Researcher
Yee Hwee Lim
Director, Chemical Biotechnology and Biocatalysis
Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2)Yee Hwee Lim leads the Chemical Biotechnology and Biocatalysis division at the Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), A*STAR. Her team focuses on developing integrative technologies at the interface between chemistry, biology, informatics and engineering for sustainable chemical manufacturing. As a chemist trained in the UK and the US, she is passionate about advancing chemistry frontiers and harnessing nature’s catalytic powers to solve molecular challenges. She is also the deputy programme director for SIBER 2.0, an A*STAR Strategic Research Translational Thrust (SRTT) programme in sustainable chemicals biomanufacturing from alternative feedstocks.
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