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A*STAR's mission is to foster world-class scientific research and human capital for a vibrant knowledge based Singapore. A*STAR represents today's research scientists and future generation of aspiring scientist who dare to race with the world's best towards the very limits of modern science.
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In the Governance, Planning and Strategy (GPS) Cluster, we do strategic planning on research areas and management of resources, organising meetings and scientific symposia, hosting of foreign delegations, drafting of speeches and interviews and incubation of new research programmes and initiatives.
I have also become involved in special committees like the Singapore Quality Class and the A*STAR Recreation Club. As you can imagine, work is varied and interesting – everyday I do something slightly different from the day before! |
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| The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is a governmental agency under the Ministry of Trade & Industry (MTI), and our mission is to foster world-class scientific research and human capital for a vibrant, knowledge-based Singapore: promoting, supporting and overseeing public sector R&D research activities in support of high-tech, knowledge-based industries. |
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A*STAR manages 14 public research institutes (RIs) and several consortia, employing more than 2000 research scientists and engineers (RSEs) in a wide range of research areas from supercomputing and chemical sciences, to molecular biology and biomedical engineering. |
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the Biomedical Research Council (BMRC), which supports R&D in the Biomedical Sciences (BMS) sector and manages 7 research institutes and several consortia; |
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the Science & Engineering Research Council (SERC), which supports R&D in the Physical Sciences and Engineering sector and manages 7 research institutes; |
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the A*STAR Graduate Academy (A*GA), which supports A*STAR's key thrust of human capital development through the promotion of science scholarships and other manpower development programmes and initiatives; |
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Exploit Technologies (ETPL), which is the technology transfer and commercialisation arm of A*STAR; and |
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Corporate Planning and Administration (CPAD), which provides overall administrative support for A*STAR staff. |
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It’s not everyday you get a chance to work with top local and overseas scientists and administrators on research policy matters – yet here we are interacting with them on a daily basis! The experience has been enriching and meaningful so far, and we learn much from staffing these meetings.
I have also had the rare opportunity of travelling with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s delegation while staffing A*STAR Chairman Mr Lim Chuan Poh’s trip to Hungary last year.
The opportunities that exist in Singapore’s BMS sector today are truly unprecedented and unique. The Government’s firm commitment and funding to growing the R&D sector and developing a knowledge-based economy, Singapore’s hub status in biomedical manufacturing, our robust intellectual property framework, our geopolitics in the heart of booming Asia and our
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| critical intellectual mass have all resulted in high growth for the BMS sector in recent years – and there’s no sign of it slowing down soon! |
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