Centre for environmental technologies launched

Singapore

A NEW research centre was officially launched on Thursday to develop and commercialise environmental technologies which have applications in the healthcare and utilities sector.

First of its kind in the Asia-Pacific, the S$30 million facility, named Separation Technologies Applied Research and Translation (START), is expected to have 15 to 20 engineers with industry-relevant experience who will build water treatment systems, test them in real-life scenarios, and get them ready for industry adoption. This will enable access to new separation technologies developed at loc…