Dr. Johnsee Lee
Chairman of Taiwan Bio Industry Organization
Dr. Johnsee Lee is the Chairman of Taiwan Bio Industry Organization and the
Founder & CEO of Personal Genomics, Inc. Prior to his current position, he served as
the President of Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and Chairman of the
Development Center for Biotechnology (DCB) and played a key leadership role in the
development of Taiwan’s world-class high-tech industries.
Dr. Lee received a PhD from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and an MBA from
the University of Chicago. He is also a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced
Management Program. Dr. Lee is the founder and the first director of the Biomedical
Engineering Lab at ITRI.
Before joining ITRI, Dr. Lee held various technical and managerial positions at
Argonne National Laboratory and at Johnson Matthey Inc. in the U.S.A. He was elected
as the President of the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies in 1999. Dr. Lee has also
served as the President of Taiwan Telecare Industry Alliance, and the President of Monte
Jade Science & Technology Association in Taiwan.
Dr. Lee has published many papers and patents. He received numerous honors and
awards including the National Engineering Medal, CIE Distinguished Achievement
Award, the Innovation Leadership Award by Global Views Monthly, and the Excellence
in Research & Innovation Award by Frost & Sullivan.