14 Nov 2022
Making Vital Signs Monitoring Accessible and Affordable
Boosting healthcare with accessible, non-invasive monitoring
Technological advancements can make non-invasive vital signs monitoring available for everyone, removing the inconvenience of traditional monitoring methods.
What do body temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates have in common? They are all vital signs that indicate human health. Monitoring these vital signs is a common and crucial component of patient care...
14 Nov 2022
Innovating Sustainable Packaging for a Cleaner Future
With innovation at the core of what they do, Singaporean packaging companies play a crucial role in ushering in a plastic-free future.
From smartphone cases to wrapping papers and face masks, plastics have become an inseparable and integral part of our daily lives. However, the very feature that had made plastics so attractive that they were regarded as a...
31 Oct 2022
Innovation Landscape in Singapore
Limited only by the imagination, the level and speed of innovation in Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem will continue to accelerate.
Bill Padfield is an Innovation Advisor with IPI Singapore’s Innovation Advisors Programme, which is tailored to help enterprises quicken their learning curve in tech and innovation to drive business growth. Bill has been involved in the tech and business development...
1 Sep 2022
Riding the Wave of Modern Aquaculture
Regional challenges and opportunities for technological innovation in sustainable fish farming were brought to light at IPI’s Sustainable Aquaculture Water Management Roundtable as experts discussed Singapore’s emerging water treatment and monitoring solutions.
In recent years, an increasing share of seafood is being farmed rather than caught. Impressively, producing over half of the world’s supply, the Asia-Pacific region is the...
25 Aug 2022
Igniting Innovation—An Interview with Richard Eu of Eu Yan Sang International
In a rapid transition from traditional medical halls to numerous international outlets and an online store, embracing innovation has catapulted Eu Yan Sang into a household name in traditional Chinese medicine.
Dried plant roots, bitter herbal remedies and fine acupuncture needles might sound unappealing to some, but they remain highly sought-after hallmarks of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Practiced for centuries—tracing...
5 Aug 2022
Nuts & Bolts – Data-driven Decisions for Industry Advancements
Harnessing data for industry operations
In today’s world where data is considered the new oil, digital technology has fuelled the disruption of a variety of sectors. While media and telecommunications were some of the first to reap the benefits of digitalisation, manufacturing is poised to transform with the advent of data-driven innovations.
Dubbed “Industry 4.0”, efforts to enhance the efficiency...