Professor Chang Cheng, who for five years headed the Institute of Biotechnology Research at Chiao Tung, points out that the US, with its population of well over 200 million, has around 1300 biotech companies. By population ratio, Chang estimates that Taiwan needs at least 130 biotech firms and more than 650 doctoral researchers if it is to compete internationally.
曾擔任交大生物科技研究所所長五年的張正教授表示，若以人口比例估計，美國目前二億多人口，擁有一千三百家生物科技公司，我國二千三百萬人口，若要與國際競爭，至少必須有一百三十家生物科技公司，六百五十位以上的博士研究人才方能應付需求。