Taiwan: May 2021

Taiwan tech news in May 2021

Taiwan’s May 2021 tech news summary gathers headlines across items including cloud kitchen startups, artificial intelligence in COVID-19 detection, the Semiconductors in America coalition, OwlTing’s blockchain services, cybersecurity issues and more. We’ve also included a handful of April’s tech news headlines from Taiwan, to provide a wider pool of reference points.

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• Taiwan: An interview-based overview of AppWorks’ moves in corporate venture capital, and in growing Taiwan’s startup ecosystem
• Taiwan: Falling Walls Lab pitch competition applications now open, seeking research, startups and innovations making a positive impact on science and society
• Taiwan’s JustKitchen ‘cloud kitchen’ firm to expand operations to Hong Kong, growing its hub-and-spoke model for deliveries-only food preparation
• Taiwan: SparkLabs Taipei DemoDay set for June 10th, running online and showcasing batch 5’s tech startups
• An overview of Taiwan’s cybersecurity challenges as cyber-attacks on the country’s tech sectors become more frequent and sophisticated
• ICYMI: Semiconductors in America Coalition forms, a 65-member group of major players along the semiconductor value chain, with Taiwan Semiconductor also joining

• Taiwan: Brain Navi Biotech launches zero-contact medical station, providing zero-contact solution for swabbing and pipetting tasks for lab technicians
• Taiwan: A brief overview of OwlTing blockchain firm’s many services, spanning hotel managment, food-tech, travel and tourism and more
• An interview intro to OMO, gateway for SE Asia’s first-time retail crypto investors, and OMO Finance, for more experienced crypto investors, built on Taiwan’s Dapp Pocket tech
• Taiwan’s A2T Program now open for batch 2 applications from non-Taiwanese startups, providing a market access sprint program to engage with Taiwan’s tech ecosystem
• Taiwan approves AI-based detection system for chest X-rays to more quickly detect COVID-19 infections

Taiwan’s tech news: April 2021 snapshot

• An intro to TuringChain’s TuringCerts service, blockchain-backed solution focused on verification and authentication of education certificates
• A brief video intro to PicCollage, part of the Taiwan Game Changers series from Startup Island Taiwan
• InfuseAI machine learning operations startup raises $4.3M, with MLOps solutions market projected to reach $4BN value in 2025
• Chunghwa Telecom telco selects Nokia to expand 5G network in the country, aiming for 80% population coverage and a boost in 5G subscriptions
• IC Insights semiconductor research finds South Korea’s Samsung and Taiwan’s TSMC investments, combined, make up 43% of spending this year, outpacing US and China