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Accredify and Parkway Pantai to Issue Verifiable Digital COVID-19 Swab Results to Travellers

Oct 27, 2020
  • Parkway Shenton will be the first healthcare provider in Singapore to issue verifiable digital COVID-19 swab results to travellers.
  • Digital travel credentials issued by Accredify and Parkway are in line with international standards and the Singapore Government’s requirements, making them internationally recognisable.
  • Travellers can present their medical record’s unique QR code to immigration authorities for immediate verification via Accredify’s mobile app, providing an efficient method for Singaporean authorities to ensure that all outbound tr
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SGInnovate Venture Building Project Leverages Blockchain Technology for Personal COVID-19 Medical Records

Sep 29, 2020
  • Co-developed by SGInnovate and Accredify, the Digital Health Passport stores tamper-proof, verifiable medical documents for individuals in a digital wallet
  • COVID-19 discharge memos for foreign workers have been verified more than 1,500,000 times on the solution, through the pilot implementation for Ministry of Health and Ministry of Manpower
  • Plans are underway to extend the usage of Digital Health Passport to other healthcare records, to gear up for the eventual resumption of travel

29 September 2020, Singapore:

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SGInnovate Expands Talent Initiatives to Create New Deep Tech Job Opportunities

Sep 07, 2020
  • Virtual talent showcase, “New Frontier: Deep Tech Opportunities and Jobs”, will feature more than 200 openings in over 30 startups and organisations
  • New Power X programme offers full-time, paid traineeships to help technical talent transition into a Deep Tech career, starting with Robotics, an important growth area for the tech sector 

7 September 2020, Singapore: SGInnovate today announced two new talent initiatives to create more job opportunities for Singaporean students, fresh graduates and mid-career professionals looking to enter a career i

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SGInnovate Launches Deep Tech for Good Initiative

Jun 30, 2020

30 June 2020, Singapore: SGInnovate today announced the launch of Deep Tech for Good, a new initiative that seeks to accelerate the development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other frontier technologies such as Autonomous Systems, BioTech, Food Technologies, MedTech and Quantum Technologies to improve the human condition and drive sustainable development across different markets.

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Reefknot Investments and SGInnovate-Backed Logistics & Supply Chain Think Tank GESCT Rebrands to NEXST

Jun 04, 2020

Singapore, 4 June 2020 – Global Emerging Supply Chain Technologies (GESCT), a Singapore-driven global initiative which drives new business models and transformations in the supply chain and logistics industry, today announced it has rebranded to Next Supply Chain (NEXST).

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M1 and SGInnovate to Help Startups Adopt 5G Technology Through New Collaboration

May 19, 2020

SINGAPORE, 19 MAY 2020 – M1 Limited (M1) and Singapore Innovate Pte. Ltd. (SGInnovate) today announced that they will be embarking on a collaboration that will help startups use 5G technology for their products and solutions.

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Top Three Deep Tech Startups of Extreme Tech Challenge Singapore 2020 Unveiled

Mar 26, 2020
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SGInnovate Announces Dr Lim Jui As New CEO

Mar 20, 2020

20 March 2020, Singapore: SGInnovate announced today that its Board has appointed Dr Lim Jui as the company's Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 May 2020. He will be taking the helm from Steve Leonard, who will be concluding his term as Founding CEO.

Dr Lim has more than 20 years of experience in innovation, research commercialisation and investment. He joins SGInnovate from NTUitive, a subsidiary under the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) charged with the mandate to commercialise research and to build a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Singapore Viewed As A Competitive Global Science and Technology R&D Hub in the Next Decade: SGInnovate Study

Feb 04, 2020

04 February 2020, Singapore: SGInnovate today unveiled the findings of its new study, “Understanding the Science and Technology Talent Landscape in Singapore”, which found that the majority of research and development (R&D) and technical professionals (88%) based here believe Singapore will remain competitive as a global science and technology R&D and product development hub in the next 10 years.

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SGInnovate Media Statement - Leadership Updates

Jan 28, 2020

28 January 2020, Singapore: SGInnovate announced today that Founding CEO Steve Leonard will be concluding his term in May 2020. Steve will continue to serve as the CEO in the remaining months of his term to ensure a seamless transition of leadership.

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