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IPI organized a roundtable discussion on precision medicine with Prof Edison Liu, President & CEO, Jackson Laboratory, US on 24 March 2015. The event provided a platform for industry and relevant stakeholders to understand the current state of precision medicine in US and the ongoing effort to discover precise genomic solutions for disease to improve human health. The discussion also...

The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and IPI signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a closer bilateral relationship to promote and support innovation and enterprise development between Austria and Singapore. FFG and IPI will explore ways to assist technology enterprises to grow globally by fostering international partnerships through industrial R&D collaboration, commercialisation of joint projects and providing access to...

What does an Israeli company developing a real-time crime-reporting system have in common with an Israeli company developing an obesity treatment? Each is paired with a Singaporean entity through the Singapore-Israel Industrial R&D Foundation (SIIRD).Since 1997, 140 joint Israeli-Singaporean industrial R&D projects have been supported and facilitated through this foundation established by the Office of the Chief Scientist in the...

Dr Sze Tiam Lin, Director, IPI, was invited as one of the speakers during the inaugural BCA Research and Innovation Workshop on 13 March. During his presentation on “Commercialising New Technologies”, Dr Sze shared the process of commercializing technology. He also presented the challenges faced in turning ideas into a commercially viable technology, as well as opportunities through showcasing successful...

A delegation of intellectual property managers from top Thai universities’ technology-liaison office visited IPI for business meeting. Led by Ms Jirapon Luengpailin of Khon Kaen University, the delegation also comprised representatives from Ubon Ratchathani University, Naresuan University and Mahasarakham University. The universities possess expertise in personal care and have developed a range of product prototypes ready for commercialisation. The meeting...

Technology Transfer Centre of Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) visited and met IPI to discuss areas of cooperation and partnership between the two organisations. One of the topics discussed was on ways to promote technology transfers between Taiwan and Singapore. ITRI is a non-profit R&D organisation in Taiwan engaging in applied research and technical services.