2025-11-22 04:10 China Times News
R&D100 2025 Announced — Taiwan’s Research Achievements Bear Fruit
[Yuan Hao-ting]
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced on the 21st that Taiwan had won seven awards for six technologies at the 2025 R&D 100 Awards, known as the “Oscars of Innovation.” The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) clinched three awards, the Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI) one, the Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC) one, and the Institute for Information Industry (III) one, demonstrating fruitful research achievements in fields like AI, biomedicine, and ICT.
The MOEA stated that R&D results supported by the ministry have consecutively won the R&D 100 Awards for 18 years, accumulating 103 awards. Among these, 90% have already been licensed to manufacturers or used to establish new startups. All the technologies that won this year have also begun collaborations with the industry, becoming a driving force for value innovation in Taiwan’s AI, biomedical, and other industries.
ITRI, in collaboration with Shinkong Synthetic Fibers, Hoshuo Biotech, and TTRI, cross-domain developed the “Bio-inspired Ligament Scaffold.” This medical device uses a bio-inspired structure and polymer material to provide both fixation strength and enhanced repair, helping fractured ligaments heal faster and recover stability. It assists the elderly who suffer ligament damage or fracture due to trauma to quickly regain the ability to move freely.
MIRDC developed the “AI-Guided Interactive Speech-Language Therapy System,” which utilizes generative AI to instantly understand children’s language intent, dynamically generate imitation and expansion feedback, and guide them to complete correct expressions. This helps with intensive training at home, pioneering a new future for AI-assisted language therapy.
TTRI’s development, the “Looping Nylon Technique: no virgin material from recycled fiber to recycle membranes,” utilizes patented ultrasonic cleaning technology to achieve a cleanliness of 98%, reduce water consumption by 90%, eliminate solvents from the entire process, and lower carbon emissions by over 70%. It upgrades discarded fishing nets into high-value medical materials. The film material can be applied to smart medical mattresses, life rafts, and outdoor functional products, opening up a new opportunity for green manufacturing in Taiwan’s medical sector.
III developed the “Vision Safe Smart Driving System,” which integrates five key AI and sensing technologies, equipped with a thermal imaging AI all-weather sensing module. Even in severe weather conditions, it can detect pedestrians and obstacles with an accuracy of up to 96%, eliminating blind spots. It features AI warning and automatic braking technology, capable of intervening within 0.1 seconds to reduce accidents caused by human distraction. The system adopts a modular, plug-and-play architecture, allowing for quick integration into existing vehicle fleets, thus lowering the upgrade costs for transportation operators.
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