端午連假期間，VIS G11 學生 Bryan Lee 前往美國費城參加由 Drug Information Association（藥物資訊協會，簡稱 DIA）主辦的全球年度大會。DIA 是全球生命科學與醫藥領域最具影響力的國際組織之一，而每年舉辦的年會更雲集來自世界各地的醫師、科學家、工程師、教授、政府監管機構及生技醫藥產業專家。他們共同分享最新研究成果、探討醫療科技發展趨勢，並促進跨領域與跨國合作。
在為期五天的會議中，Bryan 參與了多場專題論壇，並深入了解 AI 與機器學習如何應用於臨床試驗、生物醫學領域中細胞與基因治療的最新進展，以及藥廠、政府與醫療機構如何攜手因應全球藥品監管與供應鏈挑戰。他也與來自世界各地的專業人士交流，從不同背景與專業視角中，看見醫療產業跨領域合作的重要性。
以下是 Bryan 針對活動寫的心得：
During the Dragon Boat Festival, I attended the DIA Global Annual Meeting at Philadelphia. The DIA Global Annual meeting gathers engineers, doctors, professors, and all kinds of other industry professionals to discuss and share the newest technologies and discoveries related to medicine.
Throughout the 5 day conference, I learned about how AI and machine learning are being integrated into clinical trial ecosystems; I learned about the advancements in cell and gene therapy; and I learned about how leadership across drug companies, government, and hospitals collaborate to tackle drug regulatory challenges. More importantly, I connected and talked to professionals all across the world, offering me a brand new perspective on how different kinds of expertise contribute to the medical world.
In the midst of all the booths and poster presentations, I found the Taiwan Town Hall. In the Taiwan Town Hall, Dr. Chih-Kang Chiang, the director general of Taiwan FDA, guided a discussion on how Taiwan and other countries promoted medicine supply resilience. Prof. Wu of TFDA, Prof. Liberti of USC, Prof. Eberts of University of Delaware and Mr. Tamae of Meiji Seika Parma., taught me how each US, Japan, and Taiwan responded to medicine supply shortage and how resilience is promoted. More importantly, I am inspired by how varying expertise and professionals together contribute to a global challenge.
This conference offered me a brand new vision to different career outlooks all related to medicine, meanwhile I connected and learned from industry professionals all across the world. These knowledge and perspectives will help me as I continue my journey applying to university as a bio-related major.
G11 Bryan Lee