Mark Fitz
The Biotechnology industry in Singapore has seen a significant influx of startups since the start of 2020. These startups, despite being in their infancy, show great promise in strengthening Singapore’s burgeoning biotech scene. The following companies are examples of the innovative approaches in various sectors of biotech, all hailing from the Central Region of Singapore.
These enterprises are leveraging cutting-edge technology and ground-breaking research in the fields of Life Science, Pharmacy, Medical, Agriculture, Health diagnostics and more. They are contributing to the future of healthcare, agriculture, and overall human well-being, and hold the potential of altering our lives in unfathomable ways.
Let’s delve into their profiles and learn more about their unique and dynamic contributions to this ever-important and ever-evolving industry.
Neuroglee Therapeutics
Founded by Aniket Singh Rajput, Neuroglee Therapeutics is a digital therapeutic platform created to treat patients in the early stages of disease. With a primary focus on Biotechnology and Life Science, they are pioneering digital therapeutics to improve the lives of individuals with neurodegenerative diseases.
Nuevocor
Nuevocor is a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company founded by Brian Burke, Colin Stewart, Jianming Jiang & Mark Kay. The company is developing gene therapy‑based treatments that have the potential to restore cardiac function in diseased hearts, marking a significant advancement in medical technology.
Ligature Therapeutics
Ligature Therapeutics, founded by doctors Alvin Hung, Thomas Keller, and Congbao Kang, is an early-stage drug discovery company. The company is taking a novel approach towards developing small molecules for targeted protein degradation to treat intractable diseases.
TeOra
TeOrA, founded by Rishita Changede, seeks to replace synthetic products derived from crude oil with natural alternatives. They leverage microfluidics and AI to accelerate the design of smart micro-organisms by a factor of 100, offering a new and sustainable production method for various industries.
Helaxy
Helaxy, established in 2020, specializes in producing fluidic cards to aid clinicians. By eliminating manual pipetting errors and minimizing reagents wastage and plastic consumables, they are aiding to increase accuracy and efficiency in the healthcare profession.
PairX Bio
PairX Bio is a healthcare startup operating out of Central Singapore. This company is part of a new wave of biotech startups that serve as the nexus between medicine and technology.
Debio
Founded by Pandu Sastrowardoyo, Debio provides an Anonymous-First Appchain for Medical and Bioinformatics Services & Data. They are part of a growing trend of blockchain-based startups in the biotech industry.
Bioark
Bioark, founded by Jeremy Chua, is a startup at the intersection of Agriculture and Biotech. They’re on the front lines of combining these industries to sustainably feed and fuel the world.
Test At Home
Test At Home has transformed the med-tech scenario by introducing a do-it-yourself stimulated saliva collection ‘Lollipop’ kit for point-of-care testing of various diseases. Founded by Kanu Batra, the company is pioneering in home-made diagnostic solutions.
BluMaiden Biosciences
BluMaiden Biosciences, co-founded by Damien Keogh, Robert Meyer, and Rohan Williams, is exploring the human microbiome to unlock health and disease insights. Through their computational biology insights, they are working towards disease tracking and prevention.
Nanofy
Nanofy Technologies was founded by Adam Boujida and Mohammad Tavakkoli Yaraki with the vision to develop and produce nano-materials for industrial solutions. Despite ceasing operations in 2021, the company remains an example of the potential for nanotechnology in the biotech industry.
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