6 September 2023 – Delegates from the Kanagawa Prefectural government and companies visited A*STAR recently. Headed by Mr Kenichi Oki, Associate Director General (Healthcare Innovation), Policy Bureau Kanagawa Prefectural Government, the visitors wanted to understand our research development in cancer and ageing, and explore potential research collaborations; as well as to understand Singapore’s research and regulatory standards for food technology and cultivated meat.
Presentations were given by both A*STAR hosts and Kanagawa delegates, after which tours were conducted to laboratories at the Genome Institute of Singapore, the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, and the Food Tech Innovation Centre.
The visit was hosted by Prof Tan Sze Wee, Assistant Chief Executive, Biomedical Research Council.