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TechInnovation returned for its 7th edition from 18 to 19 September 2018 at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. The premier technology-to-industry brokerage event organised by IPI convened technology providers and seekers from around the world to explore technology and business collaboration opportunities through open innovation.
The two-day event featured inspiring expert insights, engaging crowdsourcing sessions, fast-paced technology pitchings and productive one-to-one pre-matched meetings. Over 400 technologies from more than 160 leading tech transfer offices, research organisations, hospitals, technology intermediaries, MNCs, SMEs and start-ups were featured at TechInnovation 2018.
TechInnovation is the largest technology marketplace in Singapore that focuses on the matching of industry’s needs to enabling and ready-to-market technologies in the areas of Services & Digital Economy, Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering, Urban Solutions & Sustainability, Health & Personal Care, Food Innovation, Urban AgriTech and Logistics.
.jpg "(from left) Prof Lam Khin Yong, Executive Director of IPI, Dr Sze Tiam Lin, Senior Director of IPI, Mr Ted Tan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Singapore, with exhibitors from Spain - CDTI (Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities)")
.jpg "Crowdpitching presenter shares her technology with the audience")
.jpg "Crowdsourcing speaker, Yip Mann Fai, General Manager, Singapore Innovation Hub, UTC Climate, Controls and Security | OTIS, invites technology providers to co-develop innovative solutions with UTC")
.jpg "Discussions at the Meeting Area")
.jpg "Dr Koh Poh Koon viewing Cell ID’s array of rapid diagnostic kits at the IPI Pavilion")
.jpg "Dr Magnus Bergkvist, Head of Science & Research, Global Innovation, Thai Union Group, gives his keynote presentation")
.jpg "Dr Stefan Jakob, Global Director Research & Development Nutrition and Animal Health of Adisseo, highlights the areas for potential collaboration at the Crowdsourcing session")
.jpg "Event attendees learning more about drone machinery")
.jpg "Exhibiting partner, Auk Industries, demonstrating its technology to delegates")
.jpg "Exhibitor describes bluPort and its features to two attendees")
.jpg "Exhibitor engrossed in conversation")
.jpg "(L-R) Barnabas Chan, Managing Director, Bountifood Pte Ltd shows Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Dr Koh Poh Koon and Professor Lam Khin Yong, Executive Director of IPI, their range of healthy and functional foods")
.jpg "Exhibitor in the Urban Agritech Pavilion presents his technology on feral/pest animal control to an event attendee")
.jpg "165 international exhibitors showcased 400 technologies")
.jpg "A packed conference session")
.jpg "A second MOU was signed between IPI and Innovate UK, to promote UK-Singapore technology transfer and R&D collaboration")
.jpg "Active discussions over at the Food Innovation Pavilion")
.jpg "At the IPI Pavilion, 10 local companies came together to showcase their innovative prototypes or final products that have been developed as a result of the technology partnerships facilitated by IPI")
.jpg "Bill Lee, Managing Director of Azendian Solutions, shows how his organisation converts data to actionable insights")
.jpg "CREATE Technologies showcases its technologies to a group of delegates")
.jpg "Exhibitors describing their technology to attendees")
.jpg "Food Innovation Pavilion exhibitor, Hoow Foods, explains his technology to visitors")
.jpg "Group of exhibitors and delegates networking")
.jpg "Guest-of-Honour, Dr Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State for Trade & Industry gives the Opening Address on Day 1 of TechInnovation 2018")
.jpg "Guest-of-Honour, Dr Koh, tries out the Triumfland mobile game for chronically ill children at the Embassy of Finland’s booth. The health-oriented game from Triumf helps foster behavioural change that in turn has potential to improve the player’s health.")
.jpg "Haulio, one of the exhibitors at the Logistics Pavilion explain their technology to the event visitors")
.jpg "Hong Kong Polytechnic University explains the use of its “Smart Scar-Care” Pad")
.jpg "Jason Loh, Founder & CEO of Piece Future presenting the Megatrends’ Movements in ASEAN countries at IPHatch 2018")
.jpg "Jason Loh, Founder & CEO of Piece Future presenting the Megatrends’ Movements in ASEAN countries at IPHatch 2018")
.jpg "Keynote speaker Jens Drewes, President, South Asia Pacific, Kuehne + Nagel, shares insights on driving open innovation")
.jpg "Keynote speaker, Hima Mukkamala, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Internet of Things (IoT) Cloud Services Group of Arm, presents Driving Innovation in a Connected IoT World")
.jpg "Logistics Pavilion exhibitor, UnaBiz, shares its tracking solutions and sensors with visitors")
.jpg "Miku Jha, Founder & CEO of AgShift, talks about reducing global food waste at the Food Innovation Track")
.jpg "More than 600 meetings took place over the two days")
.jpg "Mr Png Cheong Boon, Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Singapore, starts Day 2 of TechInnovation 2018 with his Welcome Remarks")
.jpg "Networking session for the exhibitors at the Evening Reception on Day 1")
.jpg "One of the keynote speakers, Grace Chew, Technical Director & Co-Founder of Hydroemission, shared her innovation and entrepreneurship journey")
.jpg "Panel discussion at the Urban Agritech presentation track")
.jpg "Probicient introducing its invention to the crowd at the Crowdpitching session")
.jpg "Republic Polytechnic exhibitor explains the technologies behind their urban farming system to delegates")
.jpg "Several parties in discussions at an exhibitor’s booth")
.jpg "SmartClean Technologies showcases its system at the Crowdpitching session")
.jpg "TechInnovation 2018 received more than 4,900 attendees from over 55 countries")
.jpg "Two days of meetings, discussions and networking at the Food Innovation Pavilion")
.jpg "Two Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) were signed at the opening of TechInnovation 2018. RB, a global leading consumer health company is partnering IPI to find solutions in a number of future consumer health areas")
.jpg "Urban Agritech Pavilion exhibitor, Protenga, shows delegates its insect farming system for sustainable protein production")
.jpg "Visitors ask about the Suu Balm, a rapid itch relief cream from Good Pharma at the IPI Pavilion")
.jpg "Visitors got to sample probiotic beer at the booth run by Probicient Pte Ltd")
.jpg "Welcome Remarks by Professor Lam Khin Yong, Executive Director of IPI")
.jpg "165 international exhibitors showcased 400 technologies")