Universities' role in incubators

Singapore

INCUBATION hubs have become an established way of growing a startup, especially for university students lacking industry connections.

The National University of Singapore's incubator NUS Enterprise began in 2001, offering services such as mentorship and talent recruitment support.

The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) delved into nurturing startups in 2004 through its commercialisation arm NTU Ventures (NTUV). NTUV merged with the Technology Transfer office in 2014 to form NTUitive, where startups are now…