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Innovation and enterprise ecosystem partners, whether locally or abroad, have been integral to IPI’s key milestones and success stories over the last decade. As we wrap up 2021 and our tenth anniversary, we celebrate our progress and achievements – from facilitating over 280 projects and technology matches to creating new co-innovation opportunities for local start-ups and SMEs. These included initiatives...

We are pleased to announce the key leadership appointments at IPI, effective 1 January 2022.  Dr Sze Tiam Lin will be appointed as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) where he will oversee the development of IPI’s technology strategy and initiatives and lead a team to engage local and global technology partners to support demand-led innovation from enterprises and accelerate their innovation and...

On 7 December, IPI hosted a roundtable session with Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat and IPI Innovation Advisors across various sectors. The industry veterans shared their experiences in guiding local SMEs and start-ups at different stages of their innovation journeys and how they have been helping the companies create business impact and growth. In addition, the discussion also touched on...

IPI’s Innovation Advisors (IAs) and Peter Ong, Chairman of Enterprise Singapore had an interactive and engaging exchange of views and insights at the roundtable organised by IPI on 2 November 2021. The IAs shared their experiences in helping local companies across various industry sectors, including food and healthcare, and also ideated on how the innovation ecosystem could double down to support...

IPI Head of Innovation and Technology Dr Sze Tiam Lin recently delivered a keynote address at the 2021 Technology Licensing & Commercialisation Annual Conference organised by the Korea Association of University Technology of Transfer Management (KAUTM), a network organisation of technology licensing offices of Korean universities. Speaking to more than 580 in-person and virtual conference participants on 6 October 2021,...

Smart and digital technologies including wearable sensors, artificial intelligence (AI) and telehealth software are transforming healthcare systems and delivery across the world, a trend that has been accelerated by the COVID-19 crisis. On the third and final day of the recent TechInnovation 2021, experts shared their insights on the implications and opportunities of this healthcare shift, in keynote and thematic...