Past Projects

LIFE SCIENCES

2015
(4th run)

e-Doctor
NUS, Department of EE & Computer Engineering, FOE

Principal Investigators: Assoc Prof Tan Kok Kiong
Entrepreneurial Leads 1: Arun Shankar Narayanan; Kyaw Ko Ko Htet (Steve)
Entrepreneurial Leads 2: Pitchaya Sunthanakul
Team members: Yeoh Wui Keat

Project description: A sensor technology that has innovative sensing approaches and applied algorithm.
2015
(4th run)

Disso-Predict
NUS, Department of Chemistry, FOS

Principal Investigators: Asst Prof Chiu Ngar Chee, Gigi
Entrepreneurial Leads: Liu Yuanjie, Research Assistant

Project description: This is a device to measure in vitro drug dissolution/absorption at the same time. This device is expected to provide two major advantages compared to current standard drug dissolution tester: (1) measure drug release and absorption that is more relevant to physiological condition in one test, (2) to provide reliable prediction of a drug’s in vivo behaviour based on the device.
2015
(4th run)

ACTIVE KNEE
NUS, Department of Biomedical Engineering, FOE

Principal Investigators: Asst Prof Yu Haoyong
Entrepreneurial Leads 1: Dr. Guo Zhao, Francisco Anaya Reyes
Entrepreneurial Leads 2: Averil Chen
Team members: Ryan Koh Zhao Yuan, Lizhu, James Ye Jing

Project description: A lightweight and low-profile wearable walking assistive device which, instead of giving full support, provides certain amounts of assistive force at the knee joints. The system of sensors and algorithms enables gait phase detection and intelligent control of assistive force. The compact device can be worn under slack pants and can be easily don and doff by the user.
2015
(4th run)

SilencBac
NTU-HUJ-BGU CREATE Programme

Principal Investigators: Prof Ariel Kushmaro, Prof Robert Marks
Entrepreneurial Leads 1: Siti Zarina Zainul Rahim, PhD Student
Entrepreneurial Leads 2: Debbie Lee
Team members: Karin Yaniv, Raz Hilman

Project description: Quorum sensing inhibitor molecules isolated from marine bacteria were retrieved. These molecules are indole dimer derivatives and are found to attenuate quorum sensing and to possess extensive antibiofilm and anti-virulence properties against known gram-negative bacterial pathogens.
2015
(4th run)

NanoSooth
Nanyang Polytechnic, School of Chemical and Life Sciences

Principal Investigators: Dr. Saji George, Senior Lecturer
Entrepreneurial Leads: Tan Chiew Nai, Lim Swee Thiam

Project description: This technology deals with nanomaterials that co-deliver multiple therapeutic agents for pet/animal hygiene.
2015
(4th run)

SLIM
NUS, Department of Neurology, SOM

Principal Investigators: Assoc Prof Raymond Seet Chee Seong
Entrepreneurial Leads: Sebastian Khoo, Michele Goh
Team members: Phua Chee Teck

Project description: A simple to use device and related proprietary algorithm capable of synchronously measuring transit time between electrocardiographic excitation and arterial/capillary waveforms in a single limb.

2015
(4th run)

ProteoNA
NUS, Department of Physiology, SOM

Principal Investigators: Assoc Prof Gene Yeo
Entrepreneurial Leads 1: Dr. Jonathan Scolnick, Senior Research Fellow
Entrepreneurial Leads 2: Wang Yingting
Team members: Shawn Hoon

Project description: A method for targeted protein quantitation that utilizes high-throughput DNA sequencing as a readout. This technology will allow researchers and clinical scientists to utilize standard molecular biology techniques to quantitate proteins in their samples.
2015
(3rd run)

Berry Factory
NUS, Dept of Food Science, FOS

Principal Investigators: Assoc. Prof. Huang De Jian
Entrepreneurial Leads 1: Tang Yanchi, Masters Student
Entrepreneurial Leads 2: Voja Jovanovic

Project description: Plant polyphenolic compounds have broad spectrum of bioactivity and are important active ingredients of wide range health supplements. Current method of preparing polyphenolic compounds involve low efficient column separations and the high production cost is a major hurdle for the development of affordable dietary supplements. We possess a proprietary method in enriching polyphenolic compounds from plants that can reduce the cost of production significantly.
2015
(3rd run)

FitSense
NUS, SeSame, School of Computing

Principal Investigators: Assoc. Prof. Michael Brown
Entrepreneurial Leads: Alvaro Gauterin, Research Engineer
Team members: Jan-Philipp Kruip, Pham Kanh

Project description: FitSense, which allows for gathering the activity data of large groups of people using step counters worn on the wrist like Fitbit. The platform provides study managers – who supervise large groups of people – a clear overview of the daily activity levels of their study participants or patients.
2015
(3rd run)

Ninja Track

NUS, CUTE, SOC

Ninja Track
NUS, CUTE, SOC

Principal Investigators: Dr. Yuichiro Katsumoto, Senior Research Fellow with Prof. Do Yi Luen Ellen
Entrepreneurial Leads: Nikhil Kapur, Keith Tay
Team members: Daniel Leong

Project description: Ninja Track is a belt shaped object which possesses the capacity to alter its flexibility and hence strength. It consists at its modular level – a composition of two parts – the vertical hinges and horizontal hinges. When flat, Ninja Track is fluid and wavy. When the user folds it at the horizontal hinges, Ninja Track becomes a rigid stick.
2015
(3rd run)

Retina Cloud
NUS, SOC

Principal Investigators: Prof. Lee Mong Li, Prof. Wynne Hsu
Entrepreneurial Leads: Dr Rina Rudyanto, Dr Cheng Yuan, Research Fellow
Team members: Asha Srinivasan

Project description: Suite of innovative ocular image analysis technologies allow for the detection, monitoring and recording of small changes in the retina over time, which can be early indications of eye and systemic diseases.
2015
(3rd run)

Optical Nanoscopes
NUS, Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering, FOE

Principal Investigators: Prof. Hong Ming Hui
Entrepreneurial Leads 1: Dr Yang Jing, Research Fellow
Entrepreneurial Leads 2: Divya Jain
Team members: Jiahao, Yang Jie, Dr Qin Fei, Dr Du Zheren

Project description: To overcome the imaging resolution limit of conventional microscopies in air, the optimized particle lens are designed for optical nano-imaging in ambient air. This non-physical-contact mode imaging method benefits in many ways, such as no damage to fragile samples (such as biological samples), focal plane images can be captured, ability to scan over the whole surface at a high speed, combine with a laser source to increase the resolution and reduce the cost (compared to the confocal microscope and NSOM).

Past Projects

LIFE SCIENCES

Ninja Track