National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University College of Biomedical Science and Engineering

Since founded in 1979, Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in Medicine has been dedicated to cultivating high-quality elites in medical laboratory. The Department established the nationwide first master program of Institute of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in Medicine in 1995, and the following PhD program in 2001.

Our department stands out as the pioneering Biomedical Engineering department (established in 2009) and graduate institute (established in 1984) among national universities in Taiwan. Over the years, we have cultivated numerous high-quality talents with expertise and cross-disciplinary capabilities, who have made significant contributions in various sectors including industry, academia, and government healthcare departments.

The Department of Physical Therapy was established in 1988, initially named the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. The department evolved from a small Rehabilitation Medicine department admitting only twenty-five students per year to the establishment of a physical therapy department, the establishment of a graduate institute, the subsequent merger with the Institute of Rehabilitation Technology and Assistive Devices, and later the establishment of a doctoral program.

In 1990, the university established the Radiological Technology Division under the Department of Medical Technology. In 1998, the division was upgraded to the Department of Radiological Technology and simultaneously founded Taiwan's first Graduate Institute of Radiological Sciences, enrolling its first cohort of master's students. In 2002, a doctoral program was launched. In 2006, merging into a unified entity and renamed the Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences.

The Institute of Biophotonics at National Yang-Ming University, and the corresponding Master program was established in the fall of 2002. The PhD program followed in 2007 in an effort to catch up with the now fast evolving discipline of biophotonics in Taiwan. The institute is strongly supported by the vibrant academic environment within the University and its vicinity, which form one of the best bio-medical research complexes in Taiwan, and Asia.

The undergraduate program was established in August 2013, with a curriculum that emphasizes physics and chemistry as the foundation, applied to the development of biophotonics and nanoscience. The program integrates the faculty and resources of the Institute of Biophotonics, aiming to cultivate students with both strong fundamental knowledge and practical application abilities at the undergraduate level.

The program is led by a Program Director, who oversees its overall planning and development. In addition to administrative operations, the program is supported by a Curriculum Committee, which convenes every semester to discuss and make decisions on all major academic and program-related matters.