Mission Statement The Innovation and Incubation Center is a unique office at CYUT. Its purpose is to help enterprises develop new products, new techniques, or even new companies. The center was established in 1999 with a major financial support from the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The center is equipped with updated facilities and occupies an area of around 530 square meters, capable of accommodating the offices of 12 companies. The center is staffed by: one chairman; one manager; two project secretaries; and one office clerk. The center handles all affairs related to cooperation with local businesses, including: 1. Maintaining a convenient, low-cost, and supportive environment for participating companies 2. Providing business diagnosis, consulting, and other assistance 3. Collecting business-related information about government projects 4. Assisting companies with the management report 5. Promoting patent licensing and technology transfers between the university and various companies 6. Entering into strategic alliances with local companies 7. Aiding companies to set up facilities and operate in the industrial parks 8. Holding meetings to provide assistance to the resident companies (such as new product presentations or venture capital solicitation) Staff Introduction Staff Member: Tsai-Mei Liu Responsibilities Affairs concerning co-operative projects with incubative enterprises Affairs concerning application for patents Affairs concerning technical transfers and authorization Fiscal management Affairs concerning educational projects for other institutions Other related affairs Designated Project Secretary: Qiao-Juan Hong Responsibilities Visiting and assisting enterprises in association with the incubator Planning promotions, seminars, exhibitions and other related activities Making internal reports. 4. Maintaining the activity profiles of the center Affairs concerning the installation, guidance, graduation, and departure of the incubative enterprises Affairs concerning the reports of the project managing system Maintaining the website for the center Assisting in the preparation of the new branch of the Incubation Center at the Taichung Science Park Other related affairs Designated Project Secretary: Shu-Wen Tsai Responsibilities Visiting and assisting incubative enterprises Planning promotions, seminars, exhibitions and other related activities Affairs concerning the installation, guidance, graduation, and departure of the companion enterprises Affairs concerning SMEA (Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs) Maintaining the specialty database of the CYUT faculty Managing the physical properties of the center Designing the documents to introduce and advertise the center Managing the storage of books and journals Affairs concerning the annual faculty improvement project of the MOE Affairs concerning the network system reports Other related affairs Tel: 886-4-23323000 Ext 3212 Fax: 886-4-23742394 Email: incubatr@mail.cyut.edu.tw