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美國國家工程學院（National Academy of Engineering ）院士 / 爾灣加州大學（UC Irvine）醫學院
曾凡鋼教授（Fan-Gang Zeng）演講 OTC hearing aids and beyond







 

Dean 林峻立 of our college and the team from Manipal School of Life Sciences, India, exchanged commemorative gifts.

2023.11.27 
Signing Ceremony between our college and Tohoku University, Japan.

本院研究團隊研發出石墨烯神經探針晶片治療憂鬱症，並成功刊登國際期刊
陽明交大表示，生物醫學工程學系教授陳右穎團隊，以其開發出的石墨烯神經探針晶片技術，與國際醫材大廠亞培(Abbott)合作證實，深腦電刺激(deep brain stimulation, DBS)可以顯著改善動物憂鬱行為。此項研究為憂鬱症的深腦刺激治療提供更多科學證據，有助進一步擬定治療策略，此研究已發布於《Neurobiology of Stress》。陳右穎團隊將晶片植入大腦多巴胺迴路之伏隔核(nucleus accumbens, NAc)腦區，進行深腦電刺激。結果發現，不僅觀察到動物的動機能力提升與憂鬱行為降低，其大腦磁振造影也顯示，多巴胺迴路功能連結強化；並確認以電刺激伏隔核，可促進腦內神經滋養因子生成，改善憂鬱症造成的神經細胞粒線體功能低落。
陽明交大表示，此方法相較於目前台灣已核准的非侵入式磁刺激，更能長時間穩定治療與降低復發率。陳右穎進一步說明，本次試驗主要是釐清深腦電刺激治療憂鬱症的機轉，讓這項治療方法獲得更堅強的科學基礎。陳右穎表示，相較於其他臨床用刺激電極裝置，其開發的石墨烯探針晶片具有磁振造影相容性，能以三維腦影像立即觀察深腦電刺激影響的多個腦區活動，更能提供有效且具安全性的治療評估。
報導連結：環球生技

Technical Name : Intra-needle ultrasound anesthesia probe system
Team from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University : Professor Hui-Hwa Chiang
Team from Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Anesthesiology Department : Dr. Fu-Wei Su, Dr. Chien-Kun Ting



Technical Name : Ear Scale App Hearing Screening System: Early Detection of Hidden Hearing Loss for Early Treatment
Team from Taipei Veterans General Hospital : Dr. Wen-Huei Liao, Dr.Yuan-chia Chu
Team from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University : Professor Ying-Hui Lai

陽明交大AI腦瘤偵測獲TFDA批准 國內首款 多腦瘤智慧醫材

今(2)日，陽明交大宣布，其自行研發的AI腦瘤輔助偵測系統和等速肌力試驗評估系統兩項醫材，已正式取得衛福部上市許可。此款AI腦瘤輔助偵測系統，可協助針對聽神經瘤、腦膜瘤與腦轉移瘤等三種主要腦癌的磁振造影(MRI)進行判讀，是國內首見針對多種腦瘤自動偵測與圈註的智慧醫材軟體。研發此AI技術的生醫光電研究所教授吳育德表示，過去，腦腫瘤的檢測仰賴醫師檢視影像並手動圈註，在放射治療前，醫師通常得審視大量的影像資料來評估腫瘤體積、位置、有無水腫等病理特徵。


研究團隊將從臺北榮總與臺中榮總取得超過20萬張的二維影像，給人工智慧學習後，才能克服目前臨床磁振造影影像軸向與平面解析度不同，不同腫瘤類型與大小位置不一等難題，讓人工智慧能正確判讀腦瘤，可大幅縮減臨床治療所需成本。另一項獲得核可的醫材為針對幼童及中風長者的口腔等速肌力試驗評估系統，可以用來解決臨床上對於唇肌力復健的需求，協助患者進行有效的唇肌力訓練。


推動醫療器材商品化的陽明交大創新醫材轉譯研發中心主任林峻立教授表示，大學常是醫材設計研發的火車頭，但過去只有業者才能申請查驗登記，影響商品化的時程。林峻立進一步表示，《醫療器材管理法》鬆綁後，讓大學除了研發外也可以兼為醫材業者，有益促成更多研發成果商品化，朝臨床落地應用的目標邁進。陽明交大表示，創新醫材轉譯研發中心今年4月才以3D列印下顎骨板技術，通過食藥署「醫療器材品質管理系統」(Quality Management System, 簡稱QMS)。陽明交大成為同時擁有醫材品質管理系統，第一級與第二級醫材許可的首間大學。林峻立表示，為了提升大學醫材研發品質，替民間創造價值與技轉機會，陽明交大將先以醫用軟體及輔具醫材為主軸，藉由臨床驗證、法規、品質確認及商業化的一條龍服務，協助加速醫材開發，建構各類型產品的QMS，並取得查驗登記。
報導連結：環球生技

全臺首家 匯聚照進醫療應用的「光」
陽明交大生醫光電所 培育國際化跨域人才20載

成立於2002年的陽明交大生醫光電所，是全臺第一家專注於生醫光電的研究所，不
僅握有許多先進關鍵技術，也積極化研為用、與國際鏈結，成為臺灣生醫光電人才
的培育重鎮。郭文娟所長表示，生醫光電領域將在未來10年快速增長，整合性、跨
領域科技的人才養成刻不容緩。

延續兩兆雙星政策 全臺第一家生醫光電所
與時間賽跑！生醫光電加乘AI輔助、臨床檢測發揮綜效
與國際接軌！國際研究合作、外籍師資、落實英語表達
生醫光電將迎10年快速進展  人才培育刻不容緩！
郭文娟表示，陽明交大生醫光電所從一開始沒有自己的專任師資，逐年新聘各領域優秀師資加入，發展至今已成熟茁壯。在陽明交大完成合校後，所上已經開放雙邊課程的學分承認，還設立了生醫光電資跨域學程(BIT Program)，以及數位醫療學士學位學程，目的就是同時為大學部的學生營造充分的跨領域學習環境。「希望在未來短期內，我們能夠持續強化既有的優勢研究領域，包括前瞻生醫影像與精準感測，並推動生醫結合光電、物理、化學及AI等跨領域新興科技及研究。」郭文娟說。在更長遠的未來，陽明交大生醫光電所希望透過強調在地連結、深化國際合作的方式，繼續精進創新基礎科學研究與轉型醫療光電及產業應用。「生醫光電領域有望在未來十年、乃至以後持續快速增長，而整合性之跨領域科技人才的培育，更顯得重要及刻不容緩。」郭文娟說。
報導連結：環球生技


吳育德分享，許多生醫光電所校友及師資，都為臺灣鑑識科學帶來新契機。例如曾偵辦過國內多起重大刑案、一手建立臺灣警界測謊系統的雲林縣警察局長林故廷，就是陽明交大生醫光電所的博士校友，也是陽明大學2020傑出校友。許多老師的研究專長也與之關聯，例如陳奕帆的研究應用涵括了毒品測定；除此之外，吳育德也投入深度偽造（Deep-Fake）、預防數位換臉犯罪的大數據分析、深度學習修復、強化指紋的研究。

林故廷畢業於陽明交大生醫光電所博士班，也是陽明大學2020傑出校友。(本圖由陽明交大生醫光電所提供)

引領臺灣放射科學領域醫材、藥物開發陽明交大醫放系醫學影像診療和放射科學專家搖籃

成立於1990年的陽明交通大學生物醫學影像暨放射科學系，是全臺首個培育醫學影像與放射科學人才的大學教育單位，為臺灣醫療機構注入具備放射專業的臨床人員，也培育高階研發人才，投入學術研究與醫材藥物開發產業。

全臺最早成立系所  培育醫放高階人才
扎實跨領域學習  多元選修更進階
診斷／治療×醫材／藥物  研究題材廣
未來出路多元  產學合作探職涯
楊逢羿表示，醫放系學生畢業後的出路廣泛，包含在醫療機構中執行臨床業務的醫學放射師或醫學物理師，也有些學生前往中研院、中科院、原子能委員會或核能研究所等單位從事放射相關研究或業務，或是成為協助進出口通關作業與查緝工作的關務人員。查閱全臺醫放系的師資也能看到，選擇深造學術研究的陽明交大醫放系系友，已經成為引領下一代學子的重要力量。光是陽明交大醫放系本身的教師群中，就有5位教師為畢業系友。楊逢羿表示，近年來，也觀察到愈來愈多學生選擇前往業界就職。例如，有學生到台達電開發國產正子造影儀器，有學生到佳世達推動國產超音波儀器的開發，也有學生任職於質子治療的設備商，獲得外派至國外受訓，負責維護與銷售設備。為了強化學校與產業的連結，陽明交大醫放系也在2021年與投入核醫藥物開發的白金科技公司，以及致力於醫療影像與醫療資訊軟體的商之器科技公司簽署百萬獎助學金及多年期合作合約，共同培育人才與促進產業發展。其中，商之器科技公司還提供大四下學期學生、碩士班學生，前往實習3個月的機會，讓學生實際瞭解企業運作方式與就業環境，突破過往僅到臨床單位實習的傳統。楊逢羿表示，陽明交大醫放系致力為臺灣培育高階醫學影像診療與放射科學人才，期望推升臺灣整體醫療服務與技術，並帶動創新高階醫材與藥物的產業發展。
報導連結：環球生技

Supported by the Medical Device Innovation and Translational Center and the College of Biomedical Engineering at our university, and under the guidance of Professor 賴穎暉 from the Department of Biomedical Engineering, a research team composed of five students —張育哲, 鍾伃晴, 單婉菱, 張書寧 and 張舒喬—participated in the 16th 2023 Global Student Innovation Challenge - Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology, held in Thailand.

Amid fierce competition from 33 teams worldwide, the team stood out with their outstanding performance and won the Gold Award in the Technical Category. The award was personally presented by Princess King Kanitthathiraj Chao, a member of the Thai royal family.


The team’s competition project was the Dysarthria Voice Conversion (DVC) System, which integrates three core technologies: patient-like data generation, automatic speech recognition (ASR), and text-to-speech (TTS). Collaborating with APrevent Medical Ltd, the team successfully developed an innovative assistive communication device. This device can instantly convert the speech of individuals with dysarthria, significantly improving the clarity of their speech and enhancing their quality of life, helping them regain confidence in speaking.

Professor Ying-Hui Lai expressed heartfelt gratitude to the university and the Ministry of Education's Cross-Disciplinary Talent Cultivation Program for the Precision Health Industry for their resource support. This support allowed the team to systematically learn about the development of intelligent medical devices and enabled their research results to be applied in practice, fostering innovation in the precision health industry.

The outstanding team has gained valuable cross-disciplinary competition experience, strengthened innovative thinking, and enhanced their international competitiveness by participating in domestic and international contests. Professor Lai also acknowledged the selfless guidance of the industry mentors involved in the program, as well as the dedication and effort of the team members. He hopes that more current students and alumni will take part in this series of enriching training programs.

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Our school takes great pride in the Medical Device Innovation and Translation Center as well as the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Under the mentorship of Associate Professor Ying-Hui Lai, a team composed of 張育哲、鍾伃晴、單婉菱、張書寧, and 張舒喬 participated in the '2023 Global Student Innovation Challenge - Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology' held in Thailand ,bringing great honor to our school .


The project of the team focuses on the topic of "Dysarthria Voice Conversion" collaborated with the company APrevent Medical to successfully develop an innovative communication aid. This device not only assists dysarthric patients in improving their vocal expression but also significantly enhances their efficiency in communication, and further promotes their  speech communication abilities. Students from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University stood out among the fierce competition from 33 participating teams worldwide, and won the gold medal. The award was presented by Princess King Kanitthathiraj Chao from Thailand's royal family in person.

The core technology of the "Dysarthria Voice Conversion (DVC)" project comprises three main parts: patient-like data generation technology (data augmentation), automatic speech recognition, and text-to-speech conversion. Additionally, our entry takes a step further by proposing the utilization of optical sensing technology to reduce the required vocal effort for patients, thereby achieving a more effortless communication in real-time experience.

Based on the current experimental results, our proposed DVC system demonstrates superior conversion capabilities, leading to a significant improvement in the clarity of patients' speech. This finding clearly indicates that the DVC system we introduced in this competition holds the potential to assist patients with speech disorders in enhancing communication effectiveness, further improving their quality of life.




It is worth mentioning that President 林奇宏 gave unwavering support in the "Ministry of Education's Interdisciplinary Talent Development Program in the Precision Health Industry - Smart Medical Devices Field." This program not only encompasses well-designed educational courses on medical device development but also covers both theoretical and practical aspects. Participating students can systematically and effectively learn comprehensive product development methods, enterprise operational planning, as well as innovative and entrepreneurial logical thinking. Professor Lai expressed deep gratitude for the selfless guidance provided by the course instructors and commended the team members for their dedication and efforts. He looks forward to the participation of more current students and alumni in this enriching training program.

　2023.06.09 
Signing Ceremony Between the College of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, and the School of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University, Thailand ( 47 Visitors )