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From left: Jenny Lee, senior managing partner of multi-asset investment firm Granite Asia, and Dr Leslie Teo, the senior director of AI products at AI Singapore.

Granite Asia’s Jenny Lee, AI Singapore’s Leslie Teo join Design AI and Tech Awards judging panel

Applications for the annual awards are open until the end of January 2026

(From left) SUTD's Tai Lee Siang; Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information and National Development Tan Kiat How; LionsBot's Tan Wei Hua; Sengkang General Hospital's Moarie Grace Tan and Jeff Tang; MetaOptics Technologies'  Aloysius Chua; and BT editor Chen Huifen.

A startup, a scale-up and a hospital bag top accolades at maiden Design AI and Tech Awards

Jointly organised by BT, SUTD and backed by Granite Asia, the competition spurs firms to tackle real business challenges by harnessing design and tech to develop solutions

The addition of AI into LionsBot's robot cleaners has reduced cleaning time and increased efficiency.

AI boosts efficiency of LionsBot robot cleaners

The machines can plan their cleaning paths more efficiently, potentially halving the time taken, while a new object detection and recognition capability raises speed by up to 50%

A three-arm robotic system, coupled with four Vertical Carousel Systems, automates the storage and retrieval of instrument sets.

Sengkang General Hospital leads the way in automating sterile supply management

Its innovative storage and retrieval system, the first of its kind in Singapore’s healthcare sector, is setting new benchmarks for efficiency, safety and staff well-being

Run by scientists with real-world drug discovery experience, NYB.AI leverages advanced artificial intelligence to accelerate the identification of hit molecules and enhance clinical success. 

Revolutionising drug discovery with AI in South-east Asia

Unlike typical AI-driven drug discovery, which often focuses on synthetic compounds, Nanyang Biologics’ DTIGN platform prioritises nature-derived compounds from the region

EtonHouse's own AI planner Lumina has helped to reduce 90 per cent of its teachers' administrative workload.

EtonHouse teachers now teach more and do less admin with AI

Higher job satisfaction could result from this project, with teachers better equipped to address learning needs of students

MetaOptics uses semiconductor fabrication techniques to etch millions of microscopic pillars onto glass wafers.

MetaOptics’ single-layered glass lens improves performance and sustainability

It can independently tune red, green and blue (RGB) images – producing reasonable quality and more vibrant images

An example of the power of Design AI is a newly-minted capstone project by SUTD final year students called Fitback, an AI-powered size recommendation plugin for online apparel businesses.

Design AI: The next stage of AI evolution

SUTD believes this is how one will innovate in future; it is also how one will craft the future of innovation for economy and society

Project 6Sense stands as a testament to Singapore's commitment to world-class public transport.

SBS Transit Rail puts its trust in 6Sense

It exemplifies how Singapore continues to set new standards in public transportation management and commuter experience

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The Design AI and Tech Awards celebrates innovation across all types of enterprises — from startups and SMEs to large corporations — that harness design and technology to create impactful solutions for real-world business challenges.

These awards are designed to recognise and celebrate innovation across various businesses sizes and industries.