Research & development

Cooler servers, cheaper batteries, automated sandblasting: How Singapore firms put RIE support to work

2026-11-04T04:00:00.000Z
DPM Gan Kim Yong says the transition of Singapore’s industries is key to the city-state achieving its climate goals.

Singapore commits S$143 million to fund R&D for industrial decarbonisation

2026-10-23T02:00:00.000Z
From left: Lubrizol’s chief technology officer Julie Edgar, president and CEO Rebecca Liebert, EDB’s executive vice-president Lim Wey-Len, Lubrizol Engineered Materials president John Valukas, and the company’s vice-president for the Asia-Pacific Henry Liu.

Lubrizol expands Singapore R&D hub to boost innovation in specialty chemicals sector

2026-10-07T07:44:22.000Z
At the launch of NCEB are, from left: National Research Foundation deputy CEO Tan Weizhe; NCEB executive director Matthew Chang; Minister for Education Desmond Lee; NUS president Tan Eng Chye; and EDB managing director Jermaine Loy.

Singapore sets aside S$118 million for research into bio-based chemicals

2026-10-05T07:00:00.000Z
The innovation gap refers to the distance between a strong scientific result and a product, company or capability that gains traction in the real world.
BT50: THE NEXT CHAPTER

The innovation gap that Singapore must close

2026-09-30T23:00:00.000Z
Industry R&D jobs grew 33% to 32,509 in 2023, with more than seven in 10 of these jobs filled by Singapore residents.

Singapore’s inaugural RIE2025 report card shows business R&D spending up 64% at S$9 billion

2026-08-31T02:00:00.000Z
Lee Li Meng, Razer’s chief strategy officer, says the lab’s research will centre on AI models designed for interactive digital environments.

‘Never about making money in the first place’: Razer steps up AI push with NUS gaming lab

2026-08-05T09:15:20.000Z
Singapore remains attractive to top research and entrepreneurial talent, says DPM Gan.

EDB Global Founder Programme raises over US$2 billion in VC funding

2026-07-08T03:12:07.000Z
Two-thirds of the funding will go towards cross-cutting capabilities in autonomy and digital twins, while the remainder will be used to deepen capabilities in the air, sea and land transport sectors.

Singapore to pump S$800 million into transport and connectivity research and innovation over 5 years

2026-07-07T10:01:34.000Z
Minister of State for National Development as well as Trade and Industry Alvin Tan (fourth from right) says the partnerships will "give us a glimpse of what the productivity of tomorrow… might look like".

A*Star, JTC, Grab enter partnerships with robotics firm Sharpa to build Singapore’s physical AI sector

2026-04-28T09:00:00.000Z