The use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in critical care has potentially lifesaving outcomes for long-term disease prevention and critical decisions during surgery. AI technologies can help medical professionals find biomarkers of disease, identify target molecules, discover drug candidates, speed up clinical trials, and even monitor and predict epidemic outbreaks. There is also a distinct…
“The confluence of biology, chemistry, and data sciences provides the opportunity to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges. But this opportunity only exists for companies and scientists who dare to ask, ‘what if.’” Those were the words of Werner Baumann, chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG, when he opened the company’s…
In an era of unprecedented global trade and technological disruption, supply chain logistics has become ever more important to the functioning of the world economy. Yet few often stop to think about the complexity and scale of the industry that supports the storage and movement of goods from factory floor to consumer hands. In Taiwan,…
Whether you took the train home, drove through a tollgate, or bought manufactured goods today, chances are Moxa was involved in making it possible. An international company specializing in industrial networking products and communication solutions, Moxa enables devices to connect, communicate, and collaborate with systems, processes, and people. Though operating in the traditional automation industry,…
Dubbed “the Tesla of fund managers” by data analytics company S&P Global, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is a pioneering fund management enterprise. Founded in Denmark – the world’s leading wind-powered country per capita – CIP invests exclusively in renewable energy, with backing from more than 45 pension funds in Europe and Asia. Marina Hsu, managing…
In 2016, Taiwan began working towards the ambitious goal of transforming its energy portfolio by 2025, reducing its current reliance on coal and boosting the proportion of renewable energy sources used to power its homes and businesses to 20% of the total energy mix. Danish wind power company Ørsted is leading the change by actively…
In an industry as focused on people as healthcare, companies must not only dedicate themselves to the consistent discovery of new and innovative medicines and treatments, they need also demonstrate a solid commitment to improving the quality of patients’ lives. For Eli Lilly and Company, a pharmaceutical multinational with a 145-year history, such a commitment…
The healthcare industry is currently undergoing a radical transformation. Patients increasingly have access to better, more personalized treatment options targeting previously intractable illnesses, allowing them to live longer, more fulfilling lives. Yet for Novartis, this hard work is just the beginning of the long journey. While the global healthcare ecosystem continues to flourish, reaching ever…
Food delivery is serious business in Taiwan. Although the government’s superb handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed most restaurants to remain open across the island, the National Credit Card Center reported that in April 2020, 6 million transactions were logged on Online Food Delivery (OFD) platforms, a sevenfold increase from the same month a…
Finding effective solutions to the world’s health issues requires novel, holistic approaches and collaborative ingenuity. Healthcare companies must therefore increasingly shift their focus to the research and development of medical technologies, biopharmaceuticals, and innovative therapies to treat conditions and diseases that are difficult or nearly impossible to tackle using traditional medicines. Such a reality is…
