TSC is currently transforming into "A green enterprise centered on new agriculture and the circular economy," aiming to expand its agricultural and biotechnology development and continuously pursue sustainable innovation in higher-quality products and services. We track and manage research directions, policies, project budgets, and the application of R&D results. Through R&D integration meetings, we quickly resolve collaboration issues and challenges faced by various units involved in R&D, leveraging cross-unit coordination and synergy of R&D resources to enhance research capabilities.

Taiwan Sugar Research Institute (TSRI) was originally the “Taiwan Sugar Experiment Station” established during the Japanese occupation, with more than 100 years of history. As TSC has transformed from a “pure sugar production and sales business” to a comprehensive business entity covering multiple business units. TSRI has also shifted its focus to biotechnology and the R&D of medical plants. In recent years, to align with the trend of net-zero emissions, it has actively invested in related studies on smart agriculture, circular economy and others.

To focus more on the development of health foods, functional drinks, and beauty care products, TSC established the Biotechnology Business Division in 2003, which is equipped with equipment for microbial fermentation, natural product extraction, and product packaging. Under the joint efforts with TSRI, currently, 10 products with 12 health functions have obtained health food certification, 12 raw materials have obtained INCI (International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients) certification, and have won relevant awards, such as SNQ (Symbol of National Quality), Excellence in Aquaculture and Products, Biotechnology and Medicine Care Quality Award, and Taiwan Circular Economy Award.

Starting from April 1, 2025, for the division of labor of each group to stay closer to the overall research direction, the names of organizations are adjusted into the following ones based on the attributes of the tasks. The three technical groups, namely the “Agricultural Technology Group”, “Process Technology Group”, and the “Applied Biochemistry Group”, that are organized based on technical expertise and execute cross-functional and product development tasks through close interdepartmental collaboration. In addition, the "Sugar Industry Archive Research and Application Group" has been added to be in charge of inventorying and collecting cultural assets, create digital archives, developing educational programs, and designing cultural and creative products. There is also a “Technology Management and Information Group” (formerly the Carbon Reduction and Industrial Information Group) in charge of technology management services, providing research-related services such as providing industrial information, intellectual property management, market research, and technology transfer, and it also serves as a window for the communication between TSRI and other internal and external units of TSC.

In the context of sustainable development and circular economy, TSC’s accumulated technologies for fermentation and extraction over such a long period of time have an increasing important role. These technologies can be applied in the fields of waste/by-product conversion and recycling, production of biodegradable agents and materials, synthetic biology and new product development, environmental pollution control and so on, helping to realize the highly efficient use of resources and reduce waste, and create a novel and eco-friendly production model.

As an academic research unit recognized by the Ministry of Education, TSRI is not only a powerful source of technology for TSC to become a benchmark enterprise in health and green industries, its related research results are also of great significance to the transformation of agriculture and the development of circular economy in Taiwan.

1.          Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Management Plan

TSC respects the intellectual property rights (IPR) of others and also strives to protect the IPR owned by the company. Under this principle, the internal control system of Guidelines for Intellectual Property Rights Management, and businesses related to patent, trademark, copyright, variety rights and trade secrets have to be compliant with this system to exert their effects and ensure the rights and interests of the company. In addition, to enhance our associates’ IPR knowledge and strengthen the concept of trade secrets, we will continue to carry out relevant education and training courses in 2025.

2.          Implementation Situation

TSC submitted and reported to the board regarding the IPR strategies and management system as well as the possible IPR risk and countermeasures in the 16th board meeting of the 36th session of board of director convened on May 16, 2025.

There were no cases of infringement of other patents or intellectual property rights at TSC in 2025. The list of intellectual property and results in recent years is as follows.