Fong-Chin Su served as NCKU Executive Vice President, President of the NCKU Research and Development Foundation, and President of the NCKU Education Foundation (2019–23). Dr. Su actively contributes to various professional organizations including Councilor, World Council of Biomechanics (2014–26), President, Academia-Industry Consortium for Southern Taiwan Science Park (2020–24), President, International Conference on Mechanics in Medicine and Biology (2018–22), President, Taiwanese Society of Biomedical Engineering (2011–14), International Advisory Board Member, Hand and Wrist Biomechanics International (2021–present), Founding Councilor, Asian-Pacific Association for Biomechanics (2005–15), President, Taiwanese Society of Biomechanics (2002–03).

Government and Research Leadership
Dr. Su held key leadership roles, including:
• Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (2017/02–2018/07)
• CEO, Taiwan Biomedical Development Board (2017/02–2018/07)
• President, National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (2017–18)
• Board Member, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Taiwan (2017–18)
• Board Member, National Applied Research Laboratories (2017–18)
• Program Director of Engineering in Medicine, National Science Council, Taiwan (2007/01–2010/12)

Dr. Su has authored over 360 peer-reviewed journal papers, ranking in the top 0.5% of scholars worldwide according to ScholarGPS 2025. Dr. Su has held key editorial positions, including Co-Editor-in-Chief, BioMed Engineering Online (Springer, 2015–2020) , Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering (Springer, 2015–2020), and Associate Editor, Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology (2011-), etc.

Motion Lab focuses on neuromusculoskeletal biomechanics and medical devices innovation. Hand and wrist biomechanics, gait analysis, design of rehabilitation devices, robotic rehabilitation and orthopedic biomechanics are major research areas. Motion Lab are interested in novel scientific research to solve unmet need clinical problems for disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment and development of innovative medical technologies to benefit patients, especially in the ageing society.

Established in 2011, MDIC (Medical Device Innovation Center) is a research organization that devotes to help booming the industry environment through its research strengths, interdisciplinary talent cultivation, medical device innovation, industry specialized service, overseas collaboration, as well as incubating those startup companies in the Medical Devices Industry.

MDIC endeavors to become the first institution oriented to product innovation and new venture. Under the leadership and support of Academia Sinica, Dr. Lai and the Distinguished Professor, Dr. Su, MDIC has been working on integrating our research teams, partner enterprises, venture capital firms and NCKU medical center to identify the unmet clinical needs and accordingly invent several value-oriented medical devices.

https://mdic.ncku.edu.tw/EN/index.php