Features
In support of the groundbreakers
3 March 2023In 2023, the National Research Foundation Singapore selected 10 A*STAR researchers to be a part of its competitive Investigatorship and Fellowship grant programmes.
The petascale push
1 March 2023To tackle the monumental challenges of the 21st century, the National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore brings cutting-edge supercomputing resources to researchers across A*STAR and beyond.
A north star in biophotonics
25 February 2023Harnessing the different properties of light could help researchers and clinicians develop bio-optical medical innovations, says A*STAR Senior Scientist Renzhe Bi.
In service to a scientific nation
23 February 2023After three decades as one of Singapore’s biomedical research pioneers, PSTA 2022 medallist Wanjin Hong reflects on his seminal work in the molecular biology of cancers, as well as the country’s evolving research landscape.
The future of manufacturing
20 February 2023Through its collaborations with industry partners, A*STAR is creating adaptable, efficient and resilient manufacturing systems that can withstand future uncertainties.
Making the most out of medtech
5 January 2023To fully realise the potential of medical technology, A*STAR scholar Daryl Jude Lawrence explains why scientists should move beyond the lab and experience the inner workings of industry-level production and entrepreneurship.
On target for the precision health era
30 December 2022Multidisciplinary efforts across A*STAR are paving the way toward Singapore’s precision medicine vision.
The mind cartographer
22 December 2022Through innovative molecular technologies, Jinyue Liu is building maps of the brain’s circuitry to better understand how these connections go awry in disease.
An eye for vision science
25 November 2022Studying the way we see the world can help us develop more accessible product and treatment designs, says A*STAR scholar Shui’er Han.
The innovation network
16 November 2022Game-changing new ideas and products are born from connecting the right minds and hands. In this cover story, we spotlight how A*STAR facilitates those connections and cultivates the culture needed for an ecosystem of innovation.
An appetite for change
11 November 2022To meet Singapore’s goal of sustainable food production, the trio behind the A*STAR spinoff Meatiply reveals their journey in building the company and developing alternative proteins.
Closing the recycling loop with chemistry
30 September 2022A*STAR scholar Edward Neo brings together chemistry and machine learning to improve plastic recycling.
Streamlining operations of life’s fundamental factories
20 September 2022Harnessing the methods of metabolic engineering, Xixian Chen is blazing a trail toward sustainable production of industrially important compounds.