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NUSX forges NUS research into enduring impact.

NUSX sits at the boundary of NUS research and global markets. Bringing together the science, capital, expertise, and commercial partners to ensure discoveries impact the real world.

Meet the Team
Twenty years of impact

$2B+

Capital raised by NUS ventures.

1,600+

Ventures in the NUS pipeline.

3

Unicorns formed at NUSX.

11

Global outposts, extending our reach.

The NUSX Journey So far

Turning research into advantage has been a deliberate process.

  1. location 01 stanford
    2001

    NUS signs MOU with Stanford under President Shih Choon Fong

  2. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    2002

    First cohort lands in Silicon Valley (14 students)

  3. Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia
    2003

    Philadelphia and Bio Valley open

  4. National University of Singapore
    2004

    Shanghai and Stockholm open

  5. Nagoya NOC location
    2008

    iLEAD launches as a Singapore-based local programme

  6. Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen
    2010

    iLEAD becomes NOC Singapore

  7. Peking University, Beijing
    2016

    Munich and Lausanne open with deep-tech focus

  8. Fudan University, Shanghai
    2017

    Toronto and Southeast Asia programme launch

  9. Reichman University, Tel Aviv
    2018

    Shenzhen opens

  10. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
    2025

    14 colleges, 15+ programme variants

Why Singapore

Singapore has every
advantage to create leading
market opportunities.

  1. 01

    Neutrality

    Neutral ground is commercial ground. Companies built here keep access to both American and Chinese markets, as well as their capital and supply chains.

  2. 02

    Robust IP protection

    People who have built companies sit down with yours: founders, operators, investors. Ask them anything, and move through challenges with clarity and confidence.

  3. 03

    R&D investment

    Singapore has funded research at scale for decades. That money reaches the labs, then follows the tech out through translation grants and more.

  4. 04

    Capital density

    As a financial hub, funds, family offices, and corporate investors sit within a few kilometres of NUS labs. So the right capital is available at the right time.

  5. 05

    Market access

    Singapore’s location and reputation connects it to all the important tech, manufacturing, and consumer markets in Asia, and around the globe.

  6. 06

    English environment

    English is the working language of the University, the government, the labs, and the businesses. Making the market easily accessible to the best global talent.

NUSX Leadership

Decades of experience funding, building, and applying deep tech.

dr tan sian wee
[01] Dr Tan Sian Wee / NUS Senior Vice President / Innovation & Enterprise
benjamin tee
[02] Professor Benjamin Tee / NUS Vice President / Ecosystem Building
dr ang hui ying
[03] Dr Ang Hui Ying / NUS Acting Technology Transfer and Innovation Lead
dvl team
[04] Gary Ang / NUS Professor of Practice for Defence Innovation & Applications

Ready to work with NUSX?

Researchers, founders, corporates, and investors all enter here. Tell us which one you are and what you are working on, and we will route you to the person who can move it.