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The Straits Times

Deep tech start-ups get $50m boost with new national incubator programme

Coverage of the programme's launch: a $50 million fund over five years, managed by Singapore's two leading universities, supporting locally-based researchers and entrepreneurs building innovations in fields such as AI, space, smart city and semiconductors — starting January 2025.

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The AlumNUS

Rewriting the Manufacturing of Biologics Using AI

How ChemT Biotechnology — founded in October 2024 by leading scientists and entrepreneurs — is using AI-designed small molecules to make immune cell therapy manufacturing (CAR-T, TCR-T, TIL) faster, more cost-effective and scalable for treating cancer and auto-immune diseases.

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The Straits Times

NTU launches AI-powered screening tool to detect pre-dementia in 15 minutes

An AI-powered screening tool, launched on Feb 4 after three years of R&D, promises a more efficient and affordable way to spot early signs of mild cognitive impairment — a condition affecting up to 12.5 per cent of Singapore's population — in just 15 minutes.

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