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| 09.12.2024 | Reimagining our urban futures: Health-Driven Design for Cities (HD4) research programme launches in Singapore | SINGAPORE, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- December sees the launch of Health-Driven Design for Cities (HD4), a groundbreaking Singapore-based research collaboration seeking to discover how best to design urban environments that enhance the he... |
| 05.12.2024 | Cambridge CARES continues decade-long collaboration with Singapore universities with two decarbonisation projects | The University of Cambridge's first overseas research centre (CARES) hosted Mr Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Research Foundation (NRF) to view the centre's technical capabilities for decarbonisation rese... |
| 29.10.2024 | Singapore's Startup Surge: A New Era of Innovation | Singapore is poised for a startup revolution. The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) are leading the charge with a bold initiative. They are launching the National Graduate Research Innovation ... |
| 29.10.2024 | Singapore's National Startup Incubator: A New Dawn for Innovation | In a bold move to bolster its startup ecosystem, Singapore is set to launch the National Graduate Research Innovation Program (Grip). This initiative, backed by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University... |
| 29.10.2024 | Singapore's Bold Leap into Startup Incubation and Healthcare Integration | Singapore is stepping into the future with two significant initiatives: a national startup incubator and the integration of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) into its healthcare system. These moves are not just about innovation; they are a... |
| 26.10.2024 | NUS, NTU to launch $37.7m national startup incubator | InvestmentsNews
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Singapore’s top two universities are launching a national platform with an initial commitmen... |
| 24.10.2024 | Applied Materials and National University of Singapore Expand Semiconductor Research Lab | New phase will include larger, more advanced cleanroom, establishment of a Professorship at NUS, and new programmes for talent development
SINGAPORE, Oct. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Materials South East Asia Pte. Ltd. and the National... |
| 02.10.2024 | Navigating the Digital Jungle: Singapore's Fight Against Online Harms and Misinformation | In a world where information flows like a raging river, Singapore is stepping up to teach its youth how to swim. A recent survey reveals that nearly 80% of students under 18 want media literacy classes in their schools. This desire reflects... |
| 01.10.2024 | New Singapore government agency to tackle online harms such as cyberbullying, sharing of intimate images | Listen to this article
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| 29.08.2024 | National Research Foundation and A*STAR to get new CEOs | Listen to this article
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| 06.08.2024 | Navigating the Storm: Growth Mindsets and Strategic Leadership in Uncertain Times | In the world of business, uncertainty is the only certainty. The fintech sector, once a vibrant playground for innovation, has faced a steep decline. In 2023, UK fintech funding plummeted by 66%, leaving many startups gasping for breath. Ye... |
| 05.08.2024 | Temasek makes 3 new senior leadership hires, including MTI Permanent Secretary | Listen to this article
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| 21.06.2024 | Singapore Grants University of Illinois ARCS $14.8M to Launch Precision Fermentation Center | The team led by Professor Yong-Su Jin at the Illinois Advanced Research Center at Singapore (ARCS), an affiliated center of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has received a five-year, $14.8 million grant from Singapore’s National... |
| 27.05.2024 | 'We don't buy it': Student activists protest ExxonMobil's role in S$60m low-carbon research lab at NTU | Listen to this article
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| 13.06.2022 | Strengthening Singapore’s food security through agritech | As a land-scarce country with few natural resources, Singapore currently produces less than 10% of its food.
In 2019, the Singapore government launched a “30 by 30” plan, with the goal of building up the city-state’s capability and capacity... |
| 01.06.2022 | Singapore Grows Trust in the Digital Environment | Launches the National Digital Trust Centre and co-creates the future of AI standards and governance with global partners through A.I. Verify
SINGAPORE, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At the ATxAI conference, a part of Asia Tech x Singapore (A... |
| 10.03.2022 | Everlife acquires Research Instruments Group and other laboratory suppliers to boost presence in strategic life sciences and clinical diagnostics segments in South East Asia | SINGAPORE, March 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Everlife Holdings Pte Ltd ("Everlife"), a leading market access and distribution company in India and South East Asia, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Research Instrumen... |
| 10.11.2021 | VooX and Soilbuild to accelerate digitalization of Singapore's prefab construction industry | SINGAPORE, Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VooX, a leading Singaporean spatial computing and technology firm, is building on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop digital solutions for the construction and real estate industry. The VooX Smart ... |
| 08.12.2020 | Singapore offers $9m boost to blockchain projects, starting with farmer finance | Singapore has established a S$12 million ($8.97 million) scheme to strengthen its capabilities in blockchain technology – and its first project is focused on farmer finance.
Government agencies Enterprise Singapore, the Infocomm Media Devel... |
| 27.09.2019 | Lloyd’s Register launches design competition to develop a full-scale 3D printed rescue boat | Engineering and technology professional service provider Lloyd’s Register (LR), has partnered with Singapore’s National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC), Autodesk, ST Engineering and AML3D to launch a design competition for... |
| 31.08.2019 | A mini-guide to cannabis in Asia | “This is a New Year’s gift from the National Legislative Assembly to the government and the Thai people,” said the Chairman of the country’s draft committee, Somchai Sawangkarn, as the Thai parliament voted to amend the Narcotic Act of 1979... |
| 11.06.2019 | Manufacturers Aspire to Digital Twinning and Virtual Commissioning | The increased digitization and tendency to automate complex manufacturing processes have dredged up technologies that date back to the 70s. Digital Twin is one of those disruptive technologies that went through multiple advancements and mad... |
| 06.11.2018 | Betting On Blockchain In A Decentralised World | Blockchain technology can help people, companies and governments carry out a variety of tasks such as banking more efficiently and securely.
However, several key issues need to be addressed, including its ease of use. These were the views o... |
| 10.10.2018 | How Singapore Measures Up To The Latest Fintech Buzzword: Artificial Intelligence | It’s been quite a few years since huge parts of our lives have ported over to digitalisation, and almost by accident, many organisations have accumulated swaths of data that they’ve more recently just realised could be turned into valuable ... |
| 19.04.2018 | Southeast Asia Finds Its San Francisco In Singapore | 59 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Earlier this year, Crunchbase News explored the development of the Southeast Asian startup ecosystem with a list of the top 20 early-stage startups in the area. When gathering data, we noted that 12... |
| 03.08.2017 | Sequoia Asia venture partner Yinglan Tan has left to start his own VC firm | Yinglan Tan, a Sequoia venture partner based out of Singapore, has left the firm following a five-year stint and is now launching his own fund. Both Tan and Sequoia confirmed that he departed earlier this year.
Tan, who joined Sequoia in 20... |
| 18.11.2016 | MAS Will Provide Strong Support For ‘Proof of Concept’ Trials | Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman, Monetary Authority of Singapore, delivered a speech at the FinTech Awards on 17 November 2016.
The speech honoured winners from two competitions organised as part of the inaugur... |
| 20.11.2014 | Deep Identity Raises $470,000 To Help Companies Manage Access On Their Networks | Deep Identity, a Singapore-based startup that helps companies manage access to their internal networks and services, has raised US$470,000 (SG$589,000) to expand its services into the cloud and open a presence in Europe.
The funding was pro... |
| 07.06.2013 | Malaysia Is Poorly Marketed To Entrepreneurs, Says 500 Durians’ Khailee Ng | Malaysia is an easy place to get cheap, good, English-speaking talent, with overheads that are often far lower than in more advanced markets in Southeast Asia. But it continues to suffer the effects of brain drain. Simply put, Malaysia isn’... |
| 29.03.2013 | Sequoia Capital In Singapore After A Year, Has Yet To Invest In A Local Startup | When Sequoia Capital India landed in Singapore quietly in 2012, the buzz around town was that a big-name US fund being in the country was going to really jolt the market and provide serious cred to the startups here.
The Indian team running... |
| 19.02.2013 | Thai Mobile Shopping App ShopSpot Adds Brands, Gets $628,000 | Shopspot, a startup out of Thailand with a mobile shopping app, has won $628,000 (S$779,000) after switching its shopper matchmaking app to a more traditional shopping interface.
Its earlier app focused on connecting individuals keen to sel... |
| 18.02.2013 | Singapore Fashion Retailer Inverted Edge Takes $1.6M Funding | A Singaporean fashion retail site has secured $1.6 million (S$2 million) in funding from a government-backed group of VCs.
When it launches next month, the e-tailer, called Inverted Edge, will carry a consignment of goods from 36 Asia-Pacif... |
| 23.12.2012 | Singapore-based Inventory Management Startup TradeGecko Rescues SMBs From Spreadsheet Hell | Former designer Carl Thompson left the fashion industry after years of wrangling with business administration spreadsheets, but hopes his startup TradeGecko will spare other small business owners from the same fate. Its cloud-based inventor... |
| 29.10.2012 | Sprooki Raises $480K in Seed Funding | Reports said today that Singapore-based Sprooki, a provider of mobile solutions for retailers to engage customers, raised $480k in seed funding.
Backers include existing investor Get2Volume, and the National Research Foundation.
Launched in... |
| - | Data and the investment paths to net zero | As the global effort to decarbonise continues, one of the most important goals is to ensure that global warming is limited to below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Failure to do so would result in the Antarctic ice sheet melt... |
