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With a strong emphasis on fostering collaborations through technology and innovation, IPI seeks to empower businesses to embark on transformative journeys with our SME advisory services.

As a subsidiary of Enterprise Singapore, IPI accelerates the innovation journey of enterprises through access to its global innovation ecosystem and advisory services. We stand at the forefront of innovation-driven transformation, and our advisory services in Singapore are your key to unlocking growth and success for your business.

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Novel Self-Cleaning Nano Coating for Sustainable Solar Panel and Glazing Applications
With the rise of urbanization and an increasing emphasis on sustainability, durable self-cleaning coatings are crucial for maximizing solar panel efficiency and reducing building maintenance costs. In urban areas, solar panels can lose over 50% of their energy output due to surface contamination, while pollutants on building surfaces drive up the maintenance costs and degrade aesthetic appeal. Current self-cleaning coatings often suffer from poor adhesion, limited functionality, and lack of durability, limiting their industrial adoption. To address these challenges, the technology owner has developed a novel self-cleaning nano coating for sustainable photovoltaic (PV) panels, as well as building and automotive glazing applications. Leveraging cutting-edge polymer graft modification and nano-encapsulation techniques, this transparent multifunctional coating offers durable hydrophilicity, high photocatalytic performance, and anti-reflective properties. Upon spray application, the coating quickly forms a high-density, super-wetting nanofilm at room temperature. It can effectively reduce organic and inorganic pollutants under visible light, boosting solar panel efficiency by 15-20%. In addition to glass, this coating is applicable to various building surfaces, including cement, metallic, and composite panels. The technology owner is seeking R&D collaborations and test-bedding partnerships with industrial partners, such as PV manufacturers, building owners / developers, construction companies, and transportation sector to integrate this coating into their products and applications.
Instant Energy Booster Powder for Piglets
The livestock industry is increasingly prioritizing the reduction of antibiotic use as a strategy for lowering production costs in pig farming. A common challenge in this sector is that piglets in smaller groups often do not receive sufficient colostrum. This deficiency can lead to inadequate energy reserves, increasing the vulnerability of piglets to bacterial infections. Consequently, the incidence of diarrheal diseases rises significantly, with rates exceeding 60–70%, which can result in growth stagnation and below-average weaning weights. A specialized formulation blend has been developed to address these issues, which contains supplements to provide energy and boost their immune system. This blend features fat powders with medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) sourced from decarboxylated palm kernel oil. It also has important ingredients such as lauric acid and monolaurin making up more than 40% of the fatty acid profile, glucose, insulin and select natural extracts and curcuminoids. Using innovative delivery methods, like microencapsulation and nano-emulsions, this blend promotes rapid recovery, disinfection, viral inhibition, a healthy gut microbiome, oxidative stress mitigation, anti-inflammation, and enhanced piglet immune function. This optimizes piglet health, growth, and nutrition, particularly during the critical early stages of swine.
Upcycled Nutritious High Protein Powder From Fish
This protein powder is packed with high protein and calcium. Rich in umami taste, this protein powder is an effective natural flavour enhancer, suitable to be incorporated into any kind of foods for more nutritious meals. The protein powder is sustainably sourced and produced from minced fish by-products from the surimi process.  The technology is at pilot scale and is ready for commercial scale up. With an environmentally friendly technology process, the powder is promoting zero waste strategies and SDGs No. 2, 3 ,11, 12 and 13. The technology provider is seeking for collaborators to co-develop and apply the powder into various other products.
Ocular Therapy for Glaucoma Prevention
The market for glaucoma prevention lacks proactive solutions, often leaving at-risk individuals to wait for diagnosis before starting treatment. This technology offers a non-invasive, preventive approach that helps manage intraocular pressure (IOP), a major risk factor for glaucoma. It is designed to be used regularly by those at high risk of developing glaucoma, providing a way to actively maintain eye health without the need for drugs or surgery. In addition to helping reduce IOP, this device can benefit individuals suffering from dry eyes or eye strain, offering daily relief from discomfort. By offering a safe and effective option for maintaining eye health, this technology fills an important gap by enhancing overall ocular health management. The technology owner aims to collaborate with key partners to enhance their technology: Ophthalmic Clinics/ Spectacles Companies: To conduct (clinical) trials and validate the effectiveness of the goggle on people with glaucoma and/ or dry eyes. Product Development: Looking to collaborate with a designer to enhance the product’s usability and comfort, while also working together on optimizing it for manufacturing.  
AI-Driven Medical Record Auditing System
An AI-powered solution for optimized healthcare revenue and efficiency addresses the critical issue of incomplete medical records in hospitals, which leads to claim denials, lost revenue, and overburdened healthcare providers. This AI-driven medical record auditing system automates the review process, ensuring accuracy and completeness for maximized reimbursements, while its seamless HIS integration streamlines workflows and reduces administrative burdens. The target customers are hospitals and insurance companies. Both public and private hospitals require a system to verify claim accuracy and completeness before reimbursement to reduce workload and prevent claim denials. Insurance companies need to verify the accuracy and consistency of charges and diagnoses in claims received from hospitals. The unique combination of medical expertise, cutting-edge AI, and dedicated support sets this solution apart in the rapidly growing Thai healthcare IT market, valued at over 1.7 billion baht in 2023. With proven success in deployments and partnerships, the company seeks funding to expand its market reach, drive product innovation, and grow its team, ultimately transforming the medical service ecosystem in Thailand and beyond.  
Computer Vision-Powered Tool Chest for Automated Tool Tracking and Inventory Management
The Computer Vision-Powered Tool Chest is a cutting-edge solution designed to revolutionize inventory management across industries. Equipped with advanced cameras and computer vision algorithms, this system automates the process of tool tracking and placement verification in real time. Mounted at the top of tool chests or racks, the cameras monitor the presence, position, and organization of tools, instantly identifying missing, misplaced, or misaligned items. This technology is a game changer for industries where efficient tool management is critical, such as aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing. By eliminating manual checks and reducing human error, it improves operational efficiency, minimizes downtime, and ensures optimal tool availability. The system can be easily integrated into existing workflows and is scalable to accommodate varying tool storage configurations. Whether you're in maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), or simply need better control over tool inventory, the Computer Vision-Powered Tool Chest provides a seamless and innovative solution. With its ability to connect to cloud platforms for data analysis and reporting, the system delivers a comprehensive approach to tool management that saves time, cuts costs, and enhances productivity across various sectors.
Cross Platform Web-Based Remote Monitoring and Control Solution (IOJunction)
IOJunction is a revolutionary remote monitoring and control system designed to address several critical challenges faced by various industries. Problem Solved:  Centralized Monitoring: Many customers struggle with the lack of a unified platform for real-time monitoring of devices, leading to reliance on manual interventions and multiple scattered tools. IOJunction consolidates the management of IoT devices across diverse locations into a single interface, streamlining operations.                        Data Analysis Challenges: Businesses often find it difficult to extract meaningful insights from collected data due to time-consuming manual analysis. IOJunction automates this process, enabling users to interpret trends and identify potential issues effortlessly.                                                                      Data Visualization and Alerts: Users frequently lack intuitive interfaces for visualizing device data or receiving timely notifications. IOJunction provides customizable dashboards and configurable alerts, allowing proactive management of potential problems. Target Market: IOJunction caters to a wide range of sectors including facility management (monitoring HVAC, lighting, energy consumption), industrial operations (predictive maintenance), agriculture (environmental monitoring), and smart cities (traffic flow and air quality). Market Need: The technology addresses a significant gap in the marketplace by offering an integrated solution that enhances efficiency, reduces operational costs, and improves decision-making through advanced data visualization and automation. This positions IOJunction as a valuable asset for organizations seeking to optimize their monitoring processes and resource management. The technology owner is seeking collaboration with system integrators, facility management teams, IoT companies, and startups.
Cost-effective and More Durable Antimicrobial Coatings
Controlling the spread of pathogens is crucial in high-traffic areas and healthcare environments. This can be achieved through environmental control methods like sanitising surfaces to prevent diseases from spreading through contaminated surfaces. However, it is labour intensive and impractical to sanitise all surfaces continuously. Antimicrobial coating is an effective way to retard the spread of pathogens on surfaces by inactivating bacteria, viruses and fungi when they contaminate a surface. Despite being commercially available, the cost and durability of the anti-microbial coating technology can still be further improved. Common commercial coatings that are available to consumers have a gradually diminishing antimicrobial strength and mostly only last a few months. It is also difficult for some coatings to adhere onto slippery surfaces like plastics. To address these challenges, the technology owner has developed a cost-effective process to fabricate more durable, high performance antimicrobial coatings on different materials, including glass and plastic. They are seeking industry partners interested to co-develop, scale up and commercialise this coating for various applications.

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Seeking Fermentation Technologies for Sustainable Food Production
Fermentation is one of the oldest technologies used in food processing, Traditionally, fermentation was used as a method of preserving food, as well as imparting unique flavor profiles, such as in products like soy sauce or tempeh. In recent years, driven by the demand for a more sustainable food production system, fermentation is also studied for its applications in breaking down organic matter from indigestible to digestible nutrition for human consumption, growing biomass from the microorganisms used in the process, or producing specific target compounds like protein, fat or other nutrients. With Singapore’s ’30 by 30’ goal to produce 30% of our nutritional needs locally and sustainably by 2030, fermentation technologies are primed to play a key role in the food industry.
Seeking Solutions for Management and Treatment of Chronic Wounds
Diabetic foot ulcer is a devastating complication of diabetes mellitus and significant cause of mortality and morbidity all over the world and can be complex and costly. The development of foot ulcer in a diabetic patient has been estimated to be 19%-34% through their lifetime. The pathophysiology of diabetic foot ulcer consist of neuropathy, trauma and, in many patients, additional peripheral arterial disease. In particular, diabetic neuropathy leads to foot deformity, callus formation, and insensitivity to trauma or pressure. The management of DFU is usually complex and challenging to clinicians in clinical practice. The critical aspects of the wound healing mechanism and host physiological status in patients with diabetes necessitate the selection of an appropriate treatment strategy based on the complexity and type of wound. Additionally, costs of diabetic foot ulcerations have been increased to the treatment cost of many common cancers. Estimated costs of DFU management are greater than 1 billion in both developed and developing countries. Moreover, infection of a DFU frequently leads to limb amputation, causing significant morbidity, psychological distress and reduced quality of life and life expectancy. 

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Impact for ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Wheeling into the Future with Electric Motorbikes and Battery Recycling
Find out how an electric motorbike entrepreneur and battery recycling innovator work together to bring sustainable transportation to Southeast Asia.   Across Southeast Asia, motorbikes have long been a staple of transportation, weaving through traffic and bringing riders to their daily destinations. However, as air pollution continues to choke urban centres, claiming millions of lives each year, a pressing question...

Impact for FOOD & NUTRITION

Spicing Up Traditional Treats for Modern Foodies
Sea cucumber supplier, Sandhon, standardised processes and developed new ready-to-eat products by working with both IPI’s Innovation Advisory and Innovation and Technology clusters.   Sea cucumber has long been a prized delicacy in Asian cuisine and is a staple for wedding feasts and celebratory meals. But in our modern era of food delivery apps and rapidly evolving tastes, can a...

Impact for ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Transforming Waste, Fuelling Sustainable Maritime Transport
Local biofuel start-up, Green COP, is partnering with global palm oil producer, IOI to commercialise sustainable marine fuels. IOI supplies the agri-waste feedstock, while Green COP sets up and manages the production process of the sustainable marine fuels.   In 2021, the global cargo shipping market was valued at a whopping USD 2.2 trillion—enabling roughly 80 to 90 per cent...