At the end of 2019, there were 1000+ advanced therapy medical products (ATMP) tested in clinical 1-3 phase trials. Virus safety of ATMPs is one of the most expensive and challenging steps in bioprocessing. Because the cell therapies cannot be sterilized, all components, including basal media and supplements, that come in contact with the cells must

Conventional forms of agriculture can be land-, water-, energy- and greenhouse gas emission-intensive. With growing urban populations and potential disruptions to food supplies, food security has become a pressing issue which has resulted in growing interest to produce food in urban environments. A key challenge of urban agriculture or farming is t

By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the world earth's estimate 9.8 billion population will reside in urban centers. In addition, factors such as climate change, limited arable land and pollution will make indoor farming an attractive option. Current technologies used in traditional farming will definitely be inadequate and for Singapore, it will be eve

A university spin-off has developed a patented laser-based approach for patterning of porous substrates within a lateral-flow test for medical diagnostics applications. By careful control of the patterning process parameters such as writing speeds and laser power, flow control mechanisms can be introduced to produce a multichannel lateral flow test

The technology provider employs synthetic biology solutions to manufacture unique molecules which serve a broad spectrum of markets ranging from green specialty chemicals, sweeteners, food ingredients, flavors & fragrances, to nutritional supplements and pharmaceuticals. Their proprietary technologies in metabolic engineering and bioconversion modu

The tasks that humans think are easy to achieve, are challenging for machines to replicate, for example it is incredibly difficult for a robot to pick up an object and hold it steady. Therefore, the tasks that require high dexterity and manipulation are still performed by humans, even in risky and hazardous zones. There are commercially available r

In the body, cells exist within a complex 3D microenvironment and continuously interact with other cells and their environments. These interactions form an important part of different bodily processes. 2D cell culture, (e.g. where cells are grown for example on petri dishes) incompletely reconstitute the cellular microenvironment and provide incomp

A Japanese startup has found that Nicotiana benthamiana (Tobacco) can be grafted with virtually any vascular plant (patented). This finding allows not only conventional same family grafting but also allows grafting among different family combinations. Moreover, this technology enables the delivery of many kinds of molecules such as DNA/RNA, peptide

The desire to analyse limited amounts of biological material, historic samples, and rare cell populations has collectively driven the need for efficient methods for whole genome sequencing (WGS) of limited amounts of poor quality DNA. Most protocols are designed to recover double stranded DNA (dsDNA) by ligating sequencing adaptors to dsDNA with or

We have developed a proprietary analytical platform that combines tiny molecular machines (biosensors) with a compact reading device to provide minimally trained users with laboratory quality results in minutes. Our biosensors are proteins engineered to have a customisable detector and a constant signalling module. The signalling uses bioluminescen

This technology is an integrated manufacturing solution to produce plant-based biodegradable beads to replace plastic microbeads. Every year, more than 250,000 tons of plastic microbeads end up in our oceans. These plastic microbeads are used as abrasives in detergents, exfoliants in cosmetics, binders in paints and coatings, additives in lubricant

While fruit and vegetable juices can be a source of vitamins, minerals and fibre, it can be a hidden source of sugar. Consumers should be given the choice to select something that is lower in sugar but still retaining the vitamins and minerals. A deeptech startup in the food biotechnology space has developed technology that can reduce the sugar lev

Cell cultures is an expensive technology with constant needs for foetal bovine serum and various growth factors. This has been a big limiting factor for bio-pharma, nutraceuticals, medical research, drug testing and cellular agriculture. This technology produces cultured cells and cultured serum containing various growth factors. The technology can

A company has designed and developed a novel and convenient way to synthesise nano-sulfur particles, which can be directly used as a highly effective sulfur fungicide in crop protection. While bulk sulfur fungicide is commercially available in the market, this nano-sulfur fungicide offers higher efficacy due to its higher surface area and smaller p

An Israel company has designed an innovative seed technology company that introduces Smarter Seeds, non-GMO seeds for human consumption with market-transforming characteristics, superior nutritional profiles and improved crop yields. As the only seed breeding company that focuses on the food industry, it allows clients to design their own ingredien

A better, faster, sustainable plant extraction method that supports column-less extraction method and zero-waste processing method, validated at pilot extraction scale. The column-less extraction method is a liquid-to-liquid, non-ethanol based methodology that optimise yield of bioactives from botanicals. This continuous cyclical extraction methodo

A better, faster, sustainable plant extraction method that supports column-less extraction method and zero-waste processing method, validated at pilot extraction scale. The column-less extraction method is a liquid-to-liquid, non-ethanol based methodology that optimise yield of bioactives from botanicals. This continuous cyclical extraction methodo

A better, faster, sustainable plant extraction method that supports column-less extraction method and zero-waste processing method, validated at pilot extraction scale. The column-less extraction method is a liquid-to-liquid, non-ethanol based methodology that optimise yield of bioactives from botanicals. This continuous cyclical extraction methodo