Latest News from A*STAR
- S$50 million Research Funding Awarded for Research on Eye Disease and Severe Psychotic Disorders
- 13 May 2008
- EMBARGOED UNTIL TUESDAY 13 MAY 2008, 5.30PM Two programmes have been awarded S$25 million each under the Translational and Clinical Research (TCR) Flagship Programme to conduct extensive research in major causes of blindness and schizophrenia & related psychotic disorders. ...
- ‘Extreme’ Lab-on-a-chip Developed at IBN
- 09 May 2008
- Rapid DNA Testing Achieved with Sub-µl Droplets on Integrated Lab-on-a-chip May 9, 2008 – IBN has succeeded in developing an all-in-one rapid gene diagnosis device that integrates biological sample preparation with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on a chip. Using this dev...
- Advancements In Bioimaging In Singapore To Enhance Delivery Of Healthcare
- 05 May 2008
- Bioimaging and stem cell research in Singapore gets a S$7 million boost from latest grant calls by A*STAR 1. Imagine being able to peer at something inside a cell 10,000 times smaller than a strand of human hair, or see how bone cells come alive in the body using magnetic resona...
Highlights
- Upfront and Personal with Prof Lee Eng Hin
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Professor Lee Eng Hin, Executive Director of Biomedical Research Council, is one of only two recipients of the inaugural National Outstanding Clinician Mentor Award 2008. This prestigious award is given in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the healthcare industry, specifically in the areas of training young clinicians as well as fostering a conducive clinical and research environment.
Prof Lee was presented the prestigious award by Minister for Health Khaw Boon Wan on Wednesday, 26 Mar 2008.
Joshua Woo managed to speak to Prof Lee on his thoughts on winning the award and his views on teaching and mentoring.
- 1st Hungarian - Singaporean Workshop on Drug Discovery & Biomaterials
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The 1st Hungarian - SIngaporean Workshop on Drug Discovery and Biomaterials was held successfully on 10 - 11 March at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, Hungary. This event featured speakers from A*STAR's research institutes and Hungary, and is part of the partnership established between A*STAR and Hungary's National Office for Research and Technology (NKTH).
- Short Course on Dominant Design Tools for Product and Service Innovation
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13 June 2008 (Friday), 9am to 5pm
@ NUS Faculty of Engineering,
Blk EA, #02-11, 9 Engineering Drive 1, S'pore 117576
- A*STAR Talent Search & Singapore Science & Engineering Fair 2008 Awards Presentation Ceremony
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A*STAR and the Singapore Science Centre announced the winners of the A*STAR Talent Search (A*TS) 2008. Into its third year, A*TS recognises students who have excelled in the field of scientific research. Guest-of-Honour, Mr S Iswaran, presented the awards to the winners at the A*TS awards ceremony held at the Biopolis.
- Exploit Technologies-MIT Club of Singapore Dinner Talk
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The Exploit Technologies-MIT Club of Singapore Dinner Talk on "Start-up success – What fuels it at MIT and around Boston, Massachusetts?" was held on 12 May 2008.
The talk was well attended by more than 80 interested participants from the A*STAR family and MIT alumni members.
The Executive Chairman of Exploit Technologies, Mr Boon Swan Foo, gave the opening address, and urged more industry players to come forth and partner our startups in their entrepreneurship journey. Members of the audience were encouraged to play an active role in helping these startups evolve their business model, raise fund and share risk, just to name a few.
Ms Luda Kopeikina then went on to discuss the factors underlying the high start-up success rate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and, more generally, around the Boston area. These parameters define the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Boston area and at MIT that fuels this success.
