Singapore's budding start-ups

Cutting his teeth on cheaper braces

Thousands of jobs are on offer in start-ups as they seek to spread their wings beyond local shores despite the pandemic. The Straits Times looks at promising Singapore start-ups in the first of a four-part series.

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Chief executive Julian Artope of Zenyum, which keeps the cost of invisible braces lower by producing them in South-east Asia and monitoring how a patient's teeth are moving through an app.

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Orthodontic treatment has long been one of the priciest options in dental care but Singapore-based start-up Zenyum is looking to change that.
German co-founder and chief executive Julian Artope told The Straits Times: "Our main aim is to provide an affordable solution for straightening teeth, while still being a reliable partner to local dentists and making sure we don't compromise safety and supervision of treatment."
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