Czech Academy of Sciences established cooperation with research institute in Taiwan in 2017, when a memorandum was signed with the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). The task of the new platform is to support specific cooperation between the institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences and ITRI.

A visit of the Taiwanese delegation to the Czech Academy of Sciences was held from 19 to 21 November 2018. It included an excursion to the ELI Beamlines research center in Dolní Břežany and BIOCEV in Vestec. Markéta Bačáková spoke at the seminar, presenting research of the biomaterials and tissue engineering and the possible usage of structural biology in the development of new drugs. The Taiwanese delegation was very interested in these topics, and both sides agreed on topics that they would like to further develop into specific projects. More