Taiwanese Startups Shine on the Global Stage at CES 2026
Taiwanese startups delivered an impressive performance at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026, the world’s most influential technology exhibition, demonstrating the island’s growing strength in artificial intelligence, health technology, smart services, and deep tech innovation.
Led by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), a delegation of 57 Taiwanese startups showcased cutting-edge solutions spanning digital infrastructure, biotechnology, and next-generation consumer electronics. Among them, four companies received the prestigious CES Innovation Award, while two others claimed top honors at the Global Deep Tech Battle hosted by the Swiss Pavilion—underscoring Taiwan’s rising visibility within the global startup ecosystem.
Source: Official website of the National Science and Technology Council
CES Innovation Award Winners
DeCloak Intelligences
DeCloak Intelligences introduced an AI decision-making platform designed specifically for robots, addressing one of the most critical challenges in large-scale AI deployment: privacy compliance.
Its core technology lies in real-time de-identification at the data source, ensuring that personal information is removed before any image or data is processed. The platform complies with both U.S. and European privacy regulations, enabling rapid deployment across mobile robots, medical robots, and humanoid systems.
By detecting abnormal events in real time while preserving privacy, DeCloak enables AI adoption in public spaces, healthcare facilities, and law enforcement environments, balancing operational efficiency with global regulatory requirements.
Epic Tech Taiwan
Epic Tech, a SECOM subsidiary, won a CES Innovation Award for its G.Talk Smart Intercom System, supporting SECOM’s expansion into smart home technology under the “SECOM Good Life” concept.
Looking ahead to 2026, Epic Tech plans to integrate its technology with the LaLa POS system, expanding applications into food service, retail, smart buildings, and property management ecosystems.
A key sustainability feature is its replacement of traditional hardware with an ultra-light 6-gram digital tag, significantly reducing material use. The company estimates that widespread adoption could cut approximately 26 metric tons of carbon emissions over ten years, aligning smart infrastructure with ESG-driven urban development.
HUA TEC International
HUA TEC secured its second CES Innovation Award, highlighting sustained technological leadership in biomedical innovation.
Its latest product, Nano CAST™, is a next-generation cancer detection platform that combines semiconductor-based biochips with AI-driven automation. Using only 16 milliliters of blood, the system efficiently isolates circulating tumor cells (CTCs) with over 90 percent capture rate and sensitivity.
The fully automated workflow—covering cell capture, staining, and image recognition—delivers high-precision results within hours, significantly reducing manual labor. The platform supports earlier-stage diagnosis and more accurate precision medicine, offering strong potential for clinical adoption.
MEMORENCE AI
MEMORENCE AI tackles a key limitation of traditional AI systems—the inability to adapt quickly to changing real-world conditions.
Its real-time learning system, Operagents, combines image capture with a multimodal text–image knowledge base, enabling enterprises to continuously update and expand operational data. Built on the company’s proprietary memory-driven real-time learning technology, the platform can rapidly respond to changes in smart manufacturing workflows, operating procedures, and recognition conditions.
By instantly correcting judgments and updating processes on-site, Operagents enhances production quality, process stability, and overall manufacturing efficiency, making it well suited for dynamic industrial environments.
Global Deep Tech Battle: Taiwanese Startups Take Top Honors
During CES 2026, the Swiss Pavilion hosted the Global Deep Tech Battle, bringing together emerging innovators from around the world. Taiwanese startups captured first place in two major categories, reinforcing Taiwan’s competitiveness in both consumer and medical technologies.
Winner of Next-Gen Consumer Electronicsl: ible Technology Inc.
ible, a two-time CES Innovation Award recipient in 2020 and 2023, continues to lead in wearable air purification technology.
Built on its proprietary negative ion purification system, ible has developed a series of lightweight wearable devices. At CES 2026, the company unveiled Airvida T1S, which integrates air purification with Bluetooth earphone functionality, responding directly to consumer demand for multifunctional wearables.
With over 450,000 units sold across 12 countries, ible’s products have even been featured in premium in-flight catalogs, reflecting strong global market acceptance.
Winner of HealthTech: Anivance AI Corporation
Anivance AI is redefining biomedical research through the integration of organ-on-a-chip technology and human data-driven AI.
Its solution combines human organ chips with advanced computational modeling to create digital twins, offering an alternative to traditional animal testing. By using a patient’s own cells to construct micro-organs, researchers can simulate drug responses in a highly personalized environment.
This approach enhances predictive accuracy, accelerates drug development, and supports ethical, data-driven biomedical research, positioning Anivance AI at the forefront of next-generation medical testing platforms.
A Growing Global Presence
Taiwan’s strong showing at CES 2026 reflects more than individual technological breakthroughs. It highlights a broader transformation of Taiwan’s startup ecosystem—one increasingly defined by AI integration, deep tech commercialization, sustainability, and global regulatory readiness.
With government-backed international participation and startups demonstrating real-world scalability, Taiwanese innovation is no longer confined to hardware manufacturing. Instead, it is rapidly evolving into solution-driven, globally competitive entrepreneurship, poised to play a more influential role in the future of technology.
