A*STAR's vision : A prosperous and vibrant Singapore built upon a knowledge based economy

A*STAR's mission : Fostering world-class scientific research and talent for a vibrant knowledge-based Singapore.

A*STAR represents today's research scientists and future generation of aspiring scientist who dare to race with the world's best towards the very limits of modern science. Together with scientists we will build up our intellectual capital and our scientific capabilities. That will boost the economic competitiveness of Singapore.

A*STAR is a luminous Constellation, charting the course for Singapore's Science and Technology. It comprises the Biomedical Research Council (BMRC), the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC), Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd (ETPL), the A*STAR Graduate Academy (A*GA) and the Corporate Planning and Administration Division (CPAD).

Both BMRC and SERC promote, support and oversee the public sector R&D research activities in Singapore. Both Councils fund the A*STAR public research institutes which conduct cutting-edge research in specific niche areas in Science, Engineering and Biomedical Science. The following R&D Capability Diamonds show clearly how the research capabilities of A*STAR Research Institutes strengthen the key industries in Singapore.

A*STAR successfully achieved the ISO 9001:2000 certification on 10 Dec 07. Our Quality Policy is to adopt the spirit of active innovation for constant improvement to meet the needs and expectations of our Research Institutes and Grant Recipients.