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Live blog: One-on-one with Philip Lim, CEO of Exploit Technologies
Exploit Technologies is the commercialization arm of A*STAR, a research agency of the Singapore government. Philip Lim joined Exploit Technologies in August 2009 as its General Manager, and was...
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Want to build a startup on selected technologies by research institute A*STAR?
The Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) and Exploit Technologies are jointly launching a Call for Proposal to look for some of the hottest technology startup ideas. Selected proposal may...
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Doubling down on Southeast Asia, Baidu opens research center in Singapore
China’s top search engine Baidu has announced in a press release yesterday that its new Singapore-based research center has officially opened. The Baidu-I2R Research Centre (BIRC) is a collaboration...
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Singapore’s Data Storage Institute launches A-Drive, one of the world’s...
Photo: DSI At 5mm, the A-Drive, a hybrid hard drive developed by A*STAR’s Data Storage Institute (DSI), is one of the world’s thinnest in a 2.5″ form factor. It’s also one of the world’s first — the...
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Singapore’s A*STAR has grand ambition to be at the center of Internet of Things
Exploit Technologies (ETPL), the technology transfer arm of Singapore’s A*STAR, a government R&D agency, has yesterday unveiled five hotspots it intends to focus on to drive the country’s economy...
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Open Sesame: Baidu Helps Lenovo Use Voice Recognition to Unlock Android Phones
There are already a few ways to get into your Android device in a secure way: face recognition, a passcode, or a grid pattern. And now there’s one more smartphone safeguard – voice recognition. This...
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3D Without Glasses with EyeFly3D
Now, consumers are able to abandon bulky 3D glasses and carry a 3D screen on-the-go with Singapore’s EyeFly3D, the brainchild of Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and A*STAR Institute of Materials Research and...
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Singapore inventor wants to solve tech and health problems with electronic skin
Benjamin Tee has always been a Star Wars fan. A scene that fascinates him is the one in which Luke Skywalker receives a new prosthetic arm. When a robot pokes it, he feels real pain. As it turns out,...
View ArticleSingapore’s National Research Foundation to invest another $28M in startups
The Singapore government seeks to grow the country’s tech startup ecosystem even further with a new installment of the Early-Stage Venture Fund.
View ArticleSingapore to test self-driving public transit vehicles by end of 2016
The Land Transport Authority has received 8 national and international proposals for self-driving vehicle technology.
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From math-hater to programmer and veteran technopreneur
Photo credit: Christopher Yeo. “I’m a greenie,” says Christopher Yeo, founder and CEO of AI startup Sentient.io. He turns to a plant next to him, holds a leaf, and shakes it like a hand. Everyone in...
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4 budding technologies you can take big bets on
Image credit: Pixabay Many people dream of going high-tech, but few know which fields to concentrate on. However, with a combination of scientific and market research, researchers and entrepreneurs can...
View ArticleIn brief: AStar unit raises $62m for venture co-creation initiative
It aims to co-create "deep tech" startups with investors.
View ArticleSingapore team gets funding to ‘eliminate late-stage cancer’
It’s not a cure, but it could save millions of lives.
View ArticleBiotransformation: The secret sauce of organic-based, multi-billion dollar...
Biotransformation’s versatile applications can be leveraged by a wide range of verticals.
View ArticleSingapore-based IoT startup completes seed round led by Silicon Solution...
Ampotech combines sensing hardware with cloud-based analytics to drive its power monitoring system.
View ArticleSingapore medtech startup Curiox bags $15m, plans IPO
The company will use the fresh funds to accelerate commercialization efforts and expand globally.
View ArticleCancer Avatars: The future of cancer treatments
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally, but a new form of treatment may soon change that.
View ArticleVideo Analytics: The science of crowds
Crowds can be frustrating and even potentially dangerous. Researchers from A*STAR and SMU have come together to understand and solve this problem with technology.
View ArticleSingapore’s rising biotech industry
The biotech sector in Singapore is at an inflexion point, with biomedical sciences becoming a key pillar of the manufacturing sector.
View ArticleThe Model Factory Part 1
Can a non-engineer survive a day at a model factory of the future without breaking anything? Tech in Asia finds out.
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Imran had a virtual taste of the Model Factory, but can he handle real work on the factory floor?
View ArticleFounders Face to Face: #TechForGood
Did you know that it takes 30 minutes for a barrier-free access user to get into an elevator during rush hour? Join A*STAR researchers and social entrepreneurs Liang Hui Guang and Francis Tan as they...
View ArticleThe smart tee
The smart tee tracks your physical activity, including your heart rate and ECG. We find out if it really works.
View ArticleThe smart vest
The smart vest keeps you warm by conducting heat through printable and washable silver ink built into the vest. We find out if it really works.
View ArticleBehind the success of Singapore’s healthcare and biomedical startups
A robust ecosystem of partners, talent, and supplemental support creates an environment where startups can thrive.
View ArticleThe role ASTAR played in Hyphens Pharma’s transformation journey
Watch how Hyphens Pharma partnered with ASTAR to transform itself from a pharmaceutical distributor to developing its own dermatological products and brands.
View ArticleSingaporean startup that creates scanners to detect building defects bags...
WaveScan plans to use the funding to launch the first version of its modular scanner system, test its drone version, and add more team members.
View ArticleHow manufacturing firms stand to gain from the next wave of industrial...
From lower costs to more resilient supply chains, the benefits of applying new technologies to the sector are many.
View ArticleThis startup wants to make a clean sweep via tech
We take a look at the five-year journey of SmartClean Technologies and a new VC in the DeFi space.
View ArticleHow sustainable proteins can meet the world’s food needs
New innovations in meat alternatives are helping to reduce the environmental impact of food production.
View ArticleThe road industry 4.0 is paving for Singapore’s manufacturing industry
New tech and sustainability were key focus points at ITAP 2022.
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