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 local institutions such as Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore and local polytechnics.