27 – 29 October 2026
A*STAR @ SWITCH 2026
Deep tech that scales. Growth that delivers.
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Exhibition
Experience A*STAR deep tech in action
Our exhibits let you experience A*STAR technologies up close and meet the people behind them. From robotics and semiconductors to cancer surgery and maritime AI, discover how A*STAR works with industry to solve real problems and explore what we can achieve together.
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Our exhibition showcases
Semiconductor
Eight semiconductor platforms. Metalenses. A light engine small enough for AI wearables. An antenna designed to talk to satellites across different orbits.
Get up close with physical wafers, devices and demonstrators spanning advanced packaging, silicon photonics, flat optics, PiezoMEMS, RF GaN, power electronics, IC design and quantum — alongside technologies translating these capabilities into new applications.
Advanced Manufacturing
One factory. Different robots. No common language. Yet they work together.
See A*STAR technology coordinate robots and equipment through a common platform; turn 3D scans into robot toolpaths with no-code software; train humanoid robots using synthetic data; explore advanced surface treatments and an additively manufactured marine propeller developed using AI-assisted design.
MedTech
Ten minutes could change what a surgeon knows before an operation is over.
See how fresh cancer tissue can be imaged in about 10 minutes, why a new microstent is being built specifically for angle-closure glaucoma, and how a patient’s own cancer cells could help rank treatment options. From intraoperative imaging to implants and personalised treatment selection, each starts with a very different unmet clinical need.
Therapeutics and Precision Health
1,000+ drug tests. 100+ biological models and conditions. And an AI that helps decide which experiment comes next.
Watch ATOMIC connect AI reasoning, automated experiments and single-cell analysis in a continuous learning loop. See how an A*STAR platform can screen and produce multispecific antibodies in the same CHO cells, and how an A*STAR spin-off is translating biomedical research into applications for age-related skin fragility.
Decarbonisation
Waste PET back into new PET. Better fluids for cooling AI data centres. Hydrogen released from ammonia closer to where it’s needed.
See DeepCycleEco recover high-purity chemical building blocks even from coloured and lower-quality PET; FluidCore specialty chemicals targeting semiconductors, batteries and data-centre cooling; and A*STAR’s work with Amogy taking ammonia-to-hydrogen technology from catalyst optimisation towards larger-scale deployment.
Transport & Connectivity
What could a busy port do to prevent costly collisions?
See AI automatically surface high-collision-risk near misses from vessel traffic. And find out how more accurate vessel-arrival predictions could support Just-in-Time port operations. These maritime-AI technologies were developed to support safer, more efficient port operations.
T-Up Showcase
See what happens when A*STAR expertise moves into enterprises.
See CareCam turn a short walk captured on one camera into digital gait biomarkers. See AMILI’s drinkable microbiome-restoration therapy. Try skincare samples emerging from ImpacFat’s fish stem-cell platform. Test whether a voice is genuine or AI-generated with Deepfaic’s locally deployed detector. And inspect Mencast Marine’s additively manufactured propeller, backed by AI-assisted design.
T-Up Awards Ceremony
T-Up Awards @ SWITCH 2026: Celebrating A*STAR research talent and enterprise innovation
Through the T-Up programme, A*STAR research scientists and engineers are seconded to local enterprises, where they work alongside company teams to address R&D needs and strengthen in-house capabilities.
At SWITCH 2026, discover the collaborations behind the technologies, meet the people who made them possible, and celebrate their achievements at the T-Up Awards.
2026 T-Up Excellence Winners
Introducing the 2026 T-Up Excellence Award finalists
Four researchers. Three enterprise challenges.
From making clinical AI work for stroke patients to controlling heavy loads on construction sites, discover how A*STAR research talent helped enterprises tackle real-world challenges and build new capabilities.
From validating alternative diabetes therapies and analysing stroke patients' mobility patterns using AI, to controlling heavy loads on construction sites, discover how A*STAR research talent helped enterprises tackle real-world challenges and build new capabilities.
Dr Beatrice Ho
BetaLife
Could lab-grown cells one day restore what diabetes takes away?
BetaLife is developing a cell therapy that could restore the body's ability to produce insulin. Dr Ho brought specialised stem-cell expertise to help move that ambition closer to reality.
Dr Ramanpreet Singh Pahwa
CareCam
Four hours in a lab. Could there be a better way?
CareCam wanted to take clinical gait assessment beyond costly motion-capture laboratories. Dr Pahwa helped push its 3DGait technology towards a more accessible approach, closer to real-world clinical use.
Dr Guo Ling
CareCam
AI could analyse a typical walk. But what about after a stroke?
CareCam faced a different challenge in analysing post-stroke gait. Guo Ling helped adapt its gait algorithms to recognise the altered walking patterns clinicians needed to measure.
Dr Joel Stephen Short
Genios
Lifting heavy loads is one thing. Keeping them stable is another.
For Genios, controlling heavy loads reliably was key to taking its technology onto construction sites. Dr Short helped improve load stability to support the technology's progression towards commercial deployment.
Partner with A*STAR
Find the right research solutions for your innovation needs
Explore different ways to work with A*STAR to address technical challenges, develop new solutions and build R&D capabilities within your enterprise.
Collaborate with A*STAR Researchers
Tap A*STAR research expertise and capabilities to address technical challenges and develop technologies for your business.
Access A*STAR technologies and capabilities
Explore A*STAR technologies and research capabilities that could support your product, process or technology development.
Build R&D capabilities through T-Up
Bring A*STAR research scientists and engineers into your enterprise to support technical development and strengthen in-house R&D capabilities.