The National Science Council has invited Dr. Wu to research traditional Chinese herbal medicines to find those with components which may be useful in dealing with the effects of aging. This is part of the government's long-term goal of creating a local biotechnology industry to follow up on the success of the local semiconductor industry.
目前國科會就委託吳榮燦進行「抗老化中草藥的作用機轉及其有效成份研究」，希望這類生物技術研究，能繼半導體產業之後，為台灣再開發出一項明星產業。