Singapore’s Biotechnology Sector and Key Science and

Technology Agencies Overview

駐澳大利亞代表處科技組整理2007 年 9月

Overview of Key Agencies

Cabinet

National Research Foundation

Ministry of Trade and Industry

A*STAR EDB

Biomedical Science GroupBMRC

SERC

7 Research Institutes

5 Research Consortia

10 Research Institutes and Facilities

Ministry of Health Ministry of Education

National Medical Research Council Academic Research Fund

Bio*One

Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council

Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council

Advises the Government on national research, innovation and enterprise strategies

Chaired by the Prime Minister, and comprises of other Ministers, prominent captains of industry, and internationally renowned individuals from the scientific and academic communities

National Research Foundation

Set up in Jan 2006 Initial funding of S$5 billion for

2006-2010 Implements strategies approved by

RIEC Allocates funding to programmes

that meet the NRF strategic objectives

NRF Organisation Chart

資料來源 :http://www.nrf.gov.sg/

Ministry of Education- Academic Research Fund

S$1.05 billion for 2006-2010 Covers basic research at

universities Also cover investigator-led

research that is broadly aligned with the long-term vision of the strategic interests of Singapore.

Ministry of Health-National Medical Research Council Established in 1994 Provides research funds to

healthcare institutions, national disease centres and tertiary public educational institutions

Leads the efforts for the funding of Phase two of the Biomedical Sciences Initiative

NMRC Organisation Chart

資料來源 :http://www.nmrc.gov.sg/corp/aboutus.aspx?id=324

Singapore’s Biomedical Sciences Initiative

Launched in 2000 to develop the biomedical sciences cluster as one of the key pillars of Singapore’s economy

Three key agencies involved in developing this cluster: Biomedical Research Council (A*STAR), Economic Development Board’s Biomedical Science Group and EDB’s Bio*One

Singapore’s Biomedical Sciences Initiative

First Phase (2000-2005): Focus on establishing a firm foundation of basic biomedical research in Singapore

Second Phase (2006-2010): Focuses on deepening basic research capabilities and strengthening translational and clinical research

資料來源 :http://www.a-star.edu.sg/astar/biomed/action/biomed_bms.do

Ministry of Trade and IndustryStatutory boards are semi-independent agencies that specialise in

carryingout specific plans and policies of the Ministry. MTI oversees ten

statutoryboards: Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Economic Development Board (EDB) Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) Energy Market Authority (EMA) Hotel Licensing Board (HLB) International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore) JTC Corporation (JTC) Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) Singapore Tourism Board (STB) SPRING Singapore (Standards, Productivity and Innovation

Board)

資料來源 :http://app.mti.gov.sg/default.asp?id=100

A*STAR Organisation Chart

資料來源 :http://www.a-star.edu.sg/astar/about/action/about_astar_organisation.do

A*STAR

Promote, support and oversee the public sector R&D research activities in Singapore

Funds the A*STAR public research institutes

Budget of S$5.4 billion from 2006-2010

A*STAR Previously known as the National

Science Council National Science Council upgraded

to statutory board and renamed the National Science & Technology Board on 11 Jan 1991

In 2001 changed its name to Agency for Science, Technology and Research

A*STAR – International Cooperation

A*STAR has agreements on cooperation in Science & Technology with agencies in several countries, including China, Japan, Korea, Canada and Germany

資料來源 : http://www.a-star.edu.sg/astar/about/action/about_programmes.do

BMRC Organisation Chart

資料來源 :http://www.a-star.edu.sg/astar/about/action/about_bmrc_organisation.do

A*STAR-BMRC Established in 2000 Oversees the development of core research

capabilities within A*STAR research units Actively promotes translational medicine and cross-

disciplinary research, as part of its efforts to advance human healthcare

Supports biomedical research in the wider scientific community such as public universities and hospitals.

Engages in human capital development in the biomedical sciences and promotes societal awareness of biomedical research through outreach programmes

BMRC – Research Institutes Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences

(SICS) Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology

(IMCB) Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) Institute of Bioengineering and

Nanotechnology (IBN) Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI) Bioinformatics Institute

資料來源 :http://www.a-star.edu.sg/astar/about/action/about_bmrc_institutes.do

Institute of Medical Biology

Current programmes within IMB:

the Singapore Onco-Genome project

Regenerative Medicine

Papillomavirology Epithelial Biology the Lab of Stem Cell

Biology from Singapore Stem Cell Consortium

Established in 1987 Six major fields:

Cell Biology Developmental

Biology Structural Biology Infectious Diseases Cancer Biology Translational

Research

Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology

Bioprocessing Technology Institute

Established in 1995 Current strategic

areas of research Expression Engineering Animal Cell Technology Microbial Fermentation Stem Cell Research Downstream Processing

& Analytics Microarray and

Proteomics Laboratories

Established in 2001 Research Focuses

Biomolecular modelling and design group

Cancer biology Clinical biomarkers Imaging informatics Stem cell biology

Bioinformatics Institute

Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

Established in 2003 Six focus areas of

research: Delivery of Drugs, Proteins

and Genes Cell and Tissue

Engineering Artificial Organs and

Implants Medical and Biological

Devices Biological and Biomedical

Imaging Nanobiotechnology and

Pharmaceuticals Synthesis

Established in 2001 Research focuses:

Cancer biology and pharmacology

Stem cell and developmental biology

Infectious diseases Human Genetics Systems biology Genomic technologies Computational and

mathematical biology

Genome Institute of Singapore

Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences Opened in April 2007 Part of the second phase of the

Biomedical Sciences Initiative Starting with three disease-

oriented research programmes Metabolic Diseases Infectious Diseases Genetic Medicine. 

BMRC-Research Consortia Singapore Cancer Syndicate (SCS) Singapore Bioimaging Consortium

(SBIC) Singapore Stem Cell Consortium

(SSCC) Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) Singapore Consortium for Cohort

Studies (SCCS)

Biopolis

Located in south-west part of Singapore

Houses 5 of the 7 BMRC research institutes

Also houses some private sector biomedical research institutions

Biopolis

圖片來源 :http://www.a-star.edu.sg/astar/biopolis/index.do

A*STAR-SERC

Promotes public sector research and development in Science and Engineering with a focus on fields essential to Singapore's manufacturing industry (especially electronics, infocomms, chemicals and precision engineering).

10 Research Institutes and facilities

資料來源 :http://www.a-star.edu.sg/astar/sciengr/action/sciengr_institutes.do

SERC Organisation Chart

資料來源 :http://www.a-star.edu.sg/astar/about/action/about_serc_organisation.do

Institute of Microelectronics

Established in 1991

3 laboratories: Integrated Circuits &

Systems Semiconductor Process

Technologies Microsystems, Modules &

Components

3 application driven programmes

Bioelectronics Programme Nano Electronics and

Photonics Programme Micro-Electro-Mechanical-

Systems (MEMS) Programme

Established in 1993

Technology areas Forming Technology Machining Technology Multifunctional Substrate Surface Technology Mechatronics Precision Measurements Manufacturing Execution &

Control Planning and Operations

Management

Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology

Institute of Materials Research and Engineering

Established in 1996 Research focuses

Micro and nano systems

Molecular and performance materials

Opto- and electronic systems

Material science and characterisation

Close links with NTU and NUS

A facility at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering

Aims to make the SERC’s extensive research facilities in Nanofabrication and Characterisation technology accessible to all researchers

SERC Nano Fabrication and Characterisation Facility

Data Storage Institute

DSI was established in April 1996 through the expansion of the Magnetics Technology Centre founded in June 1992

Currently has 5 research divisions

Spintronics, Media and Interface

Mechatronics and Recording Channel

Optical Materials and Systems

Network Storage Technology

Integrative Science and Engineering

Established in April 1998

Research Clusters: Advanced computing Large scale complex

systems Computational

materials science and engineering

Engineering software and applications

Institute of High Performance Computing

Institute for InfoComm Research

Established in 2002 10 Research

departments Communication Systems Computer Graphics and

Interface Computer Vision and

Image Understanding Cryptography and Security Data Mining Human Language

Technology Modulation and Coding Networking Protocols RF and Optical Signal Processing

6 Research programmes

Assistive ICT Systems for monitoring & Rehabilitation for the elderly

High Speed Maritime Mesh Networks

Next generation content for IPTV

Personal 3D Entertainment Systems

Power-aware Wireless Sensor Network for Tracking & Monitoring

Towards Gigabit Personal Connectivity

Chemical Synthesis Laboratory @ Biopolis

Established in 2005 Within domain of

Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences

complements the ICES’ chemicals and pharmaceuticals research and development scope from discovery, to development and manufacture of products

Starting from a small centre in the National University of Singapore (NUS), ICES was established as an autonomous national research institute under A*STAR on October 1st 2002

5 Research programmes Applied Catalysis Crystallisation and Particle

Science New Synthesis Techniques

and Applications Process Science and Modelling

Chemical Synthesis Laboratory @ Biopolis

Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences

A*STAR Computational Research Centre

User facility which provides supercomputing resources for the A*STAR research community

EDB-Biomedical Sciences Group EDB promotes private sector R&D by

attracting multinationals to locate R&D centres and corporate R&D activities in Singapore.

The EDB Biomedical Sciences Group (EDB BMSG) is responsible for the development of the Biomedical Sciences industry.

Budget of S$2.1 bill over 2006-2010

Bio*One Capital Biomedical sciences investment arm of the

Singapore Economic Development Board Bio*One Capital invests in promising

companies and play a value adding role in supporting their growth strategies through operations in Singapore

Manages 4 funds, approx. S$1.2 bill in total and has a portfolio of over 60 companies worldwide

Local Partner Institutes

Universities: National University of Singapore Nanyang Technological University

Local Partner Institutes

Hospitals Alexandra Hospital Changi General Hospital KK Women's and Children's Hospital National University Hospital Singapore General Hospital Tan Tock Seng Hospital