GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH WORLD CLASS RESEARCH ENTITIES AT FRENCH SCIENCE WEEK

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1 MEDIA RELEASE [For immediate release] An event as part of Voilah 2015! GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH WORLD CLASS RESEARCH ENTITIES AT FRENCH SCIENCE WEEK 20 May 2015, Singapore From 26 to 28 May 2015, the French Science Week will be dedicated to Science and Education, to promote French research and higher education and enlighten Franco-Singaporean collaborations as part of the Voilah! French Festival. The French Science Week will give students and college students, researchers and the general public an opportunity to get up close and personal with world class research entities in Singapore. Held at ESSEC Asia Campus (One North MRT) and organised in collaboration

2 with Campus France Singapore, the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), the French Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (FCCS); 10 French enterprises and 15 laboratories established in Singapore will showcase their innovative work and the scientific excellence reached through Franco-Singaporean collaborations. The French Science Week has been created for students and college students, researchers and general public and covers a wide-spectrum of scientific fields: Mathematics, Business, Aerospace, Physics, Biomedical, Energy, Smart Cities and more. The public will also have the opportunity to discover cutting edge research in lesser known fields like Quantum Physics and to explore how science is involved in everyday objects like video games. MORE THAN 16 OPEN ACCESS BOOTHS, 25 CONFERENCES and 5 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE VISITS SOMETHING IN STORE FOR EVERYONE 16 open access booths 25 conferences of 20 minutes and 11 different themes: Mathematics, Economics, Business, Energy, Smart Cities, Physics, Material, Nanotech, Biomedical, Biotech, Health Visits of research laboratories and French companies, as well as research & development (R&D) facilities around Singapore for group of 20 to 40 students (IPAL, CSI laboratory, EDF and HDB Building, Thales Innovation hub, Airbus). R&D visits are by invitation only, enquiries can be done at: science@institutfrancais.sg The French Science Week will take place from 26 to 28 May 2015 at ESSEC ASIA PACIFIC (2 one-north Gateway, Singapore ). More information on the festival can be found on Registration and enquiries can be made on: science@institutfrancais.sg

3 DETAILS OF THE FRENCH SCIENCE WEEK TUESDAY 26 MAY BOOTHS 9AM 1.30PM MEET & MINGLE TOP LABORATORIES AND COMPANIES BASED IN SINGAPORE SHOWCASE THEIR INNOVATION BIOMEDICAL AM CONFERENCES 9.20AM 1.20PM BIOMÉRIEUX: New portable diagnostic equipment SINGAPORE IMMUNOLOGY NETWORK, A*STAR (SIgN) : Immune and pathogenic mechanisms active during infectious diseases R&D CENTRE VISITS 2.30PM 5PM IPAL : SMARTHOME PM (By invitation only) Innovation and medical sensors in your future home. What can your home tell you about your health? CSI LABORATORY PM (By invitation only) Cancer is one of the XXI century flea. How to fight it? INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY, A*STAR (IMCB): RNA interference screening to understand membrane traffic CANCER INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE, NUS (CSI): DNA Sequencing for a better cancer detection STUDY IN FRANCE by Campus France Singapore AM BIOTECHNOLOGY 11.40AM PM SANOFI: Recent breakthrough towards a dengue vaccine SINGAPORE INSTITUTE FOR NEUROTECHNOLOGY, NUS (Sinapse) : A new camera which replicate sight for blind people BIOMECHANICS OF CELLULAR CONTACTS LAB (BMC2): Mechanics applied to proteins and cell contacts IMAGING & PERVASIVE ACCES LAB (IPAL): Sensors in a smart home: what can be detected during sleep?

4 BOOTHS 9AM 1.30PM MEET & MINGLE TOP LABORATORIES AND COMPANIES BASED IN SINGAPORE SHOWCASE THEIR INNOVATION WEDNESDAY 27 MAY CONFERENCES 9.20AM 1.20PM MATHS & BUSINESS AM AXA: Research Fund ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL: Economic Modelling for Sustainability R&D CENTRE VISITS 2.30PM 3.30PM EDF& HDB BUILDING PM (By invitation only) Discover the technologies which will shape the city of the future EDHEC RISK INSTITUTE: Genesis of the smart index provider: ScientificBeta INSEAD SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY: Centre for Marketing Excellence with LVMH STUDY IN FRANCE by Campus France Singapore AM ENERGY & SMART CITIES 11.40AM PM TOTAL: Innovation to improve energy efficiency DASSAULT SYSTÈMES: Explore Singapore in one afternoon with 3D model ELECTRICITÉ DE FRANCE (EDF): Use of 3D models to design the next generation energy grid ENERGY RESEARCH NTU (ERI@N): Energy issues and technology challenges

5 BOOTHS 9AM 1.30PM MEET & MINGLE TOP LABORATORIES AND COMPANIES BASED IN SINGAPORE SHOWCASE THEIR INNOVATION THURSDAY 28 MAY CONFERENCES 9.20AM 1.20PM PHYSICS & MATERIALS AM UBISOFT: e.g How laws of physics are implemented in AC3 by Ubisoft? MAJULAB: What s behind quantu information, quantum gases, soft matter and 2-dimensional materials CNRS INTERNATIONAL-NTU-THALÈS RESEARCH ALLIANCE (CINTRA): New technologies in communications, computer and sensor sciences R&D CENTRE VISITS 2.30PM 5PM THALES: INNOVATION HUB PM (By invitation only) 1 hour as an engineer in their creative and simulation rooms AIRBUS PM (By invitation only) Visit the R&D centre and their flight simulator SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, NTU: Advanced nanofibre technologies and its applications STUDY IN FRANCE by Campus France Singapore AM AEROSPACE & COMMUNICATION 11.40AM PM THALES: Innovation in the Defence & Communication sectors AIRBUS: Have a glimpse of the future and its Spacecraft SAFRAN: Inside a plane. What are avionics components? SONDRA: Drones, plane detectors, adanced radars: the latest technologies unveiled -END-

6 For more information on Voilah! 2015, please contact: Cherie Lee Tengku Nur Mariam DID: DID: Mobile: Mobile: About Voilah! Voilah! is the signature French cultural festival in Singapore. Since 2008, the annual festival has presented the best of French creativity and innovation in culture, science, education and gastronomy through diverse and engaging events all across the island. Voilah! is also a meeting point between French and Singaporean communities, and a testament and celebration of the strong relationships with Singaporean partners, institutions, and cultural and scientific centres. Voilah! 2015 joins in the celebration of Singapore s Golden Jubilee, and 50 years of diplomatic relations between France and Singapore. It is held from 4 May to 21 June, and is organised by Institut Français Singapour and the French Embassy, in collaboration with the French Chamber of Commerce in Singapore. For more information, visit