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2010

 

24 Aug 2010 NRF Technology Incubators Invest in 7 Tech Start-ups 
1 July 2010 US$6 million venture capital raised for biotech spinoff from MTI SMART Centre 
25 Jun 2010 NRF Calls for proposals for high impact Research Projects under the Competitive Research Programme
11 Jun 2010 Two more CREATE Centres established in Singapore by top universities from Germany and Israel 
13 Feb 2010 Ten research projects receive S$2.5 million grants from NRF to commercialise their results 
10 Feb 2010 NTU sets up centre on Micro-Organism Research for Environmental Engineering and Sustainability, in collaboration with NUS 
28 Jan 2010 Sustainable Urban Development Research receives S$50 million boost from NRF
25 Jan 2010 Eleven more top young scientists awarded NRF Research Fellowships to conduct cutting-edge research in Singapore
11 Jan 2010 Nine inventions from universities & research institutes to be developed by polytechnics for commercialisation
2009
30 Dec 2009 Seven technology incubators providing mentorship and networking to be set up to boost the growth of high tech start-ups in Singapore 
28 Oct 2009 New CREATE Centre set up by top Swiss university on Global Environmental Sustainability and the fourth research programme on Future Urban Transportation approved for SMART Centre. 
09 Sep 2009 Construction tender to build NRF's R&D campus at University Town awarded 
25 Aug 2009 NRF seeks technology incubators that could invest in and nurture high tech starts-up 
21 Aug 2009 Sixteen technology commercialisation projects receive S$4 million Proof-Of-Concept grant from NRF
28 Jul 2009 NRF announces reappointment of Dr Tony Tan as Chairman, appointment of DPM Teo as Deputy Chairman for its new board and launches the construction phase of CREATE 
7 Jul 2009 Boost for Singapore R&D with S$60 million new research awards from NRF 
27 May 2009 Disruptive innovation incubator fund launched to enhance Singapore's entrepreneurial ecosystem 
19 May 2009 Universities receives $22 million NRF innovation grant to boost academic enterpreneuship 
11 May 2009 Polytechnics receive S$25 million grant to translate research results for the market
16 Apr 2009 NRF invites proposals for reseach projects in Sustainable Urban Systems
20 Feb 2009 NRF to support the set up a new research centre in Mechanobiology and a major research collaboration programme with top Israeli universities 
14 Jan 2009 Ten outstanding young scientists receive prestigious NRF Research Fellowships worth US$1.5 million each
12 Jan 2009

S$40 million committed by NRF for four research projects on "Ageing" 

2008
18 Dec 2008 NRF to award more than S$2 Million to inaugural Recipients under Proof-Of-Concept Scheme
15 Sep 2008 NRF announces S$75 million proof-of-concept grants under the National Framework for Innovation and Enterprise 
31 Jul 2008 NRF seeding six venture funds with S$10 million each to invest in Singapore-based early-stage start-ups 
20 Jun 2008 NRF announces second group of research programmes to receive funding under the Competitive Research Programme Funding Scheme and a new Scenario-based grant call 
16 Jun 2008 First batch of US students begin research attachment stint in Singapore under the East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes programme 
28 Mar 2008 Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council launches a comprehensive National Framework to grow Innovation and Enterprise 
28 Mar 2008 Two more research centres of excellence to be established in Singapore Universities 
25 Mar 2008 Third Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council meeting to focus on growing innovation and enterprise 
31 Jan 2008 10 researchers to receive up to US$1.5 million each as inaugural NRF Research Fellows 
23 Jan 2008 MIT-Singapore partnership creates SMART platform as intellectual hub for global researchers 
10 Jan 2008 Singapore to develop a National Innovation and Enterprise Framework for the next stage of economic growth 

3 Jan 2008

National Research Foundation Chairman to visit top Israeli research organisations

2007 
12 Nov 2007 Competitive Research Programme Funding Scheme awards more than S$50 million to six programmes in its inaugural grant call (540 Kb) 
2 May 2007 Pushing the frontiers of Information Processing - First Research Centre for Excellence on Quantum Information Science and Technology aspires to be among the World Leaders in five years (136 Kb) 
20 Apr 2007 Singapore set to become a centre for research in environmental sustainability (80.4 Kb)
16 Apr 2007 National Research Foundation (NRF) invites research proposals for new $250 million Competitive Research Programme (CRP) Funding Scheme (110 Kb)
13 Apr 2007 National Research Foundation Chairman to visit top European Research Organisations in Water and Clean Energy (51.1 Kb)
16 Mar 2007 Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council focuses on High-Impact Research and R&D Talent (119 Kb)
14 Mar 2007 Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council to meet and discuss funding of Use-inspired Research to drive Singapore's economy (67.4 Kb)
12 Feb 2007 Scientists from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology to Visit Singapore to Explore Participation in the Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (54.6 Kb)
2006
25 Nov 2006 "Ready for a peek at S'pore 2020?" by Mr Teo Ming Kian, Permanent Secretary of Finance and National Research & Development (23.5 Kb) (54.6 Kb)
11 Oct 2006 Scientists from ETH Domain Visit Singapore to Explore Participation in the Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) (69.3 Kb)  
7 Jul 2006 MIT unveils plans for a major new research Centre in Singapore - It's SMART! (55.6 Kb) 
7 Jul 2006 Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council approved plans on three strategic research sectors and a new campus for top R&D talents (73.8 Kb) 
29 Jun 2006 Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council Logo (30.8 Kb) 
29 Jun 2006 Press Conference on the Inaugural Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council Meeting (400 Kb) 
25 Apr 2006 Scientific Advisory Board Set Up to Advise the National Research Foundation on Strategic R&D Efforts (61 Kb) 
21 Apr 2006 Developing World Class Integrated Research Centres in Singapore (70 Kb) 
12 Apr 2006 Chairman National Research Foundation, Dr Tony Tan, to visit Switzerland from 16 to 23 April 2006 (24 Kb)  
3 Jan 2006 National Research Foundation set-up to provide national framework for strategic R&D efforts (54.1 Kb)  
 
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