On June 30th, 2022 Bombardier inaugurated the largest OEM business aviation maintenance facility in Asia Pacific, the transformed Service Center, at the Seletar Aerospace Park, Singapore. Opened in 2014, the Singapore Service Center has quadrupled in size, with enough...
MeaTech 3D Ltd., an internationally renowned deep-tech cultured meat and food company, signed an agreement with Umami Meats for the joint development of 3D-printed cultured structured seafood. The concept of 3D-bioprinted structured and cultured meat is quite new, and...
Singapore recently exhibited a new kind of solar panel, designed to withstand rough winds and choppy waters, to be placed at sea. The project is based on the Norwegian Firm Ocean Sun’s proprietary technology, piloted in Jurong Island and known to be truly one of...
Vietnam-based healthy snack brand Lecka announced in July that they have successfully launched their range of natural energy bars in Singapore. Aimed at supporting Singaporeans who want to live a healthy and eco-friendly life, the product is packaged in biodegradable...
According to a recent study published by cyber-security technology firm Cybereason, Ransomware attacks, where attackers infiltrate systems and encrypt the data inside before demanding a ransom, are on the rise, and organizations in Singapore are among the most...
The Housing and Development Board of Singapore (HDB) announced in July that reclamation works for about 900ha of land off Changi Bay was expected to start by the end of this year, although the specific use of the land is still being studied. The reclamation area,...
Chinese Pharmaceutical Company WuXi Biologics has announced that it aims to invest about USD 1.4 billion over the next 10 years to improve research and development plus large-scale drug substance and drug product manufacturing in Singapore. The new site in Singapore,...
In July, Johnson & Johnson Vision (JJVision), the eye health unit of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) to establish an Eye Health Digital Innovation Consortium. The...
Work on the Tuas Mega-Port, Singapore’s USD 14 billion project to build the world’s largest automated port by 2040, has begun construction work on the second phase, after the opening of the first 2 new berths last year. This comes as the world’s economies struggle to...
Two months after it became available in supermarkets in Singapore, the ‘NEWBrew’ beer appears to have been well received by most consumers who have sampled it. First revealed in a collaboration between Singapore’s Water Agency, Public Utilities Board...
A new Singapore-based research project, called the Accelerated, Manufacturing Platform for Engineered Nanomaterials (Ample), was launched in July. Funded by Singapore’s National Research Foundation’s Central Gap Fund, the project’s goal is to develop a manufacturing...
The Singapore Government announced in June that it plans to spend USD 2.7 billion for infocommunications technology (ICT) procurement in 2022 with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) participating in close to 80% of the potential opportunities. The investments...
