ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2021 - MARCH 2022
FY2021 At a Glance
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Undertaken with Companies
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Industry R&D Spending
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Supporting Local Enterprises’
Productivity and Growth0% projects with SMEs
and Start-ups0% projects with LLEs0 Research Scientists and Engineers seconded to industry -
Advancing Quality Science
1.5 A*STAR publications’
average Field-Weighted
Citation Impact in RIE 2025**50 per cent more cited than expected according to the global average0% of our publications were amongst the top 10% of the world’s most highly cited -
Contributing to Public
Sector Transformation0 projects undertaken with
public sector agencies -
Strengthening Innovation
and EnterprisePRODUCTISATION & SPIN-OFFS
0 successful A*STAR Spin-offsAttracted
0M $ of follow-on fundingLICENSING
0 licenses taken up by 79 companies0% to SMEs and spin-offs -
Attracting and Building
Pipeline of STEM TalentAs at end FY2021, A*STAR has built a pipeline of
0R&D talent through a suite of scholarships since 2001
0
A*STAR
scholarships
awarded
in FY21
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
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A New Institute to Support Singapore’s Sustainability Goals
The Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE²) aims to advance R&D in areas such as low-carbon technologies, carbon life cycle assessment, sustainable materials and green manufacturing processes using the latest digitalisation and automation tools. ISCE² is a re-organisation of the former Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences. It will partner academics, public agencies and the energy, chemicals and pharmaceutical industries to achieve Singapore’s sustainability goals, such as Singapore Green Plan and Zero Waste Masterplan.
Read moreLaunch of SMU-A*STAR Joint Lab in Social and Human Centred Computing
A*STAR and Singapore Management University (SMU) established a Joint Lab in Social and Human-Centred Computing, which will tap on computational methods and AI to understand and anticipate human behaviour, to help develop better technological solutions that can address national priorities
Read moreBack row (L to R): A*STAR DCE (Research) Prof Andy Hor, Prof Archan Misra, SMU; A*STAR ACE (SERC) Dr Lim Keng Hui
Applied Materials and A*STAR Extend R&D Collaboration with New $286m Investment
A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and American chip-equipment maker, Applied Materials, have extended their research collaboration to 2026. The new investment will go towards upgrading the joint lab that was set up in 2011, to help accelerate materials, equipment and process technology solutions for hybrid bonding, as well as other emerging 3D chip integration technologies. The collaboration has helped build Singapore’s globally competitive advanced packaging capabilities, created new jobs and developed the local ecosystem.
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A*STAR celebrates International Women's Day
From groundbreaking discoveries to cutting-edge research, our researchers are empowering the next generation of female science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) leaders.
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