EDB

Pandora looks beyond China with new Singapore HQ at Marina Bay

Pandora has a pink new regional base in Singapore.

Deeptech unicorn PhysicsX opens regional hub in S’pore to scale AI-powered industrial engineering

PhysicsX CEO Jacomo Corbo. PhysicsX develops AI models for manufacturing parts of jet engines and machines that make semiconductors.

Singapore’s EDBI, Roblox CEO back Universal Quantum start-up in US$100 million Series A round

Universal Quantum is among a wave of startups and corporate labs striving to create new machines capable of solving problems classical computers cannot, potentially leading to breakthroughs in fields like medicine and finance.

Building tomorrow’s growth in a more volatile world

Semiconductor startup Silicon Box unveiled its S$2 billion state-of-the-art facility in Singapore in 2023. It has since established its global headquarters here and hired over 600 employees.

BT50: THE NEXT CHAPTER

MNCs and Singapore’s local firms tie up for win-win outcomes as they scale across Asia

Local players have seen spillover benefits from the presence of and partnerships with MNCs.

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.

Obituary

Ex-EDB chairman and pioneer economic stalwart Chan Chin Bock dies at 93

Former EDB chairman Chan Chin Bock in 2015. Despite being a wheelchair user after a stroke in 1997, he returned regularly to the office to train young officers.

Taiwan semiconductor firm UMC pours billions into Singapore to claim a stake in the AI boom

UMC’s new plant (left), which is next to its existing fab facility, will take its annual production of integrated circuit wafers to 1.3 million in the next few years.

S’pore space agency to launch new satellite operations centre in 2027, plans new hires

(From left) NSAS deputy CEO Jonathan Hung, NSAS CEO Ngiam Le Na, NSAS deputy CEO Desmond Lim and chief strategy and policy officer Tiana Desker on July 31.

Public Service Star awarded to Evonik and UMC chiefs for role in Singapore’s development

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam (centre) with Evonik Industries CEO Christian Kullmann (left) and UMC chairman Stan Hung at the Istana on July 8.

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