AN OVERVIEW OF A*STAR AND OUR INTERACTIONS WITH EU

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1 1 AN OVERVIEW OF A*STAR AND OUR INTERACTIONS WITH EU Ms Tricia Huang Deputy Executive Director, A*STAR Graduate Academy 24 Jan 2014 The content of this presentation are protected by copyright, trademark and other forms of proprietary rights. All rights, title and interest in the Contents are owned by, licensed to or controlled by A*STAR. You shall not reproduce, publish, upload, post, transmit, adapt, modify or otherwise display, distribute or exploit in any way, without the prior written permission of A*STAR.

2 2 An Overview of Singapore Physical Land Area: sq km Population: 5.4 million 3.8 million (71.9%) Singapore Residents Literacy Rate: 96.4% (Aged 15 & above) 74.1% of those aged years have tertiary qualifications 2012 GDP S$345.6bn (US$276.5bn) Real Growth : 1.3% Per Capita GDP: S$65,048 (US$52,051) Independent since 9 August 1965 Sources: Singapore in Brief 2013 published by Department of Statistics

3 3 Singapore s Competitive Advantage A Regional Hub: For half the world s population (3.4 billion people) For markets worth US$20.6 trillion (S$25.8 trillion) A Well Connected Global City English Speaking Cosmopolitan Environment Most Liveable City in Asia Sources: World Bank, 2012 Cities of Opportunity study by PwC

4 4 Singapore, A Vibrant Business Hub 7,000 Multinational Corporations 60% with global or regional headquarters. 37,400 International Companies Including 3,200 from China, 4,400 from India, and 7,900 from ASEAN. Ease of Doing Business Rank Country 1 Singapore 2 Hong Kong 3 New Zealand 4 United States 5 Denmark Strong IP Protection Rank Country 1 Finland 2 Singapore 3 New Zealand 4 Switzerland 5 Netherlands Best Labour Force 170,000 Small & Medium Enterprises 1,000 identified with the goal of growing revenues to S$100 million. Source: Ease of Doing Business Index (2013), World Bank Source: Global Competitiveness Report (2012/3), World Economic Forum Source: Labour Force Evaluation Measure (2012-1), BERI Source: Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (2Q 2010), Department of Statistics, Economic Strategies Committee

5 Singapore s Evolving Economy 5 GDP US$B First National Technology Plan GDP: US$276.5 bil Per Capita GDP US$K GDP: US$0.7 bil s Labour intensive 1970s Skill intensive 1980s Capital intensive 1990s Technology Intensive 2000 Knowledge & Innovation Based Economy Source: Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry

6 6 Singapore s Economy Today Construction Other Services Transport & Storage Wholesale & Retail Trade 2012 GDP: S$345.6 bil (US$276.5 bil) Others 2012 GDP growth: 1.3% 2013 Forecast GDP growth: 1% to 3% Source: MTI s Economic Survey of Singapore 2012 Financial Services Manufacturing Business Services Value Added 25% Electronics 25% Biomedical Sciences 16% Transport Engineering 15% Precision Engineering 11% General 8% Chemicals

7 7 Singapore s R&D Framework Research, Innovation & Enterprise Council Lee Hsien Loong Chairman, RIEC Prime Minister Singapore FUNDING AGENCIES & MNIISTRIES Ministry of Education Ministry of Health Ministry of Trade & Industry RESEARCH PERFORMERS Polytechnics & Universities Hospitals A*STAR Research Institutes Corporate Labs

8 8 RIE 2015 Research Innovation Enterprise 5-year S&T Plans National Technology Plan ( ) S$2 billion National Science & Technology Plan ( ) S$4 billion Science & Technology Plan 2005 ( ) S$6 billion Science & Technology Plan 2010 ( ) S$13.9 billion Research, Innovation & Enterprise Plan 2015 ( ) S$16.1 billion Invest in basic science for future innovation Foster synergies in public-private partnership Attract and develop scientific talent Focus on research with economic outcome Emphasis on competitive funding Support for technology commercialisation

9 9 Singapore s R&D Expenditure Source: R&D Survey of Singapore

10 10 Singapore s Research Ecosystem Nanyang Technological University Biopolis and Fusionopolis Mediapolis Seletar Aerospace Park Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Cleantech Park SUTD Tuas Biomedical Park Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore Management University A*STAR Academia Jurong Island CREATE Campus National University of Singapore Science Park Industrial Parks

11 Singapore s Lead Government Agency 11 for Economic Oriented R&D >1,300 >130 INDUSTRY PROJECTS A YEAR 5 INDUSTRY PROJECTS A DAY LICENSES A YEAR 3 LICENSES A WEEK >2,700 PAPERS PUBLISHED A YEAR >290 PATENTS FILED A YEAR A*STAR 2012 Performance

12 12 A*STAR Biomedical Research Council (BMRC) Joint Council Office (JCO) Science & Engineering Research Council (SERC) ETPL A*STAR Graduate Academy 10 Research Units Interdisciplinary Research 8 Research Units Commercialisation Scholarships >5,200 Staff >4,300 Researchers, Engineers and Technical Support Staff >40% of whom come from >60 countries

13 13 BMRC Core Capabilities PHARMACEUTICALS Development of small molecule therapeutics Development of high-value nutrition and personal care / consumer products NUTRITION & PERSONAL CARE Bioimaging Bioprocessing Genomics & Proteomics Molecular & Cell Biology Drugs/Biologics Discovery and Development Bioengineering & Nanotechnology Computational Biology Immunology MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Medical devices, info tech, diagnostics Development of protein-based therapeutics BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICS

14 14 Core SERC Capabilities Electronics Infocomm & Media Semiconductors Data Storage Electronic Components Electronic Modules Network Technology Chemicals & Materials Specialty Chemicals Performance Materials Bio-Pharma Processing Functional Films Data Storage Microelectronics Infocomm Sciences Computational Sciences Material Science Chemical Sciences Manufacturing Technologies Metrology Communications Software and Computing Digital Content and Media Networking Engineering Precision Engineering Aerospace Marine Oil & Gas Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Management

15 15 A*STAR Singapore Institute of Manufacturin g Technology (SIMTech) 1989 Data Storage Institute (DSI) 1992 Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) 1998 Institute for Chemical & Engineering Sciences (ICES) 2002 Institute for Infocomm Research (I 2 R) 2002 Bioinformatics Institute (BII) 2001 Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC) 2005 Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI) 2003 Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS) 2006 National Metrology Centre (NMC) 2008 Experimental Therapeutics Centre (ETC) 2008 Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology (IMCB) 1987 Institute of Microelectronics (IME) 1991 Institute of Materials Research & Engineering (IMRE) 1996 Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) 2000 Institute of Bioengineering & Nanotechnology (IBN) 2003 Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) 2006 Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) Biopolis Phase I (2003) Biopolis Phase II (2006) Fusionopolis Phase I (2008) 2010 and present

16 16 Industry Engagement RIs/PUBLIC AGENCIES INVOLVED Many to One STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC AGENCY COMPANY One to One PARTNERSHIPS PROJECTS A*STAR RI A*STAR RI IHL COMPANY Many to Many CONSORTIA MNC IHL One to Many CONSORTIA MNC SME A*STAR RI A*STAR RI SME LE PUBLIC AGENCY LE RI: Research Institute IHL: Institute of Higher Learning MNC: Multi-National Company LE: Local Enterprise SME: Small & Medium Enterprise COMPANIES ENGAGED

17 17 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IP Management Bridging the Gap Licensing/ Spin-off Value Chain PROTECT KNOWLEDGE Manage A*STAR s IP portfolio INCUBATE TECHNOLOGY Improve technology readiness levels for industry adoption TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE Commercialise technology

18 A*STAR GRADUATE ACADEMY Global Nexus for Scientific Talent 18 Supporting Early Career Development for Young PhDs Post-doc opportunities at top institutions & corporate laboratories around the world Conducive scientific career development environment at A*STAR Multiple career pathways at A*STAR and beyond Sustaining Singaporean PhD Talent Flow A*STAR Undergraduate & PhD Scholarship Programmes Building a Robust & Diverse Talent Pool Awards & Attachments for International Students Promoting Science to Young People & Building a Pipeline of R&D Talent A*STAR Science Awards & Youth Science Programmes

19 19 A*STAR S SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP Dr Sydney Brenner SENIOR FELLOW Sir David Lane CHIEF SCIENTIST Sir George Radda CHMN, BMRC Sir John O'Reilly CHMN, SERC Prof Edward Holmes DY CHMN, BMRC Prof Judith Swain ED, SICS Prof Lam Kong Peng BTI Prof Birgitte Lane IMB Prof Jackie Ying IBN Prof Ng Huck Hui GIS Prof Hong Wanjin IMCB Prof Laurent Rénia SIgN Dr Alex Matter ETC Prof Kwong Dim-Lee IME Dr Tan Geok Leng SERC Dr Thomas Liew NMC Dr Lim Ser Yong SIMTech Dr Keith Carpenter ICES Dr Pantelis Alexopoulous DSI Prof Andy Hor IMRE Prof Alfred Huan IHPC Dr Lee Shiang Long I 2 R

20 A*STAR GRADUATE ACADEMY Nurturing a Pipeline of > 1,200 Singaporean PhD Talent 20 A*STAR has awarded more than 1,200 PhD Scholarships to develop Singaporean R&D talent since 2001 Over 350 scholars have completed their PhDs and are contributing to Singapore s Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) ecosystem Assoc Prof Karen Crasta Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) A*STAR International Fellowship Recipient Dr Jonathan Loh Yuin Han Principal Investigator, Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology (IMCB) A*STAR Graduate Scholarship Recipient Dr Yar Kar Peo Principal Engineer, ST Electronics National Science Scholarship (PhD) Recipient Dr Seah Kwang Hwee Associate Patent Examiner, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) A*STAR Graduate Scholarship Recipient

21 A*STAR GRADUATE ACADEMY Building a Robust & Diverse Talent Pool 21 Strengthening International Linkages Opportunities for Graduate & Pre-Graduate students from around the world Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) Partnership between A*STAR, NUS and NTU Full PhD scholarships for over 130* international students A*STAR Research Attachment Programme (ARAP) Over 100 international students provided with PhD research opportunities at A*STAR Research Institutes under joint supervision of A*STAR scientists and overseas universities Singapore International Pre-Graduate Award (SIPGA) Short-term research attachments at A*STAR Research Institutes for over 430 students in the later years of their Bachelors or Masters programmes Data as of 30 Jun 2013 *Over 480 awardees across A*STAR, NTU and NUS

22 One-North Singapore s biomedical and engineering research hubs are located at One-North 22

23 FUSIONOPOLIS Singapore s science & engineering research hub at One-North 23 Infrastructure and scientific platform to fuse and to synergize the knowledge for different domains Bringing together public and private R&D activities

24 BIOPOLIS Singapore s biomedical research hub at One-North 24 Home to 36 BMS companies & growing Phase 1 and 2 > 2,000 researchers 20 private companies 2.4 mil sqft Phase 4 P&G Innovation Centre Largest private tenant in Biopolis

25 25 A*STAR EU RELATIONS Europe is a source of scientific talent, and is a key S&T partner for A*STAR A*STAR is active in engaging European universities and organisations A*STAR has collaborations with European research laboratories over many areas, spanning from the physical sciences and engineering fields to biomedical sciences

26 26 RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS United Kingdom A*STAR-Medical Research Council partnership in infectious disease (signed in 2009) A*STAR-University of Southampton Joint lab on maritime and maritime engineering Involved in UK-Singapore Partners in Science Initiative since 2004 Italy Joint Research Laboratory with the Italian FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology (IFOM) and A*STAR s p53 Lab

27 27 RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS France I2R - Image Processing and Application Laboratory (IPAL) joint lab Finland A*STAR-Tekes (Finland) partnership in Sustainable Development and Healthcare, Wellness & Aging (signed in 2010) SIMTech-Finland (VTT) Partnership to Develop Technology Capabilities for Manufacturing Factories of the Future in Nov 2013.

28 28 SCIENTIFIC TALENT Prominent European scientists in A*STAR Sir David Lane CHIEF SCIENTIST (UK) Prof Sir George Radda CHMN BMRC (UK) Prof Alex Matter CEO ETC (SWITZERLAND) Prof Paola Castagnoli SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR. SIGN (ITALY) Close links with European thought leaders Sir Richard Sykes UK STEM CELL FOUNDATION Dame Sally Davies UK CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

29 PROGRAMMES TO SUPPORT 29 RESEARCHER MOBILITY Merlion Programme (France) Joint French-Singapore collaboration, managed by Institut Français de Singapour Launched in 2005 Participation by NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, TLL, SERI and A*STAR Singapore-German Research Projects Funding (Germany) Joint Germany-Singapore collaboration launched by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Launched in 2013 Participation by NTU, SMU, SERI, TLL and A*STAR

30 30 EU FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES (FP) Main instrument for funding research in EU - A*STAR involvement in the FP6 with 10 projects by I 2 R funded - AtMol Project by IMRE funded under FP7

31 EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 31 ORGANISATION (EMBO) MoU signed between A*STAR and EMBO (October 2011 October 2014) Launch Symposium for the Singapore-European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) Partnership in Singapore on 16 March 2012 EMBO Workshop on Immunology in Singapore in Dec 2013 EMBO Young Investigator Award Winners - Dr Bruno Reversade (2012) - Dr Florent Ginhoux (2013) Dr Bruno Reversade PI, IMB Dr Florent Ginhoux PI, SIgN

32 32 TALENT EXCHANGE Joint PhD programmes with many universities UK: Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial, Dundee, Liverpool, Southampton, Sheffield Switzerland: EPFL A*STAR also actively fosters links with European universities to attract young researchers to do research attachments under SIPGA and ARAP

33 33 TALENT EXCHANGE 368 European students have participated in our research training programmes to date: Programme SINGA 41 SIPGA 264 ARAP 63 No. of students Europe also remains a top choice destination for A*STAR scholars to pursue their scientific degree and PhD training

34 34 Mark Moxey did his PhD in University of Sheffield and participated in A*STAR Research Attachment Programme (ARAP). His research was on the fabrication of nanostructured biological materials by nanoimprinting and near field methods. Now a scientist at IMRE Valentina Migliori did her PhD at the Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology under the Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) Now a post-doc at Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge

35 Thank you!