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$100M
A US$100M company. At least one NUS venture reaches US$100M in annual revenue, or creates more than 1,000 jobs.
Where breakthroughs become advantage
NUSX builds the path from breakthrough research to global venture — through programmes that build founders, infrastructure that builds companies, and partnerships that connect both to capital.
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Flagship event
Asia's deep-tech showcase. Three days where the founders, investors, and operators building Asia's next category-defining ventures gather in Singapore.
Demo pitches from NUS-linked startups, deep-tech showcases across AI, biotech, climate, and hardware, and curated investor briefings — all under one roof.
AI / Biotech / Climate / Hardware / Deep tech
When
23–25 Sep
Where
Singapore
Who
Founders, investors, operators
Mission
Our mission is clear and resolute. NUSX exists to transform Singapore's most profound research into groundbreaking ventures that the world simply cannot overlook.
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Build founders
Programmes and placements that take students and researchers from first idea to company, inside the world's leading startup ecosystems.
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Commercialise science
Patents, licensing, and tech transfer that move breakthrough research out of the lab and into the markets that need it.
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Launch ventures
Spin-outs, licences, and founding teams that turn NUS research into companies selling into the world's most critical industries.
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Connect to capital
Infrastructure, partnerships, and a global network that connect NUS ventures to investors, industry, and the world.
The Three Ones
Three concrete, measurable outcomes that define the next decade of NUS venture creation
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$1B
A billion in returns. US$1B in financial returns from investments in NUS ventures and innovations.
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1B
A billion people. Three NUS ventures or innovations collectively impacting one billion people.
Strategic tracks
Where national priorities meet global opportunities.
NUSX unites capital, talent, and partnerships in four deep-tech areas, selected for their scientific strength at NUS, market momentum, and significance to Singapore's future resilience.
Materials
Semiconductors
Physical sciences
Matter
The hard science of what things are made of — new materials, advanced manufacturing, and the chips that everything else runs on.
AI
Software
Data
Logic
The intelligence layer — AI, software, and data systems that turn research and operations into products people can use.
Healthcare
Biotech
Medtech
Pulse
The life sciences engine — therapies, diagnostics, and medical devices that move from NUS labs to patients worldwide.
Climate
Energy
Sustainability
Resilience
The systems that keep Singapore running — climate tech, energy, and the infrastructure of a resilient city-state.
Find your path through NUSX
NUSX serves three distinct audiences. Pick the one that fits where you are now.
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Students
From first idea to first venture — overseas placements, campus programmes, and a community that turns NUS students into founders.
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Researchers
We handle everything from securing patents and raising capital to engaging experts, ensuring a smooth journey from lab to market.
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Industry & Investors
Partner with NUS ventures — co-develop, license, and invest in deep tech emerging from Singapore’s leading university.
Startup stories
The path from first idea to global venture, told by the founders who lived it.
Patsnap · Singapore
"I started Patsnap because I couldn't find prior art for my own invention."
Jeffrey Tiong built Asia's leading IP intelligence platform after a NOC year in Silicon Valley.
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B1Neuro · Singapore
“We can map any individual's functional brain organisation using just 10 minutes of MRI scanning.”
A conversation with Dr Leon Ooi, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Dr Ruby Kong, Co-Founder, B1Neuro.
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Videos - portrait
Short-form clips from founders, builders and operators.
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Picopoint
Precision diagnostics at the bedside
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HealthGen
Synthetic data for safer clinical AI
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B1 Neuro
Brain-computer interfaces out of the lab
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SoundEye
Acoustic sensing for elder care
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Featured Stories
NOC / Late Stage / Founded 2021
A weekend hack that became Southeast Asia's largest classifieds marketplace.
Three NUS students who met during NOC Silicon Valley and never stopped shipping — now a household name across the region.
NOC · Series E · Founded 2007
How a patent-search headache became Asia's leading IP intelligence platform.
Jeffrey Tiong built Patsnap after a NOC year in Silicon Valley — now ~1,000 people and S$300M+ raised.
Tech Transfer / Series C / Founded 2014
From RNA research to the world's first stomach cancer screening test.
Zhou Lihan turned a NUS lab discovery into a clinical-grade diagnostics company.
NOC / Series F / Founded 2014
From an idea on a Stanford lawn to 35 million users across Asia-Pacific.
Henry Chan, Joel Leong, and a Silicon Valley NOC year that shaped the cashback playbook.
FAQ
The most common questions before applying
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[1] What is NUSX?
NUSX is the venture-building and IP commercialisation platform of the National University of Singapore. It runs the programmes that turn students and researchers into founders, licenses NUS patents to the companies that can deploy them, and connects the ventures that result to investors and industry. NUSX was called NUS Enterprise until September 2026.
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[2] What happened to NUS Enterprise?
NUS Enterprise became NUSX in September 2026. The name changed. The remit did not. Same programmes, same commercialisation office, same venture platform, now under one name. NUS Overseas Colleges, GRIP and the Summer Programme keep their names. BLOCK71 is now B71. MVP Studio is now ScaleX Foundry.
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[3] Who is NUSX for?
NUSX works with three groups. Students and graduates building companies, through NUS Overseas Colleges, the Summer Programme, GRIP, and the MSc in Venture Creation. Researchers with patentable work, through ITI. Companies and investors who license NUS technology, sponsor research, or back the ventures already in the portfolio.
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[4] What can founders expect from NUSX?
Founders get four things. Patents and licences out of NUS labs through the Idea to Impact team. Early capital at the stage before a venture fund will look. Workspace and market access through B71. And introductions to the corporates and investors who buy or fund what they build.
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[5] Is NUS affiliation necessary to be part of NUSX programmes?
Not for all of them. NUS Overseas Colleges and MSc in Venture Creation are for NUS students. B71, NGRIP, and other educational programmes are open to applicants with no NUS affiliation.
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[6] Does NUSX have specific focus areas?
Yes. Four. Matter covers materials, semiconductors, and physical sciences. Logic covers AI, software, and data. Pulse covers healthcare, biotech, and medtech. Resilience covers defence. NUSX chose the four for NUS research strength, market momentum, and their weight in Singapore's long-term security.
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[7] Where is NUSX located?
NUSX is based at 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace on the NUS campus in Singapore.