Case 1 — 4 vertical case study cards with track-filter tabs (tti-for-industry Block 04)

Case studies

How partnerships actually played out, by track.

Real partnership outcomes across the four Strategic Deep-Tech Innovation Tracks. Each case study is structured the same way: challenge, what NUS brought, partnership format, and outcome with named metrics.

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Matter / Licensing + co-development

[Industrial partner] · NUS semiconductors lab

Challenge
Industrial partner needed a low-cost ceramic electrolyte path to a solid-state battery target their existing R&D couldn't reach.
What NUS brought
Patented electrolyte composition + lab-scale process. Three named co-inventors with active publication record in the space.
Partnership
Exclusive license + 24-month sponsored research collaboration to scale process to pre-pilot.
Outcome
[metric TBD]
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Logic / Sponsored research

[Tech major] · NUS Computing AI lab

Challenge
Tech major needed a federated learning protocol for a regulated cross-border data scenario their internal team couldn't ship within compliance.
What NUS brought
Patented cryptographic protocol, three named PhD researchers, and pre-existing reference implementation.
Partnership
18-month sponsored research with right-of-first-refusal licensing. Two embedded NUS researchers on partner team.
Outcome
[metric TBD]
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Pulse / Spinout licensing

[Pharma partner] · NUS Medicine

Challenge
Pharma partner needed early access to a novel liquid biopsy approach validated in clinical pilot — and wanted to back the spinout commercialising it.
What NUS brought
Patented assay, completed clinical pilot, IP-assignable to spinout, and the founding clinician-scientist team.
Partnership
Spinout structured through TTI · NUS retained equity stake. Pharma partner anchor investor in seed round.
Outcome
[metric TBD]
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Resilience / Government co-development

[Government agency] · NUS Engineering · DSO

Challenge
Agency needed an autonomous maritime surveillance platform suited to Singapore Strait conditions, with a clear IP-handling structure.
What NUS brought
Multi-sensor platform IP, four named co-inventors, prior DSO co-development relationship, and field-test infrastructure.
Partnership
Three-year co-development with structured IP allocation. Operational prototype delivered to agency · NUS retains civilian-application rights.
Outcome
[metric TBD]
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