US-Taiwan Workshop on DeepTech Innovation and Partnerships

ABOUT THE EVENT

Sponsored by the US National Science Foundation and Taiwan’s Small Enterprise and Startup Administration, Northeastern University’s Institute for NanoSystems Innovation (NanoSI) and Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) co-organized the US-Taiwan Workshop on Deep Tech Innovation and Partnerships. Deep tech innovations typically require more time and resources to reach market readiness and, as demonstrated in the semiconductor industry, often can only be achieved through international partnerships of companies with complementary capabilities.

The workshop brought together US and Taiwan-based stakeholders from government, academia, incubators and startup companies, to (1) better understand the challenges and opportunities facing US and Taiwan deep tech startup companies; (2) explore opportunities for US deep tech startup companies to develop Taiwan ecosystem partnerships; (3) explore opportunities for Taiwan deep tech startup companies to develop US ecosystem partnerships; (4) discuss how incubation programs in the US and Taiwan could better enable US-Taiwan deep tech partnerships; (5) share best practices to encourage the formation of early-stage deep-tech companies in the US and Taiwan.

ABOUT NANOSI

Northeastern University’s Institute for NanoSystems Innovation (NanoSI) is a global hub focused on pioneering semiconductor exploration, learning, and innovation. We’re also an open center for industry-university collaborative research. Our industry-driven research spans a broad range of MEMS, semiconductor devices, circuits, and systems, enabling innovations in many areas including sensors, wearable and implantable electronics, 5G/6G communications, and wireless IoT devices.