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Over $30 million to be pumped into construction research programme on greener building methods

The programme will be funded by the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), A*STAR, and other industry players, and also involves construction and civil engineering firm Woh Hup.

Nuclear fusion can create economic opportunity for Singapore: Tan See Leng

Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry) Tan See Leng speaking at the opening of FusionX:APAC on Oct 1.

Singapore chip industry gets ‘SG Semiconductor’ as a national brand identity

Announced on Sept 25 by Minister for Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry) Tan See Leng, SG Semiconductor will make it easier for companies and talent to understand what the country and its chip ecosystem offers.

Singapore medtech start-up Bioactivx launches synthetic skin substitute

Research engineer Asyraf Abbas holds up a piece of Bioactiv Matrix, a fully synthetic skin substitute for second degree burns and deep abrasion wounds.

Are research careers in Singapore still attractive to top-tier talent?

Ministry of Education figures show university enrolment in engineering sciences dropped from 42.9 per cent in 2003 to 22.2 per cent in 2023.

How growing up in Singapore shapes young people: New $150m study aims to find out

A new youth study led by the A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential hopes to better understand how sleep, nutrition, exercise and screen habits affect brain development.

Urine biopsy offers a more accurate way to detect bladder, kidney and prostate cancers

Using an emerging urine test on a sample like this can detect bladder, kidney and prostate cancer more accurately, a study found.

Life sciences investment giant to give Singapore medtech start-ups international boost

Dr Tan See Leng, Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology in MTI delivering a speech during the Singapore Medical Device Showcase on June 29, 2026.

From beer byproducts to tuna: S’pore firms work to transform food waste into new, useful products

Mottainai Food Tech collects barley spent grains from breweries and other companies and converts them into plant-based tuna flakes through fermentation.

Singapore opens synthetic biology lab to grab share of potential $80b global market

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Dr Sze Tan, Executive Director, A*STAR SIFBI, Professor Jay Keasling, Lead Principal Investigator of the A*STAR SIFBI-NUS Synthetic Biology Joint Lab, Mr Beh Kian Teik, Chief Executive Officer, A*STAR, Professor Aaron Thean, NUS Deputy President (Academic Affairs) and Provost, and Professor Matthew Chang, Director, NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), at the the launch of A*STAR SIFBI and NUS Synthetic Biology Joint Lab on Jun 11, 2026.

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