On February 22, 2017, Jacques Marescaux was in Taiwan to meet with Sen-Tien Tsai, Vice Minister, Ministry of Health and Welfare, to plan how IRCAD Taiwan courses could be included in the curriculum of Taiwanese surgeons.
On the same day, he had an official meeting with Fong-Chin Su, Vice Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology, to program the creation of a biocluster dedicated to medical devices, as a copy of the IRCAD France biocluster built within ‘Les Haras’ facilities.