OVERVIEW Agency for Science, Technology and Research. February 2017

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1 OVERVIEW Agency for Science, Technology and Research

2 An overview of Singapore 2015 GDP S$402.5 Billion 2.0% Real Growth S$72,711 Capita GDP POPULATION 5.5 Million MOBILE PHONE PENETRATION RATE 92.7% % 2014 LAND AREA (SQ KM) 718 INDEPENDENT SINCE 9 AUG Million (70.8%) Singapore residents LITERACY RATE 96.7% aged 15 & above 76.4% aged with tertiary qualifications HOUSEHOLD ACCESS TO BROADBAND 65% % 2014 Sources: Singapore in Brief 2015, Department of Statistics and Singapore Startup Ecosystem 2015, Infocomm Investments 3

3 Singapore: A vibrant business hub 7,000 Multinational corporations 60% with global or regional headquarters Ease of doing business Strong IP protection Best labour force Rank Country Rank Country Singapore 92 1 Singapore 1 Finland United States 80 Taiwan 79 2 New Zealand 2 Luxembourg Switzerland 77 3 Denmark 3 Switzerland Belgium 76 Japan 75 Ireland 70 4 Korea 4 Singapore Sweden 70 5 Hong Kong 5 New Zealand Australia Netherlands ,400 International companies Including 3,200 from China, 4,400 from India, and 7,900 from ASEAN 170,000 Small & medium enterprises 1,000 identified with the goal of growing revenues to S$100 million Source: Ease of Doing Business Index (2016), World Bank Source: Global Competitiveness Report (2015/6), World Economic Forum Source: Labour Force Evaluation Measure (2014), BERI Source: Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (2Q 2010), Department of Statistics, Economic Strategies Committee 5

4 Singapore s R&D expenditure Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) $m R&D Expenditure as a percentage of GDP % $9,000 $8,000 $7,000 $6,000 Gross Expenditure on R&D GERD/GDP BERD/GDP PUBERD/GDP 3.50% 3.00% 2.50% $5, % $4, % $3,000 $2,000 $1, % 0.50% $ % Source: R&D Survey of Singapore 6

5 RIE2020: Strategic Thrusts 1 st National Technology Plan National Science and Technology Plan Science and Technology 2005 Science and Technology 2010 Research Innovation Enterprise 2015 Research Innovation Enterprise 2020 $2bil $4bil $6bil $13.9bil $16.1bil $19bil Ensure excellent science and invest strategically in curiosity driven and mission oriented research Strengthen flow through from research to economic and societal impact Greater national coordination of multi-stakeholder and multi-disciplinary collaboration Sustain a robust and diverse research base and innovation workforce Ensure responsiveness to pursue new opportunities and technology developments Emphasis on competitive funding 10

6 CROSS-CUTTING PROGRAMMES (HORIZONTALS) Domain-based Governance Framework Prioritization of RIE agenda into four technology domains aligned to areas of competitive advantage and/or national needs DOMAINS (VERTICALS) Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) Health and Biomedical Sciences (HBMS) Services and Digital Economy (SDE) Urban Solutions and Sustainability (USS) Support growth & competitiveness of manufacturing & engineering sectors Advance human health & wellness, and create economic value for Singapore & Singaporeans Leverage digital innovation to create economic opportunities and meet national priorities Develop a sustainable & livable city through integrated solutions for Singapore and the world Academic Research Build up a significant base of capabilities and a pipeline of ideas that can drive the next phase of growth Manpower Build a strong research and innovation community Innovation & Enterprise Build a strong core of innovative enterprises that drive value creation and economic competitiveness 11

7 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 Medical School Jurong Island CREATE Campus National University of Singapore Science Park Singapore Management University LEGEND A*STAR Academia Industrial Parks 12

8 ABOUT A*STAR

9 A*STAR MISSION We advance science and develop innovative technology to further economic growth and improve lives Biomedical Research Council (BMRC) 10 Research Units Joint Council Office (JCO) Science & Engineering Research Council (SERC) 8 Research Units ETPL Commercialisation A*STAR Graduate Academy Scholarships >5,400 STAFF >4,500 Researchers, Engineers and Technical Support Staff >40% of whom come from 60 countries 15

10 A*STAR 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 Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology (IMCB) 1985 Institute of Microelectronics (IME) 1991 Institute of Materials Research & Engineering (IMRE) 1997 Bioinformatics Institute (BII) 2001 Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC) 2004 Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS) 2006 Experimental Therapeutics Centre (ETC) 2006 National Metrology Centre (NMC) 1973 Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI) 1990 Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) 1993 Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) 2000 Institute of Bioengineering & Nanotechnology (IBN) 2003 Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) 2005 Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) Biopolis Phase I (2003) Biopolis Phase II (2006) Fusionopolis Phase I (2008) 2010 and present 16

11 Singapore s lead government agency for economic oriented R&D Annual Outputs (FY ) 55% MNCs >1,700 Industry projects a year 5 Industry projects a day 38% SMEs 7% LLEs >200 Licenses a year 4 Licenses a week >2,800 Papers published a year >14 Start-Ups a year >270 Patents filed a year 1 RSE spun out to industry a day* *average number of Research Scientists and Engineers (RSE) per working day in a calendar year 17

12 OUR INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT

13 RIs/PUBLIC AGENCIES INVOLVED Industry Engagement Many to One STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP Many to Many CONSORTIA PUBLIC AGENCY COMPANY IHL MNC SME LE A*STAR RI IHL A*STAR RI PUBLIC AGENCY One to One PARTNERSHIPS PROJECTS One to Many CONSORTIA A*STAR RI COMPANY MNC A*STAR RI LE SME LEGEND RI: Research Institute IHL: Institute of Higher Learning MNC: Multi-National Company LE: Local Enterprise SME: Small & Medium Enterprise COMPANIES ENGAGED 48

14 Industry Engagement One to One ENGAGEMENTS Building partnerships with companies in targeted research areas Setting up a center of Excellence in Advanced Packaging in Singapore Collaboration on compressing genome data Joint lab: Baidu-I 2 R Research Centre Arkray s 1 st R&D centre outside Japan $9.1 million investment 5-year partnership Partnering for better diagnosis Novel detection kits for infectious diseases 49

15 Industry Engagement One to Many CONSORTIA Leveraging an RI to bring companies together to collaborate on common research areas Industrial Consortium on Nanoimprint To demonstrate applications of nanoimprint technology and develop roll-to-roll nanoimprinting Innovative Processing of Specialties and Pharmaceuticals (ipsp) Providing access to next generation manufacturing technologies 50

16 Industry Engagement Many to One STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Integrating scientific capabilities across disciplines for impact A*STAR-Lloyd s Register Master Research Collaboration 5-year MRCA in innovations and solutions for the Energy and Maritime sectors A*STAR P&G MRCA $250 million, 32,000 sqm facility 500-man Singapore Innovation Centre MRCA renewal in Aug 2013 Beauty and grooming, health and wellbeing & household care 51

17 Industry Engagement Many to Many CONSORTIA Creating effective platforms for both public and private sectors to collaborate EpiGen Consortium 3 Countries 5 Member institutes 30 Principal Investigators 200 Scientists Multiple industry Collaborators Aerospace Consortium To drive innovation and sustain competitiveness of local aerospace industry through R&D R&D Focus Computational Modelling & Dynamics Advanced Materials Manufacturing Processes & Automation Inspection & NDT Information & Communication 52

18 OUR INFRASTRUCTURE

19 One North Fusionopolis Biopolis