ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Boston biomedical immersion, built for students.
Structured, curriculum-driven programs that bring Taiwanese students, from middle school to university, into Greater Boston’s labs, research institutions and biotech companies.
U.S. program partner for Taiwan Global Pathfinders Initiative (TGPI) programs · Somerville, MA
TAIWAN GLOBAL PATHFINDERS
Our TGPI programs.
We are the U.S. program partner, based in Greater Boston, for programs under the Taiwan Global Pathfinders Initiative (TGPI), run by the Youth Development Administration of Taiwan’s Ministry of Education.
OUR TGPI PORTFOLIO
One program completed in 2026. Two more awarded for 2027.
Each program brings a Taiwanese student cohort to Greater Boston for a structured biomedical immersion. We design the Boston curriculum, coordinate scholars, labs and companies, and manage the program on the ground.
— Open to middle school, high school and university groups
— Tracks shaped around each school’s academic focus
— Run together with the school’s own faculty lead
CASE STUDY · 2026
Future Medicine: Boston Connection.
A 15-day TGPI program with MacKay Medical University, taking 15 young Taiwanese researchers from ISSCR 2026 in Montreal into Boston’s leading hospitals, research institutes and biotech companies.
JULY 2026 · MONTREAL & BOSTON
15 participants · 15 days
Where the program went:
— ISSCR 2026, the International Society for Stem Cell Research annual meeting, Montreal
— Massachusetts Eye and Ear, MIT Koch Institute, Broad Institute and MIT Media Lab
— Ginkgo Bioworks and LabCentral, plus workshops on clinical translation, cell and gene therapy, and venture building
AWARDED FOR 2027
Two new programs for 2027.
Both programs were selected under the Taiwan Global Pathfinders Initiative for summer 2027, with LuTra Studio as the U.S. partner designing and running the program on the ground.
BOSTON & CAMBRIDGE · AUG 3–19, 2027
Future Medicine: Boston Connection
17 days · 16 participants
— A one-week biotech entrepreneurship and shared-lab course at LabCentral
— Hearing-loss biology and gene therapy at Massachusetts Eye and Ear
— MIT Koch Institute, Broad Institute, MIT Media Lab and Flagship Pioneering
DALLAS, TEXAS · AUG 8–25, 2027
Biomedicine Across Borders: Dallas
18 days · 15 participants
— Regenerative medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and its STARS program
— A joint education workshop week with UTeach Dallas at UT Dallas
— Health communication at Texas Woman’s University and science communication at the Perot Museum
WHAT WE HANDLE
Everything on the ground, handled.
We run the U.S. side of the program, from curriculum to daily logistics, so faculty can focus on their students.
CURRICULUM
Designed for your students
ACADEMIC ACCESS
Scholars and labs
INDUSTRY
Inside biotech companies
A Boston curriculum built around each group’s age, academic track and learning goals, from middle school to university.
Invited scholar sessions and planned academic and lab visits across Greater Boston’s research community.
Visits to biotech companies and conversations with the people building them.
ON THE GROUND
Daily program management
MENTORING
Learning that sticks
Student mentoring throughout the program, and help turning the experience into documented learning outcomes.
SUPPORT
A single point of contact
Emergency support and one point of contact in Boston for students and faculty for the full stay.
On-site management with morning briefings and evening debriefs, so every day runs to plan.
HOW IT WORKS
How a program comes together.
Four steps, planned with your faculty from the first conversation.
01 · SCOPE
Align on goals
02 · DESIGN
Build the Boston program
03 · RUN
Manage it on the ground
04 · INTEGRATE
Turn it into outcomes
We agree with your faculty on learning goals, age group, academic track, dates and group size.
We design the curriculum and arrange scholar sessions, lab visits and company visits around it.
We run the program day by day in Boston, with daily briefings and student support.
We help consolidate what students learned into documented outcomes the school can use.