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As more consumers shift into digital retail post-COVID-19, an influx of digital solutions that prioritise consumers’ safety and convenience have emerged. IPI organised the “Imagine the Future of Retail Tech” webinar on 4 November 2020, and assembled industry experts in the retail and digital technology fields – Trakomatic, ViSenze, EZ-Link, Vizury and Integrated Retail. The speakers shared how enterprises in...

The 7th Innovation and Enterprise Office (IEO) Forum conducted in-person was abuzz with a spirit of collaboration and camaraderie when it took place on 15 October 2020 after a hiatus brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Director of Singapore Management University’s Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and co-chair of the IEO Forum for 2020, Hau Koh Foo, welcomed 40 representatives...

Product framing and prototyping are key stages of product design. Successfully executing them can set the rest of the development process on the right track, reducing the likelihood of costly pitfalls and complications down the line. This white paper gathered insights from two of our technical experts on product design. Jeremy Sun, Design Director of Orcadesign Consultants, offers insights and...

IPI and the Centre for Innovation in Healthcare (CIH) signed a collaboration agreement to promote healthcare innovation partnerships in Singapore on 30 September 2020. The collaboration, signed by IPI's Head of Intermediary Dr Sze Tiam Lin and NUHS CIH's Centre Director Professor Lawrence Ho, aims to leverage the networks of both organisations to accelerate the adoption of healthtech solutions and...

Organised by IPI, Republic Polytechnic, Trendlines and Innovation Norway, the AgriFood Innovation Webinar was held from 22 to 24 September 2020 with notable speakers from Singapore, Israel and Norway. They shared insights on the key trends and opportunities in their respective countries’ agrifood ecosystems to develop a sustainable approach to address food security and improved nutrition in Singapore and the...

Held from 24 to 28 August 2020, the first Essentials of Technology Commercialisation webinar series by IPI brought together a group of enthusiastic learners from institutes of higher learning, tech transfer offices and industry players from Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia for a week of online learning. Participants learnt the basics of assessing commercial potential of new technologies, and the...