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In 2000, Tuas Biomedical Park is launched as a world-class manufacturing hub for the biomedical industry.
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Samantha Boh, Amelia Teng
1983: Nobel Physiology laureate Sydney Brenner is invited to Singapore to discuss the biotechnology industry. He proposes setting up the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB).
1985: Singapore's first life sciences institute, IMCB, is founded. Its founding director is renowned biologist Chris Tan.
