About Us

About us
公司背景
美商德州博藝社科技股份有限公司(HEART, Health Resource Technology, LLC)是一家位於美國的醫學診斷公司,總部位於德州休斯頓,該地是世界著名的心臟中心。台灣分公司則位於高雄。
HEART 專注於研發高科技醫療診斷器材,並推廣嶄新的脂質檢測項目,包括陰電性低密度脂蛋白(L5 LDL),以協助最佳新陳代謝評估,進而提升心腦血管疾病的預防與治療。公司以美國和台灣為起點,並致力於擴展至全球。
Our Vision
公司願景
- 提高脂質代謝分析的準確度和精準度
- 革新現代醫學
- 促進全球健康

A Message From the Founder
創辦人的話
陳珠璜 教授
董事長兼執行長
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Our Innovation
創新發明
當前全世界的血脂肪檢驗項目包括:總膽固醇 (Total cholesterol, TC)、三酸甘油脂 (Triglycerides, TG)、低密度脂蛋白 (Low density lipoprotein, LDL) 與高密度脂蛋白 (High density lipoprotein, HDL) 等四項指標。血漿中的 LDL 濃度是由 「Friedewald 方程式 (LDL = TC – HDL – 1/5 TG)」估算得出,因為不是直接測量得到的結果,所以有一定的侷限性且較為不準確。
西元 1979 年,任職於貝勒醫學院的 Gotto 教授 (HEART Chairman, Board of Scientific Directors) 團隊發表了一篇期刊,首次提出了「陰電性低密度脂蛋白」的概念。而後本公司創辦人—陳珠璜教授 (HEART Founder, President and CEO) 又根據低密度脂蛋白的陰電性強弱將 LDL 分為五個亞群,分別是 L1、L2、L3、L4 與 L5,並於 2003 年將這項結果發表於 Circulation。L5 是其中陰電性最高,也是最壞的 LDL,它會結合至 LOX-1 (Lectin-like oxLDL receptor) 並導致細胞凋亡。死亡的內皮細胞逐漸堆積在血管壁,便是造成心血管疾病的原因之一。
近年來許多科學家都在研究另一種 LOX-1 受質—氧化低密度脂蛋白 (Oxidized low density lipoprotein, oxLDL)。oxLDL 和 L5 會啟動相似的訊息傳遞路徑,並且造成動脈粥狀硬化等心血管風險疾病。但由於 oxLDL 是由體外合成,非人體自然發生的產物,而 L5 是在人體內會自行合成的,因此若要作為檢測項目的依據,L5 才是正確的指標。
在急性心肌梗塞與缺血性中風患者的檢驗數據中,雖然他們的 LDL-C 濃度較低, L5 的比例卻顯著偏高。此外,在自體免疫相關疾病(例如紅斑性狼瘡、類風溼性關節炎)病患的血漿內,LDL-C 數值通常為正常值,L5 卻高出正常值。這些實驗結果闡明:相較於 LDL-C,L5 能更準確地預測心血管疾病風險。
我們的研究結果指出測定脂蛋白亞群的變化的重要性。因此本公司開發了全新的脂質檢測模組—HEART Lipids,可以直接測量 LDL、HDL 及其亞群 (L1~L5; H1~H5) 在人體血漿中的濃度。有了更精確的檢測值,便能在臨床應用上制定更準確的治療計畫。
- 臨床上目前所使用的脂質檢測模組:TC、TG、HDL、LDL(LDL是估算得出的)
- HEART 脂質檢測模組:TC、TG、HDL、LDL、VLDL、H1-H5、L1-L5、V1-V5(所有項目均直接測量)
- TC:總膽固醇; TG:三酸甘油脂; LDL:低密度脂蛋白; VLDL:極低密度脂蛋白; HDL:高密度脂蛋白

準確性
HEART Lipids 能直接測量血漿 VLDL、LDL、HDL,以提供比估算公式更準確的個體脂質代謝分析,導入臨床上更好的分層和治療計劃。

全面性
HEART Lipids 能直接測量 VLDL、LDL、HDL 的五個亞群。這些亞群具有重要的生物學效應,但目前未包含在常規脂質模組中。

回收性
我們的方法不僅可以測量,還可運用於脂蛋白(VLDL、LDL、HDL 及亞群)的製備與回收,以進行更深入的化學、功能、代謝組學分析,以及細胞和動物研究。

全自動化
目前的脂蛋白檢測和亞群分離方法昂貴且費時。我們的全自動化檢驗系統能使 HEART Lipids 成為全球醫療檢驗的尋常項目。
Our Board
董事會
Emeritus Director, Molecular Cardiology Research Laboratories, THI; Director and Founder, Texas Biotechnology Corporation in Houston
President, CEO, Invectys, Inc.
Medical Director of Mount Sinai Doctors LIHA in New York; Chairman, New York Heart Research Foundation of New York; Associate Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York; Medical Director, Long Island Heart Associates, New York
Dean Emeritus, Cornell University Medical School; Former National President, American Heart Association
Chair Professor, Shinshu University
Professor Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine
Former Superintendent, National Taiwan University Hospital
Former Dean, Kaohsiung Medical University; Distinguished Professor, National Sun Yat-sen University
Distinguished Professor, National Cheng Kung University; Former Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology
Chair Professor, University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Professor Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine
Former Vice Superintendent, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Professor and Chairman, Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokohama City Universality Medical Center
Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University
Former Vice Superintendent, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Richard A. F. Dixon, PhD
Emeritus Director, Molecular Cardiology Research Laboratories, THI; Director and Founder, Texas Biotechnology Corporation in Houston
Praveen Tyle, PhD
President, CEO, Board Member, Invectys, Inc.
Steven Shayani, MD
Medical Director of Mount Sinai Doctors LIHA in New York; Chairman, New York Heart Research Foundation of New York; Associate Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York; Medical Director, Long Island Heart Associates, New York
Antonio M. Gotto, MD, DPhil
Dean Emeritus, Cornell University Medical School; Former National President, American Heart Association
Tatsuya Sawamura, MD, PhD
Cardiologist
Chao-Yuh Yang, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine
Yuan-Teh Lee, MD, PhD
Former Superintendent, National Taiwan University Hospital
Ching-Kuan Liu, MD, PhD
Former Dean, Kaohsiung Medical University; Distinguished Professor, National Sun Yat-sen University
Dar-Bin Shieh, DDS, PhD
Distinguished Professor, National Cheng Kung University; Former Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology
Ali J. Marian, MD
Chair Professor, University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Darren Woodside, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine
San-Jou Yeh, MD
Former Vice Superintendent, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Shinichi Suzuki, MD PhD
Professor and Chairman, Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokohama City Universality Medical Center
Long-Sheng Lu, MD PhD
Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University
Ted Shih, MD, MPH, FACC, FAGA, FHRS
Cardiologist

Antonio M. Gotto
MD DPhil
Chairman, Board of Scientific Directors
Dean Emeritus, Cornell University Medical School; Former National President, American Heart Association

Richard A. F. Dixon
PhD
Scientific Director
Emeritus Director, Molecular Cardiology Research Laboratories, THI; Director and Founder, Texas Biotechnology Corporation in Houston

Darren Woodside
PhD
Scientific Panelist
Professor Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine

Shinichi Suzuki
MD PhD
Scientific Panelist
Professor and Chairman, Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokohama City Universality Medical Center

Tatsuya Sawamura
MD PhD
Scientific Board Member
Chair Professor, Shinshu University

Ali J. Marian
MD
Chairman, Board of Scientific Panelists
Chair Professor, University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Praveen Tyle
PhD
Board Member
President, CEO, Board Member, Invectys, Inc.

Steven Shayani
MD
Board Member
Medical Director of Mount Sinai Doctors LIHA in New York; Chairman, New York Heart Research Foundation of New York; Associate Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York; Medical Director, Long Island Heart Associates, New York

Chao-Yuh Yang
PhD
Scientific Board Member
Professor Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine

San-Jou Yeh
MD
Scientific Panelist
Former Vice Superintendent, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Yuan-Teh Lee
MD PhD
Scientific Board Member
Former Superintendent, National Taiwan University Hospital

Ching-Kuan Liu
MD PhD
Scientific Board Member
Former President, Kaohsiung Medical University; Distinguished Professor, National Sun Yat-sen University

Dar-Bin Shieh
DDS PhD
Scientific Board Member
Distinguished Professor, National Cheng Kung University; Former Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology

Long-Sheng Lu
MD PhD
Scientific Panelist
Professor, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University

Ted Shih
MD
Scientific Panelist
Cardiologist
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Environment
環境介紹
本公司總部位於休斯頓,那裡是世界著名的德克薩斯醫療中心 (Texas Heart Institute) 所在地。HEART 的主要分公司位於高雄。