紐英崙中華專業人員協會2019年1月會刊

	New England Association of Chinese Professionals 紐英崙中華專業人員協會
	Website: http://www.neacp.com               Email: 2neacp@gmail.com

2019年1月專業會訊

專協慶祝春節猜謎活動

專協將於二月九日(星期六)中午舉行慶祝春節猜謎餐會，希望大家攜帶家人參加。地點是Sanyo - Asian Cuisine (以前的楊子江), 25 Depot Square, Lexington, MA 02420。如去年一樣，我們也邀請了許多來自台灣的社團參加，大家一起慶祝新年並聯誼，另專協請到袁尚賢博士主持猜謎，專協及各團體也準備了一些抽獎禮物，請大家在Eventbrite報名。詳情如下:

時間 (Date/Time)：February 9, 2019 (Saturday) 12:00pm – 2:30pm

地點 (Place)：Sanyo- Asian Cuisine, 1833 Massachusetts., Lexington, MA 02420

            (formerly Yangtze River) 781-861-6030

報名費用(Registration/Fee)：

Lunch for NEACP and co-sponsor members: $25

Child: 6 to 18 years old: $10; under 6 years old: free

Please register at Eventbrite: https://2019cnyluncheon.eventbrite.com

FB Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2460234744048678/?ti=as

聯絡 (Contact): 彭淑敏會長 Shumin Peng Yang shuminpy@gmail.com;

               康雅雰副會長Yafen Kang  ycain@hotmail.com

協辦單位(Co-Sponsors)：(Co-sponsors as 1/24)

BEINUAA: 波士頓北一女校友會
CCCI: 華夏文化協會
GBAANTU: 大波士頓地區台大校友會
GBCCA: 大波士頓區中華文化協會
GBCKHSAA: 波士頓建中校友會
NEACS: 新英格蘭中文學校協會
NEHA: 紐英倫客家 鄉親會
NCKUAA: 新英格蘭成功大學校友會
MJNE: 新英格蘭玉山科技協會
TCCNE: 新英格蘭大波士頓台灣商會
NTNUAANE: 臺灣師範大學紐英崙校友會

專協一月十九日侯慶辰律師演講

專協邀請到台灣慶辰律師事務所創所律師與執行合夥人侯慶辰(James Hou)律師演講，講題是 Bio-Pharm Companies' Winning Strategy in China from Perspective of Intellectual Property，Dr. Yu-Feng Wei擔任moderator。侯律師擁有台大法律碩士、政大商學碩士與美國賓州大學(University of Pennsylvania)法學碩士學位，以及中國北京大學法學博士學位。精通台灣、美國與大陸的法律並擁有美國與台灣雙律師資格及台灣專利師證照。迄今執業逾十年，專精於公司法、證券交易法、企業併購、資本市場、稅務訴訟、智慧財產權。

演講當天座無虛席，許多朋友站在後面，共約三十多人參加，演講非常精彩受歡迎，詳情請看副會長專協康雅雰Yafen Kang所準備的 Press Release 及 web links to media。

Links to media articles:

https://www.bostonorange.com/2019/01/blog-post_20.html

https://bostonese.com/2019/01/dr-hou-lectures-about-ip-strategy-in-china-at-cambridge-innovation-center/

Press Release

On January 19, 2019, New England Association of Chinese Professionals (NEACP) invited Ching-Cheng (James) Hou to deliver a speech “Bio-Pharm Companies’ Winning Strategy in China from the Perspective of Intellectual Property” at Cambridge Innovation Center, Cambridge MA. This is a full-house event, attracted about thirty people in 18 seating conference room; and the event attracted different backgrounds, MD, entrepreneurs, Phd. Students, professors and government officials, etc. Yafen Kang, VP and Professor Chung Hwa, Board members, of NEACP attended the event. Dr. Yu-Feng Wei is the moderator of the event. 

James came to the US this time because he was invited by Columbia Law School to be a Visiting Scholar. James Hou is a young growing star in IP both in Taiwan and China. He is founding partner of Ching-Cheng Attorneys at Law (Taipei) and founder of China Intellectual Property Information and Consulting Co.(Nanjing, China). James has three master degrees: LLM from National Taiwan University, MBA from National Chengchi University and LLM from University of Pennsylvania; he obtained his PHD from Peking University (China) in 2017.  He is barred in Taipei and the New York State, USA.

In the speech, James shared his insights about four aspect: the value of Chinese patents, the IP environment in China now and future, the must-knows for foreign bio-pharm companies that want to enter into Chinese market, the trend of Chinese bio-pharm patents. Compared to traditional IP lecturers, James’ speech put IP into the larger business context, which reflects James’ belief that IP’s value will be realized only when IP can be appreciated by capital market and IP can be the weapon to exploring certain markets. This is also China Intellectual Property Information and Consulting Co.’s unique business model.

During and after the speech, there were a lot of audience asking questions to James. James’ topic really arose people’s interests. James is also considering expanding his business in the US. NEACP is willing to see our members to have cooperation with him. After the event, NEACP hosted James’ family and guests to lunch at Mulan. 

專協理事董事聯合會議

專協一月五日在僑教中心舉行理事董事聯合會議，回顧與檢討過去一年的活動，報告財務狀況，並規劃今年活動及年會。會後並與新到任的台北經濟文化辦事處新設立的科技組組長謝水龍博士便當午餐。

專協參與的活動

·     專協會長董事長及多位理事及董事參加一月一日在僑教中心舉辦的中華民國元旦升旗活動。

·       新英格蘭台灣同學會聯合會訂2月2日下午2點至7點，在70 Pacific St. Cambridge舉辦新年園遊會，歡迎大家參加，專協也備有禮物給學生抽獎。https://www.facebook.com/events/1936696266386014/

·       專協將有二十多位會員參加2月2日大波士頓區中華文化協會(GBCCA)的年會。

·       新英格蘭台灣同學會聯合會的Career Fair資料，希望專協會員及大家能幫忙mock interviews or resume critiques，請在下網址註冊: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlRS9CGnOGaOQSy_WxchTE1OnBsfPNa9ikfCvj1JCP1zyZHg/viewform

Date & Time: March 23rd, 2019 (Saturday) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Venue: Harvard University, Northwest Science Building (52 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138) 

Registration for the Career Fair: https://bit.ly/2QIq3dm

台灣科技動態(華府科技組提供)

CES 2019科技部TTA國家館傳捷報!8項新創大獎及國際大廠挹注資源

https://www.most.gov.tw/folksonomy/detail?subSite=&l=ch&article_uid=ade133e8-0981-4257-aedd-1b21844599cb&menu_id=9aa56881-8df0-4eb6-a5a7-32a2f72826ff&content_type=P&view_mode=listView  

Taiwan Tech Arena Pavilion at Eureka Park CES 2019 – Taiwan’s Startups Draw International Attentions

https://www.most.gov.tw/folksonomy/detail?subSite=&l=en&article_uid=92ae203f-d703-495d-bcd3-923e65baaea5&menu_id=eb9eb136-4319-40d6-abd3-0788bea0d3a8&content_type=P&view_mode=listView

科技部領 TTA 44 家科技新創 挑戰 CES 40億全球新契機

https://www.most.gov.tw/folksonomy/detail?subSite=&l=ch&article_uid=56e97591-04e4-432e-85f2-c452af53cc19&menu_id=9aa56881-8df0-4eb6-a5a7-32a2f72826ff&content_type=P&view_mode=listView

The MoST Leading 44 Startups to CES2019, 8 won Innovation Awards

https://www.most.gov.tw/folksonomy/detail?subSite=&l=en&article_uid=e7fcd802-b21a-498f-86e1-77ad93ed2c0c&menu_id=eb9eb136-4319-40d6-abd3-0788bea0d3a8&content_type=P&view_mode=listView

中央研究院2019年「TIGP國際研究生學程」開始受理申請

https://www.most.gov.tw/dc/ch/detail?article_uid=0ff26318-36ab-4159-b1be-9940cb789d0d&menu_id=2a8162a5-fdbd-4e3c-8c88-6456164f7e5c&content_type=P&view_mode=listView

Over 100 Funded and World-Class PhD Scholarships Available at Academia Sinica, Taiwan

https://www.most.gov.tw/dc/en/detail?article_uid=9c8398c2-5e2b-4926-b0a3-5c15c263ab4e&menu_id=352dc589-ce5c-436e-b056-bceeb014b0e3&content_type=P&view_mode=listView

TTA科技新創獲歐美大廠青睞 CES 2019奪55億商機

https://www.most.gov.tw/folksonomy/detail/?subSite=main&article_uid=11a38ee3-b274-45b1-9572-7d0304abf56f&menu_id=9aa56881-8df0-4eb6-a5a7-32a2f72826ff&content_type=P&view_mode=listView

Taiwan 44 Startups Reached NT$ 55 Billion Business Opportunity at CES

https://www.most.gov.tw/folksonomy/detail?subSite=&l=en&article_uid=430151ce-f23d-456e-972a-2e48e178d117&menu_id=eb9eb136-4319-40d6-abd3-0788bea0d3a8&content_type=P&view_mode=listView

紐英崙中華專業人員協會簡介

紐英崙中華專業人員協會的宗旨是促進會員間科學知識與人文觀點的交流、提升及運用，並促進台灣與美國的學術、技術、科學和社會文化的交流。協會於一九七八年在波士頓成立，迄今已有四十一年的歷史。當初由曾經參加中華民國『國家建設研討會』之學者專家組成，後為廣泛延攬人才，會員並不限於參加國建會的人士，舉凡學有專精的學者、教授、專家及學生皆可入會。協會的會員分布於紐英崙六州：Maine, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont。

專協歡迎來自台灣的學者、教授、專家、學生及專業人士入會。會費每年$20，永久會員$150。會員可享有活動費用的減免，活動優先報名，收到活動通知，並享有投票的權力。專協制度完善亦是美國政府登記的非營利團體，捐款可減稅，歡迎大家參加我們舉辦的各項演講、座談、研討會及年會。詳情請見http://www.neacp.com。

 

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紐英崙中華專業人員協會

New England Association of Chinese Professionals

http://www.neacp.com/

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波士頓迎春揮毫 謝開明圖片專輯

迎春揮毫嘉賓及書法家們，左起，伍振中，周麗桃，林賢琪，林卓培，僑教中心主任歐宏偉，牛頓市議員John Rice，經文處處長徐佑典，僑務委員蔣宗壬，大波士頓中華文化協會會長談繼欣，吳紹營，池元山。(謝開明攝)

波士頓迎春揮毫 僑教中心"豬事大吉"

左起，波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉，牛頓市議員John Rice，
波士頓經文處處長徐佑典，僑務委員蔣宗壬，大波士頓
中華文化協會會長談繼欣展示揮毫寫的字。(僑教中心提供)

         (Boston Orange周菊子整理報導) 波士頓華僑文教服務中心1月26日喜氣洋洋，墨香四溢，應邀出席的書法家，民俗手工藝能手，出席群眾和波士頓經文處處長徐佑典，僑教中心主任歐宏偉一起即席揮毫，以”豬事大吉”，為農曆新年揭序幕。

左起，波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉，牛頓市議員John Rice，
波士頓經文處處長徐佑典，僑務委員蔣宗壬，大波士頓
中華文化協會會長談繼欣即席揮毫。(僑教中心提供)

”迎春揮毫”是波士頓僑教中心舉辦已逾10年的慶祝農曆新春活動，每年都有新意。今年除了邀來中華書法會的現任會長林卓培，周麗桃，前任會長池元山，陳綺怡，書法家吳紹瑩，伍振中之外，還請擅長手工藝的林賢琪到場，教人做豬年拓印版畫和吉祥與書籤。

為強調文化傳承，波士頓僑教中心今年更特地商請義工團出動第二代，穿上一式的粉紅T恤，在會場為書法家研墨，遞紅紙，把出席者揮就的墨寶，張貼牆上，供人瀏覽。

駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長徐佑典在活動開始
前致詞。(僑教中心提供)

徐佑典處長和歐宏偉主任為”迎春揮毫”活動致詞後，和僑務委員蔣宗壬、牛頓市議員John Rice，大波士頓區中華文化協會會長談繼欣、率先響應揮毫，分別寫下”春”，”新春快樂”，”新年快樂”等祝福語。

紐英崙昭倫公所主席謝如鍵、麻州牛頓元極舞協會會長鄭玉春，前會長曾秀梅，波克萊台灣商會秘書長陳玉媖，臺大校友會會長莊保羅以及劍橋合唱團團長屠澤寬等人，雖然都謙虛表示自己的毛筆字不好，倒也都湊熱鬧的揮畫幾筆。

僑教中心主任歐宏偉表示，今年揮毫的主題訂為「祥豬獻福除舊歲．波城揮毫迎春」，全靠僑教中心志工團協助，會場佈置年節氣氛十足，書法會會長黃周麗桃、林卓培和書法家吳紹營、伍振中、池元山等人的坐鎮示範，林賢琪的現場教作豬年拓印版畫及吉祥語書籤，更是活動美滿，老中青三代得以同堂共樂，感受中文正體字之美的大功臣。

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES DIGITAL EQUITY FUND NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES DIGITAL EQUITY FUND NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

$100,000 will be awarded to local organizations aimed at increasing digital resources available to Boston residents BOSTON - Friday, January 25, 2019 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the Digital Equity Fund is accepting applications from local organizations for grants up to $35,000. In total, the Digital Equity Fund will disperse up to $100,000 to increase equity across all communities and neighborhoods. By providing seed funding to a new round of applicants, the City hopes to identify promising strategies that will help Bostonians access the tools and skills they need to succeed in the 21st century. Organizations can apply for funding until March 1, 2019. "Providing resources to local organizations will help residents across Boston access high-speed internet and gain new digital skills," said Mayor Walsh. "We are proud that since the creation of the fund, we have tripled its size to serve even more Boston residents. We look forward to supporting more organizations as they address digital equity gaps." Created in October 2017, the Digital Equity Fund provides support to community-based organizations that help Boston residents fully connect and participate in today's media and information landscape. The Castle Square Tenants Organization (CSTO) was awarded a $35,000 grant in 2017 to create a technology audiovisual college course and internship program in partnership with the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. "I wanted the students to have a college atmosphere," said Irene Chan, Square Tech Training and Senior IT administrative services manager. "The students are able to take what they learn at Square Tech, get college credit, and have confidence that they have this training in their background, before they even apply to college." The goal of the Digital Equity Fund is to explore ways to build individual and community capacity to: Use the Internet, digital skills, and digital tools to pursue professional, educational, and civic endeavors; Engage with the Internet safely and securely; Develop needs-responsive, community driven digital skills building opportunities; Increase broadband adoption among Bostonians who do not subscribe to this service in the home. The Digital Equity Fund is overseen by the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) and an external Fund Council consisting of four members. Fund Council members are appointed by Mayor Walsh and serve three-year terms. To qualify for a grant, nonprofit organizations must be Boston-based and serve Boston residents. The Digital Equity Fund Council is responsible for reviewing applications and selecting recipients. Mayor Walsh has been committed to bringing more equity and choice to residents throughout Boston, from launching Boston's first-ever Digital Equity Fund; to bringing WiFi hotspots to the Boston Public Library's lending program; to Boston's  Wicked Free WiFi program; to working to protect Net Neutrality rules that ensure a fair and open internet. In addition, in November 2018, Mayor Walsh and Verizon  announced a new partnership that will accelerate Boston's plan to be one of the most technologically advanced cities in the nation, giving residents more choice. Building on the partnership formed in 2016, Verizon will expand its local wireless network speed and capacity to its local 4G LTE network, expand Fios internet and cable television to all neighborhoods in Boston, and collaborate with Boston on Smart Communities solutions. The City of Boston's Broadband and Digital Equity efforts improve access to affordable and reliable high speed Internet for households and businesses, expand the availability of high speed Internet in public places, and facilitate ease of access to up-to-date digital tools.

美中生物醫藥協會醫療器械會10週年

美中生物醫藥協會和協辦的中華資訊網路協會、哈佛大學醫學院中國學生學者聯合會合影。(主辦單位提供)

(Boston Orange 周菊子整理報導)美中生物醫藥協會(CABA)1月19日在麻州醫學會(MA Medical Society)的會議中心大樓，舉行第10屆醫療器械與診斷創新論壇(MDDI)，分醫療設備業創新科技，行業動態和觀點，機會與政策等三個主題，邀12名專家分享經驗、心得或成果，吸引了約150人出席。

CABA的魏義彬(右一)，張偉(左二)和獎者樊榮(左一)等人
合影。(主辦單位提供)

會議由CABA會長英博，副會長兼會議主席魏義彬做開場致詞，創辦醫療設備會議的CABA理事張偉，以幻燈片和出席者回顧當初他和現任CABA董事長張引，前會長戴朝陽，陳志宏等人籌辦這會議的歷程，並指出迄今這仍是本地華人生物醫藥圈唯一的，以醫療器械設備為主題的會議，近年的人工智慧與醫療結合趨勢，尤其彰顯了他們當年眼光前瞻。

CABA會議籌辦團隊，後又起，前會長戴朝陽，董事長
張引，副會長魏義彬，會長英博等人。(主辦單位提供)

今年的大會主題是”下一個世代，科技，機遇”，主講請來PerkinElmer創新及科技副總裁Karen Madden談“企業內部啟發人的創新故事”，AB Sciex的資深研發主任Subhasish Purkayastha談”傳統的質譜技術改變了診斷界景觀”。

Karen以自己有80年歷史的PerkinElmer公司為例，指出對規模較大的企業來說，內部創新是企業發展，擴張，保持競爭力的必走路徑，如何有效協調公司內部資源，非常重要。

Subhasish從質譜儀的理論，發展和應用說起。他指出，無論是辨識可處理癌細胞的抗體藥，觀察可救命的免疫藥劑量，或是分析成分以打擊造假汙染物，使用質譜儀檢測都能發揮很大作用，這種分析檢測的從研發轉向臨床應用，更是與近年來生醫界強調的精準醫療理念十分契合，未來發展讓人十分期待。

(主辦單位提供)

醫療器械業創新科技這部分，由本身是PKI創投創始合夥人的CABA副會長魏義彬主持，安排有基於Sherlock的新創公司，Ultivue，以及SingleRon和IsoPlexis等的介紹。

麻省理工學院分子結構實驗室負責人張曙光。
(主辦單位提供)

Omar Abudayyeh 和 Jonathan Gootenberg都曾是張鋒實驗室的學生，他們對Cas13等基因剪輯的酶，以及化學訊息RNA的新剪輯技術等進一步研究，不但奠定名為Sherlock的這種基因檢測技術基礎，還把檢測靈敏度提高甚至100倍，並研發出迷你紙，讓人用肉眼就可看見檢測結果。這研究成果已促使他們成立了一家公司，預計下個月可獲得約三千萬元投資，將從與非牟利機構合作開始營運。

Ultivue的執行長Michael J. Natan解釋該公司研發的多標免疫組化影像分析，具有同時偵測5到10各，甚至更多目標物，卻不會錯失抗體的能力，可以和現有的自動染色或螢光顯微鏡合併使用，來達到更高效的分析多個癌症生物標記，可以客製化生物標記等等功能。

張鋒實驗室的Omar Abudayyeh 和 Jonathan Gootenberg
也自己開公司了。旁為魏義彬。(主辦單位提供)

耶魯大學生醫工程副教授樊榮，也是新格元生物科技公司創辦人暨首席科學家，IsoPlexis創辦人。他研發出來的微芯片技術，讓人們第一次可以在一個單細胞內，同時衡量42個免疫效應蛋白，也是迄今最多元的單細胞蛋白分泌測定。

行業動態及觀點這部分，由CABA執委杭劍鋒主持，講者分別有麻省理工學院分子結構實驗室負責人張曙光，Exosome診斷公司總經理Thomas McLain。

魏義彬(左)，杭劍峰(右)是會議主持人。(主辦單位提供)

張曙光早前創辦的公司，3DMatrix，被日本人收購後，2014年在東京上市，總值逾12億美元。現在，他專注於已研發7、8年的水溶性膜蛋白QTY分子密碼，也為此有望改變醫藥發現的技術，成立了Oh2公司。

Thomas McLain在生物醫藥領域20多年，出任過許多新創公司的執行長，這次的Exosome是一家液體活檢公司，在前列腺癌早期診斷上，尤其受關注。

CABA的醫療器械會議最初是由張偉創辦的。
(主辦單位提供)

機遇與政策這部分，由AB Sciex全球產品經理，也是CABA協調員的俞瑩卿主持。分別有Cam Med執行長Larry Alberts談”初創設備企業領導者的教育”，上海食品藥品監督局處長黃亦武談”中國醫藥設備規範概況”。

會議當天，波士頓風雪來襲，但出席者都興致濃厚，等著抽獎，從七橋(Seven Bridge)亞太區副總裁殷騰飛等人手中領google home等獎品，還參加會末的雞尾酒會繼續交流。

Baker sign bill to ensure disabled with equitable coverage

Governor Baker Signs An Act Providing for Equitable Coverage in Disability Policies

BOSTON – Today, Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito were joined by House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Senator Jason Lewis, Represenative Ruth Balser, members of the Legislature and a coalition of groups led by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women to participate in the ceremonial signing of An Act Providing for Equitable Coverage in Disability Policies. The legislation prohibits insurers that offer disability insurance from charging higher premiums or otherwise setting terms and conditions of coverage based solely on gender, race, religion, national origin, or other personal characteristics.

“I am pleased to sign this bill ensuring everyone in the Commonwealth has fair and equal access to insurance,” said Governor Baker. “We thank the Legislature for working with our Administration to pass this important legislation, delivering lower insurance rates for women and families across the state.”

“This legislation provides necessary protections for women and families in Massachusetts to receive insurance at the appropriate rate,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “I am proud that the Commonwealth continues to be a leader in equality and am grateful to our partners in the Legislature for working to get this bill passed.”

“Thanks to the hard work of Representative Balser, House members and advocates, this  new law – 10 years in making – protects consumers across Massachusetts and result in a healthier Commonwealth,” said House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo. “Massachusetts will always stand with its citizens and safeguard against discrimination of any kind.”

“Women's rights groups have been working to eliminate gender discrimination in insurance since the 1970s when Massachusetts adopted the Equal Rights amendment to our state constitution,”said Representative Ruth Balser. “Slowly and incrementally, Massachusetts has eliminated gender disparities in most insurance products including automobile, homeowners, health, and annuities. Today we have eliminated the unfair practice of charging women more than men for the same disability protection. Many thanks to the large coalition of groups led by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, the legislature, and the Governor for insisting that Massachusetts continues to lead when it comes to ensuring equality for all.”

“On the long march to gender equality, the passage of this bill is another step forward,” said Senator Jason Lewis, the bill’s lead sponsor in the state Senate. “Thank you to Rep. Balser and the advocates who worked tirelessly for many years to pass this legislation; it will improve fairness and lower insurance premiums for tens of thousands of women in Massachusetts.”

“We are pleased to join Governor Baker, Rep. Balser and Sen. Lewis in celebration of this victory for women’s economic security, and to affirm the Commonwealth’s commitment to equality under the law,” said Nina Kimball, Chair of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women.