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 (EDT)/
(台灣時間：11月7日–8日 / EDT +13h)

Where

University of Pennsylvania (Perelman School of Medicine)

Kelley Research Building (KRB)
3700 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104

(Note: KRB, formally Biomedical Research Building (BRB), 421 Curie Blvd on Google Maps — both refer to the same building.)

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Agenda

(All times in EDT / Eastern Daylight Time)

(Speakers and presentation titles subject to change)

Day 1 - Saturday, November, 7, 2026

Building:
Kelley Research Building (KRB)
(3700 Curie Blvd)

Morning: KRB Auditorium & Lobby

Afternoon: KRB Room 0251, 0252, 0253

8:00 AM Breakfast & Registration

9:00 AM Opening Remarks & Welcome from Chairs

9:15 AM Keynote Talk I: In vivo CAR-T: From Bench to Bedside (Virtual✅)

Haig Aghajanian
Founder
Capstan Therapeutics

Moderator: Wendy Ding

10:15 AM Coffee Break

10:30 AM Featured Talk: Liquid Biopsy- making molecular diagnosis accessible to patients (Virtual✅)

Hsian-Rong Tseng
Professor
Molecular Pharmacology, UCLA

Moderator: Yi-Dong Lin

11:15 AM Featured Talk: Real‑World Evidence: Transforming Drug Development, Accelerating Approval, and Powering Market Access (Virtual✅)

Chi-Chang Chen
Senior Principal, US Real-World Solutions 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, Principal Bioinformatics Data Scientist, Baylor Genetics
Shaun Chen, Senior Scientist, Neuroscience Computational Biology, Takeda
Nicholas Baro, Director, Data Science, 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, Value Chain Management, Merck
Winnie Chi, Executive Director, Health Services Research and Implementation Sciences, Carelon

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
Ting-ting 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
Yi-Yen Chen, Associate Director, PCI Ventures, Penn Center for Innovation

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 Chia-Hua Chang, Principal Data Scientist, Johnson & Johnson
Hsiao-Ling Hung, President, TAAB

5:00 PM 🎤 Day 1 Wrap-Up & Reflection

6:00 PM Social Dinner

Day 2 - Sunday, November, 8, 2026

Building:
Penn Medicine CCB Building
(3600 Civic Center Blvd)

Room 102A/B (11th floor)

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, University of Pennsylvania
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, Merck
Ting-ting Wu, Associate Director, Real-World Evidence, AstraZeneca
Yu-Chieh David Chen, Assistant Professor, Temple University

8:50 AM Day 2 Opening

9:00 AM Keynote Talk II: AI Can Write Your CV. But Can It Get You Hired? (Virtual✅)

Russell Weiner
Head of Translational Science, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Immediate 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 (Virtual✅)

Sheng-Han Kuo, H. Houston Merritt Associate Professor of Neurology, Columbia University
Gary Kuan-Hsiang Huang, Executive Medical Director, Johnson & Johnson
Hsiao-Ling Hung, Presidents, TAAB. Former SVP, Ambrx. Former Senior Director, Bristol-Myers Squibb
aka 退休生技二姐

Moderator: Yi-Hsuan Liu

10:45 AM ☕ Coffee Break

11:00 AM Fireside Chat: Taiwanese Talent, Global Impact: Bridging US–Taiwan Biotech (Virtual✅)

Tsai-Kun Li, President, Development Center for Biotechnology
Sarah Tsao, Director, Business Development, Taiwan CDMO Alliance
Richard Liang, CTO, Graphen AI
Sonny Hsiao, CEO and Founder, Acepodia

Moderator: Frank Chao-Yuan Chang

11:45 AM Closing Remarks & Next Steps