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We focus on vaccine development and aim to provide innovative solutions to combat various diseases around the world.
About TaiU
Dr. Min-Shi Lee has more than 30 years experiences in vaccine research and development including 6 years R&D in USA vaccine company, and several national vaccine development projects of enterovirus, influenza H5N1, H7N9 and seasonal influenza. To strengthen and grow Taiwan’s vaccine business, Dr. Min-Shi Lee’s group has established a start-up company for developing bivalent enterovirus vaccines and seasonal influenza virus-like particle (VLP) vaccines and also expend to more diseases area through this innovative technology platforms.
- PhD, Oxford University, UK
- MPH, National Taiwan University
- Investigator, NHRI, Taiwan (2005~)
- Scientist, Aviron/Medimmune (1999~2005)
- NIPM (former CDC), Taiwan (1993~1998)
- >30 years for vaccine research including measles, JEV, influenza (FluMist licensed in USA) , PIV3, and EV71 (licensed in Taiwan)
- Built Asia-Pacific Network for Enterovirus Surveillance (APNES)
Team
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Prof. Min-Shi Lee
Founder
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Claire Chiu
COO
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Johnny Yu
Advisor
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Mei–Shang Ho
Advisor
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Alan Hu
Advisor
Achievement
Jan. 2025
Signed a CDA with Sanofi to discuss the influenza VLP project
Q4, 2024
Signed a MOU with Advagene Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and ImmunAdd, Inc.
Q4, 2024
Selected to NBRP Demo day
Jun. 2024
NSTC funding for US BIO International Convention
Oct. 2023
Merit Award for 2023 H. Spectrum+ International Accelerator “Project Phoenix”
Q2, 2023
Shortlisted for PwC Accelerator Scale Programme
Aug. 2023
Taiwan Universe BioMedicine Inc. was founded
Jan. 2023
Granted NSTC “Taiwan Germination Program”
Patent
- TWI 638048 – Taiwan 2018
- CN 108055827B – China 2021
- MY-188494-A – Malaysia 2021
EV-A71 high-growth reverse genetics platform
3/8/2036
Influenza VLP patent application in process (USA and PCT)
Contact Us
- Email: cchiu@nhri.edu.tw
- Phone: +886 932 796 340
- Address: 35, Keyan Road, Zhunan Town, Miaoli County 350, Taiwan, ROC
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