2026 Annual Symposium

2026 TAAB Symposium

Frontiers in Biotechnology — New Modalities, Innovation Models, and Career Mindsets

When

Sat, November 7-8, 2026

Where

University of Pennsylvania
(Perelman School of Medicine)
3700 Curie Blvd, 19104

Event Overview

This year’s theme is “Frontiers in Biotechnology: New Modalities, Innovation Models, and Career Mindsets.” We are bringing together nearly 30 experts from academia and industry to share their perspectives on emerging technologies, industry trends, innovation, and career development.

🧬 Explore Biotechnology Frontiers

Discover emerging technologies and industry applications in in vivo CAR-T, liquid biopsy, real-world evidence, and artificial intelligence.

🚀 Explore Diverse Career Paths

Connect with experts across AI, biotech startups, R&D, non-R&D, and RWE/HEOR.

📄 Build Your Career Skills

Gain practical experience through workshops on resumes, interviews, and negotiation.

🇹🇼🇺🇸 Connecting the U.S. and Taiwan

A live connection between the U.S. and Taiwan will bring together experts from both sides to exchange perspectives on industry trends, global market expansion, and cross-border collaboration.

🌐 Join Us Online

Selected talks and discussions will be livestreamed, welcoming Taiwanese communities around the world to join the conversation.

Registration

2026 TAAB Symposium

When

Sat, November 7-8, 2026

Where

University of Pennsylvania (Perelman School of Medicine)
BRB Gaulton Auditorium
3700 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104

(Note: Listed as "William and Lois Kelley Research Building / KRB" at 421 Curie Blvd on Google Maps — both refer to the same building.)

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Agenda

(Speakers and presentation titles subject to change)

Day 1 - Saturday, November, 7, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast & Registration

9:00 AM Opening Remarks & Welcome from Chairs

9:15 AM Keynote Talk I: In vivo CAR-T, next evolution of the magic bullet!

Haig Aghajanian
Founder
Capstan Therapeutics

Moderator: Wendy Ding

10:15 AM Coffee Break

10:30 AM Featured Speech: Liquid Biopsy- making molecular diagnosis accessible to patients

Hsian-Rong Tseng
Professor
Molecular Pharmacology, UCLA

Moderator: Yi-Dong Lin

11:15 AM Featured Speech: Real World Evidence to accelerate drug development and approval

Chi-Chang Chen
Senior Principal, Health Economics and Outcomes Research
IQVIA

Moderator: Aaron Liu

12:00 PM Group Photo

12:15 PM Lunch & Networking

1:30 PM 🎤 Career Breakout Room 1: Artificial Intelligence Rewrites the Rules: Career Readiness for Biotechnology's Next Three to Five Years

Shu-Hong Lin, Principle Scientist, Baylor Genetics
Shaun Chen, Sr. Scientist, Takeda
Nicholas Baro, Director, Knowledge Graph, Johnson & Johnson

Moderator: Ting-Yu Chu

1:30 PM 🎤 Career Breakout Room 2: Beyond the Bench: Winning Careers in non-R&D roles

Cindy Chang, Chief of Staff, Legend Biotech
Lewis Tsai, Director, Merck
Winnie Chi

Moderator: Aaron Liu

2:30 PM ☕ Break and switch Breakout rooms

2:45 PM 🎤 Career Breakout Room 1: Evidence in Action: Career Pathways in Real-World Evidence and Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Sabrina Wang, Manager, Global Oncology HEOR, Value & Evidence Generation, Daiichi Sankyo US
Kate Wu, Associate Director, Real World Evidence, AstraZeneca

Moderator: Eleanor Tseng

2:45 PM 🎤 Career Breakout Room 2: Resume Workshop - How to tailor resume to job description

Chun-Pyn Shen, Regulatory Agent/Consultant
Gavin Ko, Biostatistician, Regeneron

Moderator: Joanna Chang & Lily Wu

3:45 PM ☕ Coffee Break

NETWORKING AND COFFEE BREAK

4:00 PM 🎤 Career Breakout Room 1: Zero to Biotechnology Company: Lessons from the Startup Trenches

Danny Chou, Associate Professor, Stanford University
aka 生醫不科科：研究×生活
Hsian-Rong Tseng, Professor, UCLA

Moderator: Kevin Wang

4:00 PM 🎤 Career Breakout Room 2: Interview Workshop - Everything you want to know about interview

Joshua Lin, Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Genentech
Chun-Pyn Shen, Regulatory Agent/Consultant
Jim, Hsi-Min, Shaw, Director, CMC Product Technical Lead

Moderator: Kuoying Huang

4:00 PM 🎤 Career Breakout Room 3: Negotiation Role-Play and Strategy Discussions

Facilitators: Alice Chang & Hsiao-Ling Hung

5:00 PM 🎤 Day 1 Wrap-Up & Reflection

6:00 PM Social Dinner

Day 2 - Sunday, November, 8, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast with experts

Kai-Ti Chang, Principal QC Scientist, Regeneron
June Lin, Executive Medical Director, US & Global Med Affairs, Regeneron
Yi-Yen Chen, Associate Director, Venture Creation, Penn Center for Innovation
Sean Pin-Hsian Huang, Global Market Development Manager, GenScript
Pei-Ru Jin, Scientist, Abzena
Ju-Yi Peng, Senior Scientist, Merck
Wendy Ding, Associate Scientist, GenScript
Danny Chou, Associate Professor at Stanford
Gary Kuan-Hsiang Huang, Executive Medical Director, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Lewis Tsai, Director, Value Chain Management
Kate Wu, Associate Director, AstraZeneca

8:50 AM Day 2 Opening

9:00 AM Keynote Speech II: AI Can Write Your CV. But Can It Get You Hired?

Russel Weiner
Head of Translational Science, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Intermmediate Past President, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)

Moderator: Yi-Dong Lin

10:00 AM Panel Discussions - Leveling Up: The Leap from Scientist to Leader

Sheng-Han Kuo, H. Houston Merrit Associate Professor of Neurology, Columbia University
Gary Kuan-Hsiang Huang, Executive Medical Director

Moderator: Yi-Hsuan Liu

10:45 AM ☕ Coffee Break

11:00 AM Fireside Chat: How do US-trained Taiwanese scientists contribute to Taiwan bio-pharmaceutical industry

李財坤, CEO, DCB
Sarah Tsao, BD, Taiwan CDMO Alliance
Richard Liang, CTO, Graphen AI
Sonny Hsiao, Acepodia

Moderator: Frank Chao-Yuan Chang

11:45 AM Closing Remarks & Next Steps