Biochips are one of the core technologies in the field. BMEC general director Dr. Johnsee Lee says that the ITRI's four-year R & D program in biochip applications and technology is now in its second year. Its initial objectives are mainly focused on developing sensor chips to screen for infectious diseases, while later goals will be to develop technologies to test for genetic diseases and cancers.
工研院生醫工程中心主任李鍾熙指出，工研院「生物晶片應用及技術開發研究計畫」為期四年，目前已進入第二年，初期目標是以開發感染性疾病快速檢測晶片為主，後續將發展一系列遺傳性疾病、癌症檢測的技術。