16 Mar 2015
Two Small, Smart Countries Doing Tech Together
What does an Israeli company developing a real-time crime-reporting system have in common with an Israeli company developing an obesity treatment? Each is paired with a Singaporean entity through the Singapore-Israel Industrial R&D Foundation (SIIRD).Since 1997, 140 joint Israeli-Singaporean industrial R&D projects have been supported and facilitated through this foundation established by the Office of the Chief Scientist in the...
13 Mar 2015
IPI Participates in Inaugural BCA Research and Innovation Workshop
Dr Sze Tiam Lin, Director, IPI, was invited as one of the speakers during the inaugural BCA Research and Innovation Workshop on 13 March. During his presentation on “Commercialising New Technologies”, Dr Sze shared the process of commercializing technology. He also presented the challenges faced in turning ideas into a commercially viable technology, as well as opportunities through showcasing successful...
13 Feb 2015
Delegation of Thai University Intellectual Property Managers Visits IPI
A delegation of intellectual property managers from top Thai universities’ technology-liaison office visited IPI for business meeting. Led by Ms Jirapon Luengpailin of Khon Kaen University, the delegation also comprised representatives from Ubon Ratchathani University, Naresuan University and Mahasarakham University. The universities possess expertise in personal care and have developed a range of product prototypes ready for commercialisation. The meeting...
20 Jan 2015
IPI and Taiwan's ITRI Discuss Cooperations
Technology Transfer Centre of Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) visited and met IPI to discuss areas of cooperation and partnership between the two organisations. One of the topics discussed was on ways to promote technology transfers between Taiwan and Singapore. ITRI is a non-profit R&D organisation in Taiwan engaging in applied research and technical services.
6 Jan 2015
A Leg Up for World’s First 3D Foot Scanner
Customer footwear insole startup, Intelligent Mobility (iM) Pte Ltd developed the first-of-its-kind 3D foot scanner with Nanyang Polytechnic in a partnership facilitated by IPI. The scanner shortens processing time by utilising cloud-based servers to relay information and improves accuracy by measuring the imprinted shape of the foot instead of pressure on its gel pad. To date, about 100 scanners in...
15 Dec 2014
One-Stop E-portal for Intellectual Property Registration in Singapore
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and NEC Asia Pacific have launched a new online platform, IP2SG, which consolidates all e-filing processes for patents, trademarks and design applications. In the past, innovators dealt with three different systems to file different types of IP registrations. Other enhancements include the reduction of red tape by removing 30 percent of the forms to...