THREE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AGREE TO PAY A TOTAL OF OVER $122 MILLION TO RESOLVE ALLEGATIONS THAT THEY PAID KICKBACKS THROUGH CO-PAY ASSISTANCE FOUNDATIONS

THREE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AGREE TO PAY A TOTAL OF OVER

$122 MILLION TO RESOLVE ALLEGATIONS THAT THEY PAID KICKBACKS

THROUGH CO-PAY ASSISTANCE FOUNDATIONS

BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that three pharmaceutical companies –Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Jazz), Lundbeck LLC (Lundbeck), and Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – have agreed to pay a total of $122.6 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to Medicare and Civilian Health and Medical Program (ChampVA) patients through purportedly independent charitable foundations. 

When a Medicare beneficiary obtains a prescription drug covered by Medicare Part B or Part D, the beneficiary may be required to make a partial payment, which may take the form of a co-payment, co-insurance, or deductible (collectively, co-pays). Similarly, under ChampVA, patients may be required to pay a co-pay for medications. Congress included co-pay requirements in these programs, in part, to encourage market forces to serve as a check on health care costs, including the prices that pharmaceutical manufacturers can set for their drugs. The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits pharmaceutical companies from offering or paying, directly or indirectly, any remuneration – which includes money or any other thing of value – to induce Medicare or VA patients to purchase the companies’ drugs.   

“We are committed to ensuring that pharmaceutical companies do not use third-party foundations to pay kickbacks masking the high prices those companies charge for their drugs,” said United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling. “This misconduct is widespread, and enforcement will continue until pharmaceutical companies stop circumventing the anti-kickback laws to artificially bolster high drug prices, all at the expense of American taxpayers.”

“Pharmaceutical companies undercut a key safeguard against rising drug costs when they create assistance funds to serve as conduits for the companies to subsidize the copays of their own drugs,” said Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division. “These enforcement actions make clear that the government will hold accountable drug companies that directly or indirectly pay illegal kickbacks.”  

“These settlements demonstrate the FBI’s commitment to safeguarding the Medicare program and ensuring that patients receive treatment solely based on their medical needs,” said Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division. “Not only did these companies undermine a program that was set up to assist patients in decreasing the cost of their drugs, but they threatened the financial integrity of the Medicare program to which we all contribute and on which we all depend.”

“Kickback schemes undermine the integrity our nation’s healthcare system, including healthcare benefits administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,” said Special Agent-in-Charge Sean Smith, VA Office of Inspector General, Northeast Field Office. “The VA Office of Inspector General, along with our law enforcement partners, will continue to aggressively pursue these investigations and exhaust all efforts to uncover these schemes.”

The government’s allegations in the three settlements announced today are as follows:

Jazz. Jazz sells Xyrem, a treatment for narcolepsy, and Prialt, a non-opioid treatment for management of severe chronic pain. The government alleges that, in 2011, Jazz asked a foundation to create a fund that would cover the co-pays of Xyrem patients. The foundation then created a fund that would ostensibly cover the co-pays of patients taking any narcolepsy drug, but that, through May 2014, almost exclusively assisted patients taking Xyrem. During this period, Jazz raised the price of Xyrem at over 24 times the rate of overall inflation in the United States. The government further alleges that Jazz asked the same foundation to create a fund that would purportedly cover the co-pays of patients taking any drug for severe chronic pain, but that, through May 2014, almost exclusively assisted patients taking Prialt. The foundation told Jazz that, when severe chronic pain patients seeking assistance with drugs other than Prialt contacted the foundation, the foundation would refer them elsewhere. Furthermore, as Jazz knew, the foundation did not advertise the severe chronic pain fund on its website, so that Jazz itself was the principal source referrals to the fund. Jazz has agreed to pay $57 million to resolve the government’s allegations.

Lundbeck. Lundbeck sells Xenaxine, a treatment for chorea associated with Huntington’s Disease. The government alleges that, beginning in 2011, Lundbeck donated millions of dollars to a foundation’s fund that, ostensibly, covered the co-pays of patients with Huntington’s Disease, but that, in fact, simply covered the co-pays of patients taking Xenazine, regardless of the condition the drug was being used to treat. After May 2014, when HHS-OIG published a document entitled “Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin: Independent Charity Assistance Programs,” Lundbeck and the foundation agreed that the foundation would continue to pay the Xenazine co-pays for non-Huntington’s Disease patients out of a “general fund” that the foundation would use for this purpose. When Lundbeck asked the foundation whether there was a “risk” that HHS-OIG would not view this practice as compliant, the foundation replied, “[t]hey don’t know what we use the general fund for.” This conduct continued through 2016. During the period of the alleged misconduct, Lundbeck raised the price of Xenazine at over 22 times the rate of overall inflation in the United States. Lundbeck has agreed to pay $52.6 million to resolve the government’s allegations.

Jazz and Lundbeck each entered five-year corporate integrity agreements (CIAs) with OIG as part of their respective settlements. The CIAs require the companies to implement measures, controls, and monitoring designed to promote independence from any patient assistance programs to which they donate. In addition, the companies agreed to implement risk assessment programs and to obtain compliance-related certifications from company executives and Board members.

“These kickback schemes harm Medicare and the public,” said Gregory E. Demske, Chief Counsel to the Inspector General.  “OIG CIAs, such as those with Jazz and Lundbeck, are designed to reduce future risks to patients and taxpayer-funded programs.  OIG decided not to require a CIA with Alexion because it made sweeping and fundamental organizational changes following the bad conduct.  The changes included hiring a new eight-member executive leadership team and changing half of the members of its Board of Directors.  In addition, forty percent of Alexion’s employees are new and the company relocated its corporate headquarters.”

Alexion. Alexion sells Soliris, a drug that is approved to treat patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and to treat patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). Soliris can cost over $500,000 per year. Alexion allegedly knew that the price it set for Soliris could pose a financial burden to patients. In January 2010, the government alleges, Alexion requested that a foundation create a “Complement-Mediated Disease” (“CMD”) fund. Over the next several months, Alexion and the foundation allegedly discussed the coverage parameters that Alexion desired for the fund, including Alexion’s desire that the fund “not support a patient with any of these [CMD] diagnoses for other reasons tha[n] Soliris therapy.” The government alleges that, after the fund opened, Alexion—the sole donor to the fund—understood that the fund’s provision of financial assistance to a patient was contingent on the patient taking Soliris. Alexion allegedly noted internally that it needed to be diligent in notifying the foundation if a patient had stopped taking Soliris so that Alexion’s donations would not be used on patients who were not starting or maintaining Soliris therapy.Alexion has agreed to pay $13 million to resolve the government’s allegations.

U.S. Attorney Lelling, Assistant Attorney General Hunt, HHS-OIG Chief Counsel Demske, FBI SAC Bonavolonta, and VA OIG SAC Sean Smith made the announcement today. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service also assisted with the investigation. The matter was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Gregg Shapiro and Abraham George, of Lelling’s Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit, and by Trial Attorneys Augustine Ripa and Sarah Arni of the Justice Department’s Civil Division.

文協國樂團4/27慶35週年公演

(Boston Orange)大波士頓中華文化協會(GBCCA)國樂團將於4 月27日（週六）晚上7:30，在1605 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington, MA 02420, Battin Hall, Cary Memorial Building 舉行國樂年度公演。

該樂團今年慶祝三十五週年。將由陳志新指揮的這場音樂會，正由樂團積極排演中，曲目包括吹打樂《淘金令》;小組合奏《雪落下的聲音》，《奇跡》;大合奏《鬧新春》，《江南好》，《雪蓮花》，《台灣民謠幻想曲組曲》，《電視主題曲組曲》。表演節目豐富多樣。

音樂會憑票免費入場，索票請洽TungmeiPan@hotmail.com （六歲以下，謝絕入場）

波士頓華埠安全會議再談大麻店 (圖片)

四月份的華埠社區安全會議，出席者眾。(周菊子攝)

波士頓市長亞裔聯絡員徐丹晨報告五月四日波士頓
年度大掃除徵義工。(周菊子攝)

一名女子表示自己在波士頓華埠住了58年，最近
經常被深夜喧嘩困擾。(周菊子攝)

西山律師事務所的Greg Henning (左)和政府關係集團的
Joseph A. Cianniao (右)陪同大麻店Sanctuary執行長
Jason Sidman(中)出席華埠社區安全會議。(周菊子攝)

Ken Moriv在安全會議中陳情，指稱在學校樓宇附近開
大麻店，實在不適宜。(周菊子攝)

麻州長、昆士市長落髮 為波士頓兒童醫院籌款六百萬元

麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker，左)拉著昆士市長柯奇
(Tom Koch)，先拍張落髮前合影。(周菊子攝)

           (Boston Orange 波士頓訊)麻州州長查理貝克連續第五年，參加大理石電信公司為波士頓兒童醫院關注癌症研究舉辦的年度"削髮存錢(Saving by Shaving)"籌款活動，他和昆，是市長柯奇，波士頓紅襪隊董事長Sam KennedyWGBH的Jim Braude，大理石電信公司執行長Rob Hale，紅襪隊前球手David Ortiz等許多名人一起，為慈善活動落髮。大理石電信公司宣佈，今年為波士頓兒童醫院籌款600萬元。

Governor Baker Participates in “Saving by Shaving” Event

BOSTON – For the fifth consecutive year, Governor Charlie Baker got a buzz-cut at Granite Telecommunication’s annual “Saving by Shaving” event to raise awareness for cancer research at Boston Children’s Hospital. He was joined by Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch, Boston Red Sox President Sam Kennedy, WGBH’s Jim Braude, Granite Telecommunications CEO Rob Hale, Former Red Sox DH David Ortiz, Former Bruins Defenseman Ray Bourque, Patriots Offensive Lineman Ted Karras, Patriots Guard Joe Thuney, Former Patriots Guard Joe Andruzzi and Former Patriots Wide Receiver Troy Brown. At this year’s event, Granite Telecommunications announced an over $6 million contribution raised for Boston Children’s Hospital. (From the governor's office)

Granite Telecommunications, Quincy, MA

April 3, 2019 CLICK HERE TO WATCH

昆士市長Tom Koch為慈善落髮。(周菊子攝)

操刀為麻州州長查理貝克剪頭髮的是Annie Howan。旁邊
的理髮師是紅襪隊的前任一壘手David Ortiz。(周菊子攝)

昆士市長Tom Koch(中)落髮前，先拍張照，好做比較。
(周菊子攝)

麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)進場時接受電台採訪。
(周菊子攝)

麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker，右)和昆士市長柯奇
(Tom Koch，中)，在落髮前寒暄，說笑。(周菊子攝)

紐英崙客家鄉親和台商講座 蔡坤喜談生死 許炳煌說退休

新英格蘭台灣商會會長李以蕙(右一)，紐英崙客家鄉親會
會長宋玉琴(左一)和兩名講者，蔡坤喜醫師(左二)，
許炳煌。(周菊子攝)

                     (Boston Orange 周菊子牛頓市報導)紐英倫客家鄉親會和新英格蘭大波士頓台灣商會再度合作，3月30日舉辦講座，邀來蔡坤喜醫師談生死，許炳煌僑務顧問說退休，有聽眾因講者專程出席，不少人散場時欣然說確有收穫。

生死，退休講座出席者眾。(周菊子攝)

             蔡坤喜畢業於約翰霍普金斯大學，曾任新英格蘭針灸學院教授，1995年就出版過一本”針灸師手冊”，目前自己經營診所。他表示自己從醫45年，從當學生時解剖大體，當兵時擔任重傷組少尉醫官，曾三赴刑場簽死亡證書，再到做醫生迄今，實在見過太多生死，也格外覺得，坊間的談生論死，多半從哲理，宗教，玄學角度出發，什麼前世今生，靈魂出竅，都不是從醫學觀點來討論。

講座還出現站位。(周菊子攝)

             蔡坤喜說，確認一個人死了沒，一般有三個步驟，一是呼吸停止，二是心臟不跳，體溫急降，三是腦細胞停止運作，人失去了意識。整個過程，有時長達15分鐘。

             由於人在臨死前，還有意識與記憶力，多半會出現心裏雜亂不安現象，因而最好是讓平日與瀕死者互動良好的人，站在其視線可及之處，以幫助他順利地走完這一過程。

鄭雪卿(左起)，鄭玉春招呼中場提供點心。(周菊子攝)

             蔡坤喜還談出生，植物人，安樂死，往生的定義，直言人一旦患病，對病人自己，以及照顧病人的家屬，都會形成很大負擔，甚至壓力大到讓人無法承受。

             用自己的人生經歷來談生死之後，蔡坤喜建議有心養生者要注意四個步驟，要適度運動，懂得調節生活環境，飲食要三少一多，亦即少糖，少鹽，少油，多纖維，最後是要注意心理健康，保持快樂，不盲目比較，心態豁達，懂得過平淡生活。

許炳煌整理出有關退休的資訊，供人參考。(周菊子攝)

             許炳煌以他個人的生活經驗，以即廣閱博覽各種書籍整理出來的資料，”漫談退休生活，享受優質人生”。

             許炳煌要有心退休的人，先想想並計算一下，自己存夠了錢沒?基本上退休後，每年從存款中拿4%，可以以應付生活所需開支，最好別指望社會安全來做主要收入來源，以免出現拮据窘像。

許炳煌整理出有關退休的資訊，供人參考。(周菊子攝)

             他也從網上找了33歲就退休，5年就買20棟房子等真實故事來舉例，形容退休時最重要的是財務自由，有房產的人，甚至可以考慮辦反向貸款，來讓自己的手頭寬裕些。

             新英格蘭台灣商會的下一個活動是和青商會攜手，4月20日(週六)下午2點至4點，在哈佛大學波約斯頓廳馮禮堂(Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium)舉辦講座，邀請哈佛大學甘迺迪政府學院艾許民主治理及創新中心的資深學者韋傑夫(Jeffrey R. Williams)談”中國特色的企業治理”。會員及學生免費，非會員入場10元。報名或購票可上網https://www.eventbrite.com/e/corporate-governance-with-chinese-characteristics-tickets-58679752720#tickets。(圖片已於3月30日發表)

Boston to invest $15M in universal pre-K

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES $15 MILLION INVESTMENT IN UNIVERSAL PRE-K TO GUARANTEE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO FREE, HIGH-QUALITY PRE-K FOR ALL FOUR-YEAR-OLDS IN BOSTON

BOSTON - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - Building on Mayor Martin J. Walsh's long standing commitment to ensuring every child in Boston has access to a high-quality education, today Mayor Walsh announced the City will invest $15 million in his FY20 budget that will be released next week to establish the "Quality Pre-K Fund," which will guarantee equitable access to free, high-quality pre-kindergarten (pre-K) for all 4-year-olds living in Boston within five years. Mayor Walsh made the announcement alongside parents, teachers, students, working families, partner organizations, elected officials and education advocates at ABCD Walnut Grove Head Start, a community-based organization that offers high-quality preschool in Dorchester. The Quality Pre-K Fund will support the creation of 750 high-quality seats in the nationally recognized pre-K programs in Boston Public Schools (BPS) and in community-based organizations, such as ABCD Head Start, Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCA, and many others. When Mayor Walsh took office, the gap of high-quality pre-K classroom seats stood at 1,500, and over the last six years this number has been cut in half. "There is no better investment we can make than providing our children with high-quality learning opportunities from an early age," said Mayor Walsh. "We have set a strong foundation over the last several years to offer more high-quality pre-K seats than ever before. I am incredibly proud that the Quality Pre-K Fund will fulfill our commitment of ensuring that every 4-year-old in Boston has access to high-quality pre-kindergarten in a setting that works best for their individual needs." "The Boston Public Schools early childhood educators are pioneering what pre-kindergarten can and should look like nationwide," said BPS Interim Superintendent Laura Perille. "Through the Quality Pre-K Fund, we are providing more access and flexibility for families of 4-year-olds that will help to close opportunity and achievement gaps, and set up our youngest learners for long-term educational success." What sets Boston apart from other pre-K models is its emphasis on "high-quality." All Quality Pre-K Fund programs, whether they are located in Boston Public Schools or community-based organizations, adhere to the following standards: All pre-K teachers have a degree in early childhood education, are prepared to teach in "inclusive" classroom settings to support students of all backgrounds, and earn the same starting salary for a Boston Public Schools teacher. Students learn from the Boston Public Schools Focus on K1 Curriculum and Building Blocks Curriculum, which are national models in early childhood education. All classroom environments are age-appropriate and culturally responsive. The classroom ratio is two educators for 20 students. The program is accredited by a national early childhood accrediting body, and meets other accountability benchmarks. "Mayor Walsh's UPK programs are a meaningful investment; benefiting the children served and the City of Boston overall," said Melissa Ryan, an early childhood educator at the Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester. "Studies show that high-quality UPK programs prepare children to enter school ready to succeed and positively influence the health, economic, and social outcomes of society. Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester applauds Mayor Walsh for his commitment to children, instilling hope and preparing the city's future generations for success." The City anticipates the current high-quality pre-K seat gap will be closed within five years through the Quality Pre-K Fund. The $15 million will ensure classrooms are staffed with highly-trained and well-compensated teachers, culturally responsive and inclusive learning environments, ongoing professional development for staff, and use of a proven curriculum that focuses on literacy, math, and supports for students with additional needs. "Our partnership with BPS through the Preschool Expansion Grant has been a wonderful collaboration," said Amy Turner, Executive VP of Child Development at the YMCA Boston, a community-based organization that offers pre-kindergarten. "Our teachers and administrators have grown their instructional practice. They have had increased access to professional coaching supports and development opportunities. Most importantly, our children and their parents have benefited from the learnings and leave our programs better prepared for kindergarten." The mixed delivery option of high-quality pre-K offers parents and families important flexibility to choose a setting that works best for their schedules and children's developmental needs. "My child attended Paige Academy which has in many ways encouraged me to get more involved in my child's learning," said Cristina Clark, parent of a student who attended Paige Academy and is now in BPS. "To know that the program was also supported by BPS and that Neveah was having an experience similar to her peers in BPS was a plus. As my daughter moved into kindergarten, I knew that both she and I were better prepared. It is exciting to know that so many families will be able to have the same quality experience that we had."    BPS oversees a nationally recognized early childhood education program that is child-centric, uses play-based curricula, is highly developmental, and is shown through research to lead to academic gains for several years, helping close the opportunity and achievement gaps. Data shows that BPS has some of the strongest impacts of any national preschool program, as a result of its commitment to meeting the high-quality standard. In addition, BPS pre-K attendees outperform students in third and fifth grade MCAS, both in ELA and Math. "Over the last 15 years, Boston has been a national leader in using the best science in early childhood education to create high-quality preschool classrooms," said Christina Weiland, assistant professor of the University of Michigan's School of Education, who has authored numerous studies on BPS early childhood programming. "This new investment builds on that strong history and represents narrowing the opportunity gap for more of Boston's young children and families." The majority of BPS early childhood classrooms have earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, affirming that these programs offer high-quality, state-of-the-art education to help get children off to successful starts. High-quality early education has been a priority of Mayor Walsh since taking office, and he has invested new funds in pre-K every year since. In 2017, BPS hired its first-ever Universal Pre-K Director, TeeAra Dias, to play a vital role in building collaborations between schools, community programs, and city partners, working alongside Jason Sachs, BPS Executive Director of Early Childhood Education. In addition, a partnership between the universal pre-K initiative and UMass Boston has been developed to provide an instructional leadership course for community-based early childhood programs. The credit-bearing course aims to improve overall pre-K quality in Boston by working with the organization's teachers and program administrators to continue professional development on the BPS Focus on K1 curriculum. The first 25 participants completed the leadership course in June 2018.  "High-quality pre-school education is one of the best investments society can make, as it addresses major problems like school failure, crime, and income inequality," said W. Steven Barnett, senior co-director of the National Institute of Early Education Research. "Nationally, few children from low- and middle-income families have access to high-quality pre-K. Boston sets the bar for other cities across the country, and this expansion shows a strong commitment to increasing access to education for students of all backgrounds." "The BPS early childhood program is already providing high-quality environments to preschool children, and this funding extends that quality to a much larger number of children, with a positive payoff for schools, teachers, and the children themselves," said Catherine Snow, professor at the Harvard School of Education. "United Way applauds Mayor Walsh for his commitment to ensuring children across the city have a high quality early education," said Michael Durkin, President of United Way. "In partnership with the City of Boston and Boston Public Schools, we have been working to identify where resources are needed most to accomplish this goal. United Way recognizes the important role that community based organizations play in this innovative mixed delivery model, and we will continue to invest in and support efforts to strengthen the quality of their impact." In 2014, Mayor Walsh established the Universal Pre-K Advisory Committee, which was tasked with building on Boston's nation-leading UPK efforts and recommending a citywide strategic framework and action plan to increase enrollment of 4-year-olds in high quality, full-day pre-K programs. The 30-member committee, composed of parents, representatives from early education and care programs, and public officials, as well as leaders from BPS and the Boston School Committee, philanthropy, business, higher education, and nonprofit and children's advocacy organizations, played an important role in representing a broad range of stakeholders. The Advisory Committeereleased a report in 2016 with recommendations to inform the city's planning for high-quality universal pre-K moving forward, which has guided Boston's continual investments in high-quality pre-K. "I believe all children deserve a quality education whether it is in Boston Public Schools or in our community programs," said Jeri Robinson, a Boston School Committee member who also serves on the Universal Pre-K Advisory Committee. "A mixed delivery system allows us to serve more families and better prepare all children for their transition to kindergarten. As a longtime advocate for children and families, I am excited to support the Mayor's investment in early education and commitment to this community partnership." ###

台達集團全球攬才 首站波士頓

右起，台學聯代表Chao-Ting Wei，玉山會長陳立洋，台達電
全球人才開發專案經李樺倫，波士頓科技組長謝水龍，
台達電人力長陳啟禎，台達電電動車事業部副總裁朱立志
等人會後合影。(周菊子攝)

       (Boston Orange 周菊子劍橋市報導) 在台灣和台積電並列為”台灣雙雄”，近年員工年領薪資20個月的台達電(Delta Electronics)，今年首度以大波士頓為北美人才招聘之旅第一站，經波士頓經文處科技組長謝水龍指點，還在哈佛，麻省理工學院一連舉辦三場招聘活動。

新英格蘭台灣學聯共派出七名志工協辦台達電攬才會。
(周菊子攝)

台達電由人資長陳啟禎率領的6人徵才團，3月23日先出席了新英格蘭台灣學聯和紐英崙中華專業人員協會(NEACP)，新英格蘭玉山科協(MJNE)，波士頓台灣生物科技協會(BTBA)等組織合辦的大規模職業展，3月29日在新英格蘭玉山科技協會協助下，舉辦專場攬才說明會，3月30日再參加在渥克紀念廳舉辦的麻省理工學院亞洲職業展。

許多出席者在會前已投遞簡歷。(周菊子攝)

陳啟禎在玉山科協與台學聯合辦的攬才專場中表示，台達電曾於2010年來美舉辦校園徵才，但這還是第一次以波士頓做第一站，為全球佈局徵才，其中有1800個職位在台灣，約40%為入門級職位，全球各地職缺則因應各地的側重於研發，生產或市場行銷而有不同。

台達電人資長陳啟禎是輔仁大學校友，強調台達電
重視人才適任與成長。(周菊子攝)

陳啟禎指出，創立於1971年的台達電，以電源技術起家，主要產品有「電源及零組件」、「樓宇自動化」和「基礎設施」等三大類，目前方向是為顧客提供完整解決方案，希望成為綠能倡導者，要從智慧製造成為智慧物流企業，喜歡複合性人才。

台達電電動車事業部副總裁朱立志是清華校友。
(周菊子攝)

陳啟禎也說明，台達電總部設在台北，生產製造主要在中國大陸，印度，泰國，市場營銷在日本，韓國，研發則在新加坡，歐美等地。基本上全球各地都有據點，加入台達電的大家庭後，無論橫向或縱向，都有很多發展機會。台達電也十分重視人才的培育與發展，甚至內部研究中心有一套人才分析技術，可以協助員工了解自己，協助主管挑選適合不同職位的人才。數據開發也是台達電的方向之一。

波士頓經文處科技組組長謝水龍介紹海外人才橋接方案。
(周菊子攝)

台達電全球人力開發專案經理李樺倫透露，中高階職位職缺，約25個。不過這類職缺多半經由獵頭公司直接與潛在徵募對象洽談。

左起，朱立志，陳啟禎，謝水龍回答提問。(周菊子攝)

由於電動車是台達電的新產業方向之一，這次的台達電徵才，特地安排台達電美國底特律研發中心，電動車事業單位行銷與產品發展副總裁朱立志博士出席，介紹了電動車產業最新技術趨勢以及台達在電動車產業之佈局與投入。

陳啟禎和朱立志都提及，台達電有不少非常前沿的科研項目，不只和維琴尼亞理工學院，通用電子公司(GE)，甚至和美國能源部都在整合新能源，能源儲存等等領域有合作項目。

台達電全球人力開發專案經理李樺倫。(周菊子攝)

台達電近年還在不斷併購，轉型，擴大企業的發展潛能，早前收購了乾坤科技(Cyntech)，去年也宣佈要擴大在台灣北中南的投資，包括要砸10億元台幣建台中中科機器人研發總部，在台南科學園區蓋廠房等等。3月31日，台達電還和自然科學博物館合作，以台達8K投影機，在700吋巨幅銀幕上和日本同步，做”水起，台灣”的全球首映。4月2日又宣佈，收購泰達電42.85%股權。

3月29日晚，還有台達電美國分公司人事經理Amy Ho，資深招募專員Dereck Miske以美國公司為例，闡述在台達電工作概況。駐波士頓台北經文化辦事處科技組組長謝水龍介紹中華民國科技部4月起開放申請的「 海外人才歸國橋接方案(LIFT)」。(圖片已於3月30日發表)

New Balance液壓跑道場地破土動工 麻州長、波市長聯袂致詞

麻州長Charlie Baker(左二起)，波士頓市長Marty Walsh，
新平衡集團主席Jim Davis等人，為"跑道(The Track)"
施工破土。(周菊子攝)

            (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)新平衡(New Balance)發展集團的”跑道(The TRACK)”項目，今(4月1)日在麻州長，波士頓市長聯袂出席的隆重中破土，預計2021年夏末竣工。該集團主席Jim Davis稱，這是歷經15年醞釀的夢想成真。

             “新平衡”是全球知名的運動鞋公司，2015年9月把全世界總部設在了波士頓WGBH電視台旁邊，位於奧斯頓/布萊頓區(Allston/Brighton)的客人(Guest)街100號，佔地25萬平方英尺。該公司2018年營業額高達40億美元，員工約8000人。

新平衡發展集團常務董事Jim Halliday致詞。(周菊子攝)

             新平衡的”跑道(The Track)”，包括一個200米液壓軌道，四方形的硬地和草坪球場，一個暖身跑道，還有5000個座位，2萬5000平方呎的地面零售面積及停車場。這兒也會是有3500個座位的音樂節目現場表演場地，Bowery Presents將承辦這些活動。

             新集團主席Jim Davis表示，15年前，他和太太從辦公室向外看，只見一片荒地，後來持續和波士頓市府磋商，把三幅地湊成一整塊，於是有了新平衡世界總部，也是從西邊入波士頓城的門戶。在這一大片土地上，還將會建大約200個房間的酒店，以及約佔地25萬平方呎的辦公室，生物實驗室，零售店面空間，供企業，醫療健保，門診，科研用。

新平衡集團主席Jim Davis稱"跑道"等項目的落實，
是他和太太的夢想成真。(周菊子攝)

             新平衡發展集團常務董事Jim Halliday表示，這新場地不但將成為體育活動場地，也將作為運動研究，音樂會場地。該集團體育部跑步及戶外副總裁Tom Carleo則指出，”跑道”除了供地方民眾使用外，也是兩個專業體育隊，新平衡波士頓隊，以及一隊精英跑者的培訓專用場地。

根據新平衡發展集團資料，在這片土地上，已完工的發展項目包括2018年春啟用的約300個住宅單位樓宇，Lantera。

波士頓市長馬丁華殊(Martin Walsh)和麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)都稱新平衡的”跑道”等發展項目得以順利進行，是企業界和公家機關合作無間的最佳例證。

新平衡集團介紹傑出運動員。(周菊子攝)

象徵性破土時，顯然有人鏟土太用力，出狀況，惹來笑聲。
(周菊子攝)

這塊空地，兩年後將成為有液壓跑道的體育場。(周菊子攝)