1998 was a key year in the ascendancy of the local biotech industry, with the number of companies expanding from 16 to 26. The majority of them are focusing on biochips, biotech pharmaceuticals, diagnostic test reagents, Chinese herbal medicines, and health foods.
一九九八年是台灣生技產業展露明星架勢的關鍵期，當年新創的公司從十六家增加到二十六家，其中多以生物晶片、生技藥品、診斷試劑、中草藥及健康食品為重點。