To promote bilateral cooperation between Taiwan and the state of Arizona in the fields of biomedical and aerospace industries, the Taiwan-U.S. Industrial Cooperation Promotion Office (TUSA) received a delegation from Arizona on November 5, 2024. The delegation was led by Kevin O’Shea, Deputy Director of the Arizona Commerce Authority, and included representatives from several U.S. companies in the biomedical and aerospace sectors, such as ZenaDrone, AGM Global Vision, BRO Breault Research, Lunasonde, and Pinnacle Transplant Technologies. The group visited Taiwan to explore business opportunities and discuss potential technical collaborations.

TUSA arranged for the delegation to visit the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), where they were introduced to ITRI’s innovation capabilities, biomedical applications, and aerospace-related R&D initiatives, as well as its international cooperation models. Many U.S. companies expressed strong interest in working with ITRI. Among them, Pinnacle Transplant Technologies, a U.S. medical company specializing in allograft products, showed particular interest in collaborating with ITRI’s Biomedical Technology and Device Research Laboratories to develop amniotic membrane-based technologies for treating chronic and non-healing wounds.

In the aerospace sector, radar technology developer Lunasonde presented its ultra-low-frequency radar system, which leverages satellite-based earth observation and powerful AI algorithms to scan subsurface resources and analyze underground data. TUSA facilitated a meeting between Lunasonde and Taiwan’s space technology provider Polaris, which specializes in geospatial intelligence, remote sensing, mapping, environmental data analysis, and disaster assessment for civil applications. Polaris aims to integrate radar-based earth mapping into its current services. Should both sides proceed with cooperation, they could jointly develop new radar mapping solutions for defense and military use, strengthening Taiwan–U.S. aerospace technology collaboration.