British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced the opening of a new SGD 44 million (USD 33 million) high potency facility (HPF) in its strategic New Product Introduction site in Jurong, Singapore. The HPF will be...
Soitec, a French company leader in the design and production of innovative semiconductor materials, just broke ground on the construction of its wafer fab extension at Singapore’s Pasir Ris Wafer Fab Park. The fab extension will be dedicated to the production of 300...
The Singapore government recently launched a new initiative called Green Economy Regulatory Initiative (GERI), which supports businesses in seizing new green growth opportunities, developing green products and services. The new platform will be utilized to consolidate...
Singapore and the European Union (EU) have agreed to accelerate steps towards a comprehensive and forward-looking Digital Partnership between the two parties. They reaffirmed their shared ambition to bring the robust and longstanding EU-Singapore relationship into the...
A key thrust of the recently launched National Hydrogen Strategy strategy is for Singapore to experiment with advanced hydrogen technologies on the cusp of commercial readiness. To this end, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and the Maritime and Port Authority of...
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach and C40 Cities (a global network of mayors) have begun discussions on establishing a green and digital shipping corridor between Singapore and the San Pedro Bay Port Complex in...
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA), National University of Singapore (NUS), Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL), and seven industry partners, including Barramundi Group (BG), Blue Aqua International (Blue Aqua), Singapore Aquaculture Technologies (SAT), Swee Chioh...
Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is collaborating with Microsoft to improve sustainability outcomes and address climate-related issues for digital technologies. The parties will together work to accelerate the global and local development of...
Singapore has recently inaugurated its fourth military branch, the Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS), in an effort to counter digital and capitalize on emerging technologies. DIS’ first commanding officer is Brig. Gen. Lee Yi-Jin, who has had command...
Australian retailer Spotlight has announced its plans to expand its presence in Singapore and Malaysia. It just reopened its newly revamped store at Plaza Singapura, located along Singapore’s main shopping street, Orchard Road. The store occupies 2,543 sq m of...
SingHealth has announced the testing of a facial recognition system for visitors to Outram Community Hospital (OCH) and SingHealth Tower, both located in the Singapore General Hospital, for a period of 6 months. The trial, which began in early September, employs a...
American Pharmaceutical Company Merck & Co. (MSD) recently announced the opening of a new secondary packaging facility in Singapore. The facility is expected to support the production of vaccines and biologics, including the company’s cancer immunotherapy...