Simpler and cheaper system to monitor cancer ? The Straits Times (1 Aug 2012)
CellSievo, which has received a $250,000 grant from?Spring Singapore?s Technology Enterprise Commercialisation Scheme, expects its prototype to be commercialised by the end of next year?
A DEVICE developed by local researchers could soon be making life easier for cancer patients.
The system enables better detection of cancer cells in the blood and so improves the diagnosis and eventual treatment.
Its inventors ? team leader Li Mo-Huang, 42, Cheong Wai Chye, 40, and Huang Mo Chao, 29 ? were formerly with the Institute of Bioengineering and Nano-technology at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star).
They made their research breakthrough at A*Star but left the agency ? and the security of a regular pay cheque ? to form the start-up CellSievo last August to commercialise the device.
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A support system for tech start-ups ? The Straits Times (25 Jul 2012)
WHAT most people would consider the cutting edge in technology is turning out to be familiar territory for Singapore?s start-ups.
About 5,000 new technology start-ups have been registered every year since 2006, and many are coming up with high-tech products and services that are in demand all over the world.
Most benefit from the strong start-up support system here which gives them a leg-up by connecting the entrepreneurs with tech researchers, helping them to commercialise their technology and to obtain funding.
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Chilli crab inspires robotic surgical device ? The Straits Times (25 Jul 2012)
It is the brainchild of Professor Louis Phee, head of the mechatronics and design division at Nanyang Technological University?s school of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and Professor Lawrence Ho, 51, chief of the National University Hospital?s medicine department. As they savoured their chilli crab eight years ago, a group including the pair reflected on the fact that a conventional endoscope could do little beyond looking inside the stomach.
But with a claw-like addition, they realised the device could achieve far greater dexterity.
The two men co-founded a company called Endomaster last year to commercialise the device and register intellectual property rights, which are shared by NTU and NUS.
To take it from prototype to commercial use, the team obtained $500,000 in funding from Spring Singapore?s Technology Enterprise Commercialisation Scheme, which supports the commercialisation of ideas undertaken by tech start-ups.
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WaterTech stays afloat after rebrand ? The Straits Times (4 Jul 2012)
IT LOOKED like smooth sailing when WaterTech started in 2004, but the water treatment company hit dire financial straits four years later and was in danger of sinking.
It had focused on industrial wastewater treatment, which meant it was reduced to operating as a subcontractor, scrapping over smaller-scale jobs.
?We were in financial trouble? we couldn?t grow any more, and there were cash-flow problems,? said group vice-chairman Lau Wah Ming, 67.
It is hard to believe the same company is enjoying the spotlight at the World Cities Summit at the Marina Bay Sands this week.
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S?pore, German SMEs ?can tie up to expand into Asia? ? The Straits Times (4 Jul 2012)
SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from Singapore and Germany can benefit by forming partnerships to expand into Asia, a forum heard yesterday.
Singapore offers an ideal location in the heart of the region, while bosses here can learn from the expertise of German companies in areas such as precision engineering, environmental technology and medical technology.
Mr Philip Yeo, chairman of Spring Singapore, told the German-Singapore Business Forum (GSBF) yesterday: ?Both countries promote innovation and productivity as key drivers for growth, and are leading economies within the Europe and South-east Asia regions respectively.?
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An SME award story with a twist in the tale ? The Business Times (31 May 2012)
There are fresh ripples in the glitzy world of tuxedos and trophies. An award to recognise small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) came with the declaration that it had the support of a ministry and a statutory board. This claim is now being withdrawn as the ministry apparently had not authorised it.
In an e-mail sent to 50 SMEs, the SMEAA Group had said that the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) was ?co-supporting? its SME Achievers Award. It has since told the ministry that it will remove all mention of support from MCYS. It will also send an e-mail to the SMEs that have come on board to clarify that it is not supported by the MCYS.
Said SMEAA?s chief operating officer Desmond Png in an e-mail to MCYS, which was seen by BT: ?I have instructed all necessary memo that all MCYS related will be taken away immediately effectively. Rest assured and truly appreciated.?
Source: http://mybusinesstechblog.com/archives/blog/sme-news-6-aug-2012
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