Helping SMEs Uncover Innovation Opportunities at SME Day 2017
On 20 April 2017, IPI participated as an exhibitor at SME Day 2017 at the Resorts World Convention Centre. IPI shared with delegates how it works with local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to assist them in discovering new innovation opportunities and match them with suitable technology partners to enhance innovation capability. In the opening address by guest-of-honour, Mr S....
Accelerating Innovation through Open Innovation
Dr Sze Tiam Lin, Senior Director of IPI, was invited to be the keynote speaker at the TNO Symposium, held on 18 April 2017 at The Meeting Point, JTC Launchpad. In his address, Dr Sze highlighted the importance of embracing technology and innovation to sustain long-term growth for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). He gave an overview on how IPI...
IPI Appreciates Strong Support from its Tech Partners at Annual Networking Session
IPI welcomed its technology partners to its fifth Tech Partners’ Networking Session on 31 March 2017. The annual event is a networking platform for IPI’s partner network to interact and share ideas with members of the innovation and enterprise community. There was an enthusiastic turnout comprising of Innovation & Enterprise Offices (IEOs), intermediaries, industry associations, foreign embassies and government agencies.Professor...
Inaugural Forum Aims to Build a Stronger Innovation and Enterprise Community
Representatives from 18 local Innovation and Enterprise Offices (IEO) and supporting government agencies came together for the inaugural IEO Forum organised by IPI on 31 March 2017. The Innovation & Enterprise Offices, formerly known as Technology Transfer Offices, support IP management, commercialisation and start-up activities at the Universities, Research Institutes, Hospitals, Polytechnics and Institute of Technical Education in Singapore.The forum...
Imec and IPI Host Technology and Innovation Seminar
Imec, the international research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, and IPI co-organised the Imec Technology and Innovation Seminar on 28 March 2017. At the seminar, John Baekelmans, Managing Director of Imec Netherlands, introduced Imec’s broad spectrum of technology offerings. Peter Lemmens, General Manager of Imec Taiwan, shared Imec’s prototype engineering services and success cases of how innovative...
IPI Shares Insights with MBA Students
On 22 March 2017, Patrick Ng, Principal Technology Consultant from IPI, addressed an overseas delegation of 30 MBA students and faculty members from South Africa’s Wits Business School. Patrick shared with the audience about IPI and its role in enabling enterprises to grow their businesses through open innovation and technology partnerships in the Singapore innovation and enterprise ecosystem.The delegation was...