Agenda & Speakers
Agenda & Speakers

TMU Clinical Trial Insight 2025 — Pathway to DCT in Taiwan

Friday, September 26, 2025
Cheng-Pu Conference Hall, Taipei Medical University

08:30-09:00
Registration
09:00-09:10
Opening Remarks
Kevin, Ming-Hsun Liu, Counselor, Ministry of Health and Welfare
Mai-Szu Wu, President, Taipei Medical University
09:10-09:15
Group Photo
Session 1
Global Frontiers of DCT: Asian Leaders in Action
Moderator:
Pei-Shan Tsai, Vice President, Taipei Medical University
Jiunn-Horng Kang, Dean, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University
09:15-09:35
Fully Decentralized Clinical Trials in Oncology
Kenichi Nakamura
Chief, Department of International Clinical Development, National Cancer Center Hospital JAPAN

09:35-09:55
Decentralized Clinical Trial in Korea
Seunghoon Han
Vice Dean of Student Affairs, College of Medicine, the Catholic Univ. of Korea
09:55-10:15
Strategic Practices of Kyushu University in Advancing Decentralized Clinical Trials
Kouta Funakoshi
Assistant Professor, Kyushu University Hospital
10:15-10:30Break
10:30-10:50
Decentralized Trials in Taipei Medical University
Chaur-Jong Hu
Dean, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University
10:50-11:10
Accelerating DCT in Asia/Taiwan: CRO Strategies for Patient-Centric & Compliant Execution
Mark Harvill
Chief Executive Officer, Avance Clinical
11:10-11:30Discussion
11:30-12:00
First Floor Exhibition Guide
12:00-13:30
Luncheon
Session 2
Regulations Meet Innovation: Enabling DCT through Policy and Ethics
Moderator:
Chung-Hsi Lee, Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Taipei Medical University
Mei-Yi Wu, Vice Superintendent, Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
13:30-13:55
Emerging Trends in Clinical Trials — Regulations on Decentralized Clinical Trials
Pin-Tzu Chen
Associate Reviewer, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare
13:55-14:20
Enhancing Taiwan’s Decentralized Clinical Trial Framework and Practice: Insights from International Experience
Cheng-Yen Lu
Legal Researcher, Science & Technology Law Institute, Institute for Information Industry
14:20-14:30
Ethical Considerations of Decentralized Clinical Trials: Perspectives on Subject Safety and Rights
Wan-Zhen Huang
Director, JIRB Administration Section, Taipei Medical University
14:30-14:45Discussion
14:45-15:00
Break
Session 3
Bringing DCT Home: Real-World Execution across the Ecosystem
Moderator:
Chen-Yuan Chiang, Vice Superintendent, Taipei Municipal Wanfang Hospital
Chun-Yao Huang, Vice Superintendent, Taipei Medical University Hospital
15:00-15:15
Decentralized Clinical Trial and eConsent
Ariel Hsu
Associate Director, Investigator Engagement, Eli Lilly and Company (Taiwan), Inc.
15:15-15:30
Last-Mile Logistics in DCT: Critical Link Between Trial and Patient
Fannie Lai
Vice President, Head of Sales North Asia, Marken, UPS Healthcare Precision Logistics
15:30-15:45
建構分散式虛擬醫院攻防演練平台
Shih-Hao Chang
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology
15:45-16:00
Localized Implementation of Decentralized Clinical Trials
Chien-Ju Kuo
Director, Joint Clinical Research Center, Office of Human Research, Taipei Medical University
16:00-16:05
Industrial Perspectives
Tina Sun
President, Taiwan Clinical Trial Consortium
16:05-16:20Discussion
16:20-16:30Closing Remark
Chun-Jen Huang, Dean, Office of Human Research, Taipei Medical University
Virtual Session
Practical Experience of Promoting Decentralized Clinical Trials in Japan by DCT Japan
Shinsuke Muto
President, DCT Japan Co., Ltd.
The Convenience, Risks, and Protection of Wearable Devices
Ren-Guey Lee
Distinguished Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology

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