and future activities. It was a great occasion for our core team to interact and connect with the members. We wish everyone a successful start in 2019.
第二屆ETBA會員大會暨尾牙活動已於2019年一月十九日下午圓滿落幕,活動中幹部們依序向會員們報告本會目前的運作情況以及未來一年的展望,會議之外這也是個讓幹部和會員們彼此認識及互相交流的絕佳場合。敬祝大家2019一切順利。
Switzerland Taiwan Biotech Leaders Forum
2018瑞士台灣生技領導人論壇
Date: Oct. 18th, 2018
Venue: EY Taipei office, Taiwan
With the goal to enhance the dialogue between Taiwan and European countries, ETBA hosts the 2018 Switzerland-Taiwan Biotech Leaders Forum (STBLF) together with our partners Trade Office of Swiss Industries (TOSI), Taiwan Bio Industry Organization and EY Taiwan. The event features a unique blend of speakers and distinguished panelists from both Switzerland and Taiwan to share their views on the innovation and business opportunities between Switzerland and Taiwan.
Prepare yourself for International Career in Leading Medical Giants
一窺歐美醫療儀器產業現況 走向國際職涯
Date: Aug. 11th, 2018
Venue: Kafnu Taipei, Taiwan
Career Workshop for Life Science: Start-up and career options in Europe and in Taiwan
歐洲生技人才的職涯規劃及攬才說明會
Date: Jun. 30th, 2018
Venue: University Hospital, Basel
In recent years, career development in Life Science sector no longer follows a linear trajectory. Starting up a company is getting increasingly popular as a new career option. To discover the resources and opportunities to kick off your venture, the Career Workshop brought to you by ETBA is the one that you should not miss. Furthermore, exciting career opportunities in Taiwan are also worth exploring!
2018 Conference on Pharma and Biotech IP Strategy for EU and US
2018 歐盟暨美國製藥生技智財佈局策略會議
Date: Mar. 24th, 2018
Venue: Taipei, Taiwan
To support Taiwanese biotech companies forming international IP strategy, ETBA invited Prof. Fong-Chin Su, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology (蘇芳慶教授 科技部政務次長) and Prof. Chieh-Hsi Wu, Vice President, Taipei Medical University (吳介信教授 臺北醫學大學副校長) for opening remark. Dr. Bor-Fuei Huang, Secretary General, Taiwan Bio Industry Organization (黃博輝博士 台灣生物產業發展協會秘書長) as event moderator. Dr. Alexander Straus (European Patent and Trademark Attorney) from Germany and Dr. Ying-Ja Chen (Vice Director at ACT Genomics) to cover the essential IP strategy in Europe and US markets.
2018 General Assembly & New Year Party
2018會員大會及新年餐會
Date: Feb. 4th, 2018
Venue: Zurich, Switzerland
The first ETBA General Assembly was held at Gemeinschaftsraum nearby Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland on 4th February, 2018. The goal of this event was to give our members and interested audience a short overview about what we have achieved in 2017 and what we plan to do in 2018. It was also a good social event to meet new friends and to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year.
Switzerland Taiwan Biotech Joint Business Council
台瑞生物科技經濟合作會議
Date: Nov. 2nd, 2017
Venue: Zurich, Switzerland
Taiwan is undergoing a boom in biotechnology. More and more locally-developed drugs are entering late-stage clinical trials. New service providers, and manufacturing facilities are emerging to fulfill the needs from this rapidly growing industry. The 2nd Switzerland – Taiwan Joint Business Council successfully brought together the business executives and institutional delegates to promote business collaboration in the biotechnology arena.