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About Iaps

Founded in 2013, IAPS (Center of Industry Accelerator and Patent Strategy, National Chiao Tung University) is a tech-oriented and university-affiliated startup accelerator. To date, we’ve worked with 950+ startups and lab techs. Each year under our programs, our cohorts raise ~10-11 million USD. We have also been credited as the top 1 accelerator in the APAC region and top 7 globally by UBI Global in 2015.

Our Story

We want to share with you how it all began and some key milestones that led us to where we are today. Thank you to everyone who played a key role in getting us there.

Management Team

Hank Huang

Managing Director
cyhuang@mail.nctu.edu.tw

Michael Lin

CEO
michaellin@mail.nctu.edu.tw

Venessa Cheng

Manager / Head of BD

venessacheng@g2.nctu.edu.tw 

Janet Lee

Manager / iCAN

janetlee@g2.nctu.edu.tw

Anita Hsieh

Manager / TTA

anitahsieh@g2.nctu.edu.tw

Elise Wang

Manager / RSC

elisewang@nctu.edu.tw

Regina Chen

Manager / STEM

reginayfchen@nctu.edu.tw

Jackl Chen

Manager / Council of Agriculture Program

jacklchen@nycu.edu.tw

The Team

Ginger Cho

RSC

Tiffany Gao

RSC

Sally Chiang

RSC

Judy Fang

SPIN

Jennie Chen

SPIN

Alison Mo

SPIN

Andy Huang

SPIN

Janet Lin

SPIN

Viola Sun

iCAN

Citi Chang

Cross-border Links for SMEs

Ella Tsai

STEM

Tiffany Wu

Council of Agriculture Program

Linus Yen

TTA

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Hank Huang

學歷

Rutgers University
Phd in Electrical and Computer Engineering

經歷

  • Professor, Department of Electronics Engineering (電子工程學系 教授 since 2002)
  • Adjunct Professor, Research Institute of Technology
  • Management (科技管理研究所合聘教授 since 2016)
  • Director, Center of Industry Accelerator and Patent Strategy (產業加速器暨專利開發策略中心 主任 since 2013)
  • Founder and Chief Adviser, Fiducia Technologies Inc. (邊信聯科技股份有限公司 since 2020)
  • Director, Venture Lab Program (創業實驗室 主任 since 2016)
  • Chairman, Asia Pacific Accelerator Network Association (亞太加速器協會 since 2019)
  • Adjunct Research Fellow, Board of Science and Technology, Executive Yuan (行政院科技會報 兼任研究員 since 2016)
  • National Information and Communications Initiative (NICI) Committee (國家通訊傳播委員會民間諮詢委員 since 2016)
  • Chairman, Asian Association of Business Incubation (亞洲育成協會 2018-2019)
  • Chairman, Chinese Business Incubation Association (中華創業育成協會 理事長 2016-2019)

Michael Lin

Education

  • Ph.D. in Management of Technology, NCTU
  • Master of Management of Technology, NCTU 
  • Bachelor of Agriculture Economic, NTU

Experience

  • General Secretary, Asia Pacific Accelerator Network.(2018-current)
  • Job Description: Asia Pacific Accelerator Network Operating
  • General Secretary, Chinese Business Incubation Association (2013-2014)
  • Senior Manager and Deputy Director, NCTU IIC (2008-2013)
  • Job Description: Incubating new venture at school and innovation center management
  • Project Manager, Technology Transfer & Service Center, ITRI (2006-2008)
  • Job Description: Start-up Innovation Center management and project operating
  • Project Manager, Technology Service Center, ITRI (2005-2006)
  • Job Description: Start-up Innovation Center management and project operating
  • Investment Manager, Industrial Technology Investment Corp. (2002-2004)
  • Job Description: Analyze investing for technology company and 
  • Start-up Innovation Center management
  • Officer, Evergreen Marine Corp. (1997-2000)
  • Job Description: Airway management and freight forwarder

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Jay Hsueh

Current Job Position

Supervisor, (APEC Accelerator Network, AAN)

Education

  • M.A. in Queensland Graduate School of Business
  • Bachelor, Applied Foreign Languages, NTPU

Experience

  • CEO/Founder, 順聯國際股份有限公司 (2013/08-2014/12)
  • Investment Specialist, UniQuest  (2012/07-2012/12)

Expertise

  1. entrepreneurial management /new venture development and management /new venture strategy management
  2. Financial plan and analysis
  3. Marketing Research and Industry Analysis

During studying in Australia, Jay focused on innovation and startup courses, after invited to by UniQuest to be the researcher of the investment program, he participated in investment evaluation and consulting of startup businesses. In 2014, Jay was awarded by the APICTA for advising marketing strategy for the oTHE Technology Inc. In addition to specializing in commercializing the achievement of scientific research, international marketing, and management of innovation and development, Jay also had the experience of startup and incubation advising.