TCI 2015 Innovation Clusters – a National Strategy to Build Technology Capabilities in Singapore
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TCI 2015 Innovation Clusters – a National Strategy to Build Technology Capabilities in Singapore
- 1. Innovation Clusters – a National Strategy to Build Technology Capabilities in Singapore Pauline Tay Plenary Session 1: Asian Cluster Model: New Perspective and Trends
- 2. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Our Vision Singapore as a vibrant, international science and technology hub NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE
- 3. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE 0.00 50.00 100.00 150.00 200.00 250.00 300.00 350.00 400.00 450.00 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 GDP S$B Per Capita S$K GDP 1991 S$78.56B 2014 S$390.1B Per Capita at 1991 S$25.06K current market 2014 S$71.3K prices Singapore’s Economy from 1991 to 2014 National Technology Plan (1991-1995) S$2 billion National Science & Technology Plan (1996-2000) S$4 billion Science & Technology Plan 2005 (2001-2005) S$6 billion Science & Technology Plan 2010 (2006-2010) S$13.9 billion Research, Innovation & Enterprise Plan 2015 (2011-2015) S$16.1 billion 5-year S&TPlans 1991 -1999 Technology Intensive 2000 -2014 Towards a Knowledge/ Innovation Economy
- 4. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE NRF works through Key Stakeholders in our Research, Innovation & Enterprise Landscape PM’s Office Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council Supported by the National Research Foundation Ministries Trade & Industry Education Health Defence Corp Labs Other Labs A*STAR Research Institutes Institutes of Higher Learning Hospitals & Medical Centres Ministries & Other Govt Labs DSO National Laboratories Industry and Enterprises Economic Devt Board A*STAR Academic Research Council National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Defence Science and Technology Agency Other Ministries and Agencies R&D Funding Bodies R&D Performers
- 5. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Singapore’s R&D Thrusts NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Foundational Capabilities for Future Innovations Development of Talent Competitive Funding to Drive Research Excellence Public-Private Collaborations Industry Oriented R&D Foster Commercialisation
- 6. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Industry Clusters in Singapore NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE • Singapore has been built on several key industries and to stay on top of an ever-changing economic landscape • We have invested heavily in developing industries to keep pace and scale for growth. • Source: Economic Development Board of Singapore AEROSPACE ENGINEERING CHEMICALS LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES HEALTHCARE LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT MEDIA TECHNOLOGY & ENTERTAINMENT CITIES, INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS PHARMACEUTICALS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY PRECISION ENGINEERING AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSUMER BUSINESS CLEAN ENERGY ENVIRONMENT AND WATER SAFETY AND SECURITY MARINE AND OFFSHORE ENGINEERING MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INFOCOMM SERVICES & PRODUCTS
- 7. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE7 Initiatives Financing Capability Development 5. Technology Intermediaries support IPI Technology Development Prototype SEEDS Early Stage Growth Pre-IPO 7. Pre-competitive grants TECS POC & POV 8. Rationalized co- financing equity and venture fund scheme TIS, SEEDS, ESVF 6. Technology advisory & expertise (Get-up schemes) 1. Gap Funding (POC, MOE IF) 12. Corporate Labs at AUs 2. Innovation and Enterprise Office support TTO Funding 3. Technology Development Infrastructure • Incubators & Accelerators (Incubator Development Programme & Sector-Specific Accelerators) • COI (Centres of Innovation) • PST (Private Sector Translators) 9. Innovation Clusters 10. Corporate Co-investments 13. Partnerships for Capability Transformation (PACT) 14. Government-Lead Demand Projects 11. Collaborative Projects (public-public) New Enhanced Enhanced New Platform New Enhanced 4. Step Ladder Funding – IIP/UDP New Enhanced Enhanced Enhanced Initiatives Encourage Innovation & Enterprise
- 8. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Innovation Clusters NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE • In 2013, PM announced a S$200 million fund over five years to build new innovative industry clusters • Encourages technology organisations and economic agencies to work with industry to develop and execute innovation cluster development plans • Seeks to strengthen partnerships across companies, universities, research institutes and government to bring ideas quickly to market, raise productivity, create jobs and grow strategic technology areas
- 9. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Innovation Clusters Form Around Singapore NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Cleantech / Energy / Water Biotech / Medtech Pharma Manufacturing ICT / Media Engineering Design
- 10. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Water Technologies Innovation Cluster • Singapore has been motivated to constantly innovate and develop new water management and treatment technologies such as water reclamation and seawater desalination. • Over the last four decades, we established a sustainable water supply • 4 National Taps - water from local catchment areas, imported water, reclaimed water (NEWater) and desalinated water • Today, Singapore is recognised as a ‘Global Hydrohub’ - 180 water companies in the entire value chain of the water industry • Areas for water innovation/test-bedding: - Membrane Technology (Separation Technologies Innovation Cluster) - Intelligent Watershed Management - Network Management - Water and Used water treatment - Water quality and security NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE
- 11. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Green Buildings Innovation Cluster • The Green Buildings Innovation Cluster programme, launched in September 2014, allocated S$18 million for research and development for green and sustainable buildings • The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) awarded S$6 million to four research projects on improving the energy efficiency of buildings • The projects focus on air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation systems • BCA will also be launching the smart building technology research and development call, which aims to develop solutions for smart, green and healthy buildings. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE
- 12. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Diagnostics Development (DxD) Hub DxD HUB Regulatory Navigation ISO Design Consultation Talent Management Competency Creation Clinical Validation Design Development Industry Standardisation University Polytechnics A*STAR Medical Clusters Entrepreneurial ecosystem Entrepreneurs Startups Funding SPRING Early-stage VCs Accelerators TIS PE Design Packaging Logistics Supporting capabilities SMEs MNCs PSTs IP Partners and Productisation Clinical CROs QMS Angels 12
- 13. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC) NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE NAMIC aims to develop an interconnected network of research performers and industry players to actively develop new AM technologies for industry adoption. NAMIC@NUS NAMIC@NTU (CLP) NAMIC@SUTD
- 14. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Meeting Future Challenges • National Innovation Challenges • SMART Nation Initiative • Virtual Singapore NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE
- 15. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE National Innovation Challenges NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Energy National Innovation Challenge • To develop cost-competitive energy solutions for deployment within 20 years to help Singapore improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and increase energy options Land & Liveability National Innovation Challenge • To create new space cost-effectively and optimise the use of space to sustain Singapore’s long-term growth and resilience
- 16. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE SMART Nation Initiative SMART Nation Initiative • Singapore is building the World's first Smart Nation by harnessing technology to the fullest with the aim of improving the lives of citizens, creating more opportunities, and building stronger communities. • The Smart Nation Platform will be one of the anchor initiatives that will enable everyone and everything, everywhere, to be connected all the time in Singapore. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE * Including Cybersecurity
- 17. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Virtual Singapore V3s - Virtualize, Visualize, Venturize • “Represent the physical Singapore accurately in the virtual space to operate, plan, experiment, take decision for development of infrastructures & deployment of services” • Collaborative platform for Citizen, Business, Research/ Education & Administration 1717
- 18. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Fostering Technopreneurship in Innovation Techventure • Flagship Asian conference/exhibition showcasing entrepreneurial and technology innovation eco-systems from around the world • Platform to promote exchanges between global tech start-ups and investors • Featuring renowned speakers, investors, corporate ventures, accelerators • We cordially invite all to Techventure 2016 which will showcase multiple international partner events • Like Us on our Techventure Facebook Page or check out www.techventure.com.sg NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE
- 19. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Thank You NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE For more info, contact: Pauline Tay pauline_tay@nrf.gov.sg Wang Ning wang_ning@nrf.gov.sg
- 20. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE BACKUP SLIDES
- 21. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Snapshot of Singapore’s Economy 19% 4% 4% 7% 11% 16% 25% 14% GDP Contribution Infocomm ConstructionTransport & Storage Wholesale & Retail Business Services Finance & Insurance Others 33.9% 27.5% 21.3% 9.8% 7.5% Chemicals Electronics Precision & Transport Engineering Biomedical Science General Manufacturing Manufacturing NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Source: MTI 2012 statistics Manufacturng
- 22. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Public Expenditure on R&D 25.2% 9.6% 33.4% 10.4% 21.4% Electronics Others (Food sciences, energy, earth & related environmental sciences, etc) Chemicals Biomedical Science Precision & Transport Engineering NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Source: A*STAR R&D Survey 2011
- 23. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE23 TTOs& Intermediary Businesses Research Innovation Enterprise Engineering & Translational Svcs Government Researchers Incubators An Integrated RIE Strategy
- 24. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Proof-of-Concept Grants $250K Grants to assist in the development of prototype or proof-of-concept ideas University Innovation Fund Funding at the universities to promote innovation & entrepreneurship Translational R&D Grants $500K Grant for the polytechnics to translate university IP for the market Technology Incubators To provide start-up capital, bundled with mentorship & incubation. NRF matches 85% funding (up to a cap of $500K) to an incubator’s 15% Early Stage Venture Fund 1:1 matching for selected funds (up to S$10M per fund) to invest in S’pore - based early stage companies (up to $3M per company) Start-up Early GrowthPre-CommercialisationIdea Complementary SPRING Schemes TECs PoC/PoV Start-ups can apply for this to develop technologies from Proof-of-Concept ($250K) to Proof-of-Value ($500K) SEEDs Capital Financing 1:1 equity co-financing scheme Sector-Specific Accelerators/IP translators eg. Medtech/Cleantech Incubator Development Programme Funding operational costs and mentorship programmes at incubators National Framework for Innovation & Enterprise
- 25. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Industry Research Partnership Scheme • To encourage industry collaboration with IHLs. To gradually progress companies from smaller projects to larger, more extensive collaborations in companies’ areas of interest. Government-Enterprise Co-funding Corp Lab@University • To attract companies that can work long-term with universities • To provide resources for universities to partner with industry and align university R&D with industry needs NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Facilitating Industry-University R&D Collaborations
- 26. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Autonomous Universities NRF Corp Lab @ Univ Foster Greater Public-Private R&D Collaboration Corp Labs supported • Rolls-Royce@NTU Corp Lab • Keppel-NUS Corp Lab • ImaginAb@DUKE-NUS Corp Lab • Fujitsu-SMU Corp Lab • ST Engg-NTU Corp Lab To support AUs in Public- Private R&D Engagement • To attract companies that can work long-term with AUs • To provide resources for AUs in partnership with industry Projected outcomes • Increase collaboration between AUs and industry • Aligning AU R&D to industry needs • Building R&D expertise in AU Provide exposure for R&D talent to industry • Career options beyond the academia • Corp Labs may quickly ramp up with R&D manpower from AUs • Attract Industry R&D spending Companies Corporate Labs @ Universities
- 27. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Research Centres of Excellence (RCEs) NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE
- 28. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE RCEs: Achievements CQT’s production of the Bose-Einstein condensate promoted Singapore to the premier league of experimental atomic physics The AXA Research Fund Launches its First Chair in Asia NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE
- 29. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Medium-Sized Centre NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE • Centre for Advanced 2D Materials (CA2DM) • Seeks to explore, synthesise and develop new devices based on a broader class of 2D materials (e.g. graphene, phospherene, transition metal dichalcogenides) • Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (SC3DP) • Seeks to be the world leader in 3D printing by attracting leading researchers, nurturing a skilled talent pool and delivering state of the art and innovative solutions to the industry. • Focus on 3 key areas of importance to Singapore: Aerospace Defence, Building & Construction and Marine & Offshore
- 30. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPOREPg 30 A*STAR’s Research Entities 2010 and present 200019901987 A*STAR has more than 2,900 scientific and technical staff (>50% are international talent from some 60 countries) Biopolis Phase I (2003) Biopolis Phase II (2006) Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology (IMCB) 1987 Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) 1989 Institute of Micro- electronics (IME) 1991 Data Storage Institute (DSI) 1992 Institute of Materials Research & Engineering (IMRE) 1996 Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) 1998 Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) 2000 Bioinformatics Institute (BII) 2001 Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) 2002 Institute for Chemical & Engineering Sciences (ICES) 2002 Institute of Bioengineering & Nanotechnology (IBN) 2003 Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI) 2003 Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC) 2005 Singapore Stem Cell Consortium (SSCC) 2006 Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) 2006 Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS) 2006 Singapore Consortium for Cohort Studies (SCSC) 2006 Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) 2007 Experimental Therapeutics Centre (ETC) 2008 National Metrology Centre (NMC) 2008 Fusionopolis Phase I (2008)
- 31. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Campus for Research and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) 15 Programmes 10 universities NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE
- 32. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SINGAPORE Cybersecurity R&D Programme • Establishment of a National Cybersecurity R&D programme, involving key agencies MHA, MINDEF, IDA, EDB, NSCS, CSA and NRF • The programme will: • Develop R&D expertise in cybersecurity for Singapore; • Coordinate and prioritise R&D efforts in cybersecurity across agencies (a Whole-of-Government Approach); and • Provide a common platform for R&D collaboration among agencies, academia, research institutes and industry, locally and internationally. 32 Cybersecurity R&D Programme
Editor's Notes
- Singapore as a vibrant, international science and technology hub To begin, let me sketch out our aspirations and vision which guides our national R&D strategy and programmes. Singapore envisions itself as a vibrant, international science and technology hub, with R&D contributing significantly to a knowledge-intensive, innovative and competitive country.
- RIE2015 Plan RIE2015 has six key thrusts. First, there will be continued emphasis on basic science and knowledge as the basis for future innovations. Some funding is set aside for ‘white space’ to capture emerging opportunities that were not identified earlier Second, we will continue to focus on talent attraction and development, positioning Singapore as a choice location for top researchers. Third, there will be greater emphasis on competitive funding as a means to select the best ideas. This will direct resources to the best research projects and teams. Fourth, greater synergies between researchers across the public and private sectors will be fostered. Funding will be provided to encourage public-private research collaboration. Fifth, there will be greater emphasis on industry-oriented R&D with economic outcomes. Sixth, we will strengthen support for commercialisation so as to spur the development of new products and services for economic and societal benefit. RIE2015 is the culmination of a year-long planning process involving the collective effort of all research, economic and funding agencies. It will support Singapore’s long-term vision to be a research-intensive, innovative and entrepreneurial economy like Sweden, Finland and Israel.
- Infra talent financing platform-pact, icp
- This shows how the various agencies fit together in Singapore such that we have a holistic coverage of the entire RIE value chain. The spectrum of activities undertaken by the various agencies and entities shade into each other. There is the National Research Foundation with programmes and policies that covers the entire RIE spectrum. The Ministry of Trade and Industry, with its various stat boards, also covers the RIE spectrum, although each stat board would have a slightly different focus. For example, A*STAR has 20 public research institutes that conducts R&D with an industry focus and is also involved in translating the research outcomes into innovative products and services. SPRING focuses more on the translation aspects of R&D and the building of local enterprises whereas EDB is the lead government agency for planning and positioning Singapore as a global business centre and in creating value for investors and companies in Singapore. There are also the Institutes of higher learning under the ministry of education, i.e. the universities and polytechnics, and the hospitals under the Ministry of Health, that engages in basic to applied research as well as bringing IP out of the academic and medical institutions.
- In 2006, the government committed S$330 million to fund innovation and capability development in the industry. In 2011, an additional S$140 million was allocated, bringing the total amount committed to S$470 million. Value chain comprising upstream components manufacturers (e.g. membranes and pumps), equipment OEMs, and system integrators, to downstream players and project developers
- 1) Core capability of Hub
- Finally, to prepare for the future, we have also set aside funds for research that will meet our national needs.
- The first NIC is on energy. It aims to develop cost-competitive energy solutions for deployment within 20 years to help Singapore improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and increase energy options. Last year, we started the Land & Liveability NIC, which seeks to create new space cost-effectively and optimise the use of space to sustain Singapore’s long-term growth and resilience.
- Virtual Singapore is a 3D city model platform for knowledge sharing and community collaboration. It aims to represent the physical Singapore accurately in the virtual space to operate, plan, experiments and make decisions for development of infrastructures & deployment of services.
- This is a snapshot of our economy. Some of the key sectors include business services, finance and insurance and the major contributor to our GDP is manufacturing, which makes up around 20% of our GDP. The key industrial sectors under manufacturing would be electronics, chemicals, precision and transport engineering and biomedical sciences. *** Others include: Utilities $4.6b Other Goods Industries $0.1b Accommodation & Food Services $7.3b Other Services Industries $35b Ownership of Dwellings $13b Taxes on Products $19b
- Our public expenditure on R&D is a reflection of the major contributors to our economy. Of course it goes beyond manufacturing. For example, electronics covers infocomms and media technology R&D which would be applicable for business services, education etc. Our public expenditure covers the range from pure basic research to experimental development. Classification of fields: - Electronics, Infocomms and Media (ICM); Comprising: Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Info-communication & Media Technology, Computer Engineering and Computer & Related Sciences. •- Chemicals; Comprising: Material Sciences & Chemical Engineering and Chemical Sciences. • Biomedical Sciences; Comprising: Biomedical & Related Sciences and Biomedical Engineering. • Precision & Transport engineering; Comprising: Aeronautical Engineering, Civil & Architecture Engineering, Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Metallurgy & Metal Engineering • Others; Comprising: Agricultural & Food Sciences, Earth & Related Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences & Mathematics, Energy and Other Areas Types of R&D: - Pure basic research (without seeking longterm economic or social benefits or making any effort to apply the results to practical problem); • Strategic basic research (carried out with the expectation that it will produce a broad base of knowledge likely to form the basis of the solution to current or future problems or possibilities). • Applied research (original investigation directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective); and • Experimental development (systematic work that is directed to producing or improving substantially materials, products and devices; or installing new processes, systems and services)
- Finally, NRF has a thrust called the National Framework for Innovation and Enterprise or NFIE. NRF’s charter is R, I and E. So the NFIE addresses the Innovation and Enterprise components of the RIE value chain. We have invested substantially to support research – with programmes such as CREATE, CRP, NRF Fellowships etc. There is clearly a need to make sure that some of the research results flow through the value chain into innovation and enterprise. So NRF took a holistic look at RIE in Singapore to determine where the obstacles are for the smooth flowing of research into innovation and enterprise. We came out with a suite of programmes under the NFIE to facilitate I&E and to build up a vibrant entrepreneurial eco-system in Singapore. This slide shows the various programmes we have implemented under NFIE. The University Innovation Fund Plus (UIF+) supports innovation and nurtures academic entrepreneurship in the universities. It provides grants to the universities for projects and programmes that support entrepreneurship, for example, immersion opportunities for students in start ups, awards for entrepreneurial academics, platforms for start-up formation etc. Proof of concept and translational R&D grants provide funding for researchers to develop prototypes from their research with a view to commercialisation. We have selected several incubators to provide mentorship and guidance to seed companies. We agree to co-invest 85% of the capital into incubatee companies. We also seeded several early stage venture funds to invest in Singapore-based early stage startups by providing 1 to 1 matching. We simplify the technology licensing process by developing a national framework for IP.
- The Corp Lab @ Universities programme supports universities in public-private R&D engagement. It aims to promote collaboration between universities and industry on R&D. This will help to align AU R&D to industry needs and also help to build R&D expertise in the AUs.
- MOE and NRF have co-funded 5 RCEs. They are well-embedded in the Singapore research ecosystem and have established fruitful collaborations within and outside the host university. Both NUS and NTU have benefited from the recruitment of first rank scientists and the improvement in the quality of students and post-docs.
- CQT has achieved Bose-Einstein Condensate, a state where a collections of atoms exist as a single entity in a single quantum state under supercooled conditions. Major achievements, accomplished by only a few renowned labs in the world (eg. MIT). Propelled CQT into the premier league of quantum physics. It was evaluated at its 3rd year mark by an independent review panel who was of the view that CQT has had an exceptional initial three years of operation and has put Singapore on the map of quantum physics. There is only one institute in the world (University of Waterloo –IQC) with a comparable programme and trajectory as CQT. EOS has received an endowment fund of S$5million from the AXA Research Fund on 28 Feb 2012 to create a permanent Chair in Natural Hazards held by Prof Kerry Sieh. The AXA Research Fund is a global initiative of scientific philanthropy supported by the worldwide insurance group, AXA. This is the first AXA Chair in Asia which is a strong reflection of international recognition and academic excellence of EOS.
- A*STAR is the lead agency for fostering world-class scientific research and talent for a vibrant knowledge-based and innovation-driven Singapore. A*STAR oversees 14 biomedical sciences and physical sciences and engineering research institutes, and six consortia & centres, located in Biopolis and Fusionopolis as well as their immediate vicinity. - A*STAR supports Singapore's key economic clusters by providing intellectual, human and industrial capital to its partners in industry. It also supports extramural research in the universities, hospitals, research centres, and with other local and international partners. As at 1 Jan 2012, There were 1592 Researchers under the RSE scheme & 1335 Researchers under the RTS scheme. Hence, from the above, there are a total of > 2900 Researchers OECD defines researchers as “professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods and systems and also the management of the projects concerned.” This definition does not discriminate by level of education.
- CREATE houses interdisciplinary research centres from some of the top universities in the world. We currently have 15 programmes from 10 overseas universities. We’re very happy that to date, more than 300 publications, 60 technology disclosures and 40 patents have come from CREATE.