TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Media OutReach- December 19, 2018 - Dr. Liang-Gee Chen, Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST),announced today at Taiwan TechArena (TTA) that the MoST will lead 44 tech startup companies to attend the CES2019 in Las Vegas, USA, in January 2019. TTA will organize a national pavilionat Eureka Park, showcasing Taiwan's deep tech capabilities to the world andcreate a stage for 8 innovation awards at CES 2019 to support Taiwan startupsconnect with the global ecosystem, resources and industries. TTA teams willwork closely with Taiwan tech startup companies to achieve the global marketand tech industrial at CES 2019 as well.

The MoST Leading 44 Startups to CES2019, 8 won Innovation Awards

44 TTA startup teams are mainlyselected from 6 high-tech fields covering IoT (25%), Cyber Security &Software (20%), AI (18%), Healthcare (14%), Wearable (14%), and AdvancedManufacturing (9%). Among these 44 TTA teams, 8 teams have received CES 2019Innovation Awards, including EleClean, Genius Holdings, Gintel Tech, Han-WinTechnology, Lubn, Omnieyes, Starwing Technology, and Taiwan Main OrthopedicBiotechnology.

Launched in June 2018, TTA is apioneer program funded by the MoST, the program aims to connect globalresources, build a more high-tech startup friendly ecosystem, and fosterhigh-tech entrepreneurships in Taiwan. TTA hopes to attract global and domestictalents and actively foster the innovation of technology industries by buildinga co-creation platform for startups, accelerators, venture capital, andcorporate partners. Via participating CES 2019, TTA looks forward to connectingglobal investors for its team, having further industrial cooperation, and enhanceTaiwan's reputation in global high-tech ecosystem.