Case 1 — asymmetric stories (home Block 05b)
Featured stories
From a dorm room in Kent Ridge to a $40M round in San Francisco
Mei Lin started her quantum-secure messaging company in her final year at NUS. Three years later, she's closing a Series B with investors who found her through the BLOCK71 network.
Read the story →The faculty spinout that's rewriting cancer detection
A partnership between NUS Medicine and the GRIP programme that turned three years of lab research into a Series A-backed diagnostics company.
Read the story →Why a Berkeley alum chose Singapore to build her climate tech company
Access to deep tech research, a founder network, and a government that moves fast on climate. She explains why BLOCK71 was the right bet.
Read the story →Case 2 — asymmetric programmes (programmes-landing Block 02)
Programmes
Explore our programmes
Three core programmes, one shared mission — turning curious students into capable founders.
Flagship · 12 months
NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC)
Live and work inside the world's leading startup ecosystems — Silicon Valley, Shanghai, Stockholm, and beyond. NOC has shaped over 5,000 alumni, with hundreds going on to found companies of their own.
Learn more →Short-form · 6 weeks
Summer Programme in Entrepreneurship
A focused six weeks for undergraduates curious about building. Workshops, mentor sessions, and a final pitch.
Learn more →Graduate degree · 1 year
MSc in Venture Creation
A full graduate programme designed around building a company, not studying one. Combine business fundamentals with hands-on venture work.
Learn more →Case 3 — symmetric 3-up equal-weight (tti-overview / tti-research)
Recent research partnerships
Commercialisation · Materials
Novel battery chemistry licensed to EnerTech Asia
A 3-year sponsored research agreement between NUS Chemistry and EnerTech Asia led to a patent portfolio and a licensing deal valued at $4.2M.
Read the case study →Startup formation · Biotech
Lab-grown protein spinout secures $8M seed
NUS Food Science faculty co-founded Cultivaria with two PhD students. TTI supported IP structuring, term sheet review, and investor introductions.
Read the case study →Industry partnership · AI
AI-assisted radiology deployed across 4 hospital groups
A collaboration between the NUS Medical School AI Lab and a regional hospital consortium, now processing 800,000 scans per year.
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