Research Highlights

The outbreak of infectious diseases such as SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) in 2003 and the new strain of influenza A H1N1 virus in 2009 triggered a global fear and underscored the need for a fully automated system that can quickly identify infected patients. Click here to read more.

The carbon dioxide (CO₂) that streams from car exhausts and factory smokestacks takes much of the heat for global warming events because of its resiliency; the carbon-oxygen double bond that holds together a CO₂ molecule is extremely stable. Consequently, chemists have been seeking an economical way to split this atmospheric pollutant into molecules that they can use in reactions. Click here to read more.

Suicide gene therapy is a cancer treatment strategy that targets tumors with toxic genes, or genes encoding enzymes that produce toxic compounds. However, since restricting suicide gene expression to the tumor is difficult, this approach can damage non-cancerous cells. Click here to read more.

Events and Awards

Over 300 delegates from 20 countries convened at the Biopolis from August 1-4 to attend the 5^th SBE International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (ICBN 2010) organized by IBN. Click here to read more.

IBN received three awards at the 2010 A*STAR Award Ceremony held at Biopolis on April 14, 2010. Click here to read more.

IBN's Executive Director, Professor Jackie Y. Ying, has been honored by the Singapore National Institute of Chemistry (SNIC) with the first BASF-SNIC Award in Materials Chemistry at the 2010 SNIC Annual General Meeting Dinner on March 19, 2010. The award was presented to Professor Ying in recognition of her achievements, research excellence and vision of providing unique innovations to improve the quality of life. Click here to read more.

IBN's YRP students have clinched two Singapore Science and Engineering Fair (SSEF) Awards, which were announced at the Singapore Science Center on March 11, 2010. We are pleased to congratulate Amelia Tan Li Min and Jervis Xu Yiteng, both from Victoria Junior College (Year 1) for winning the SSEF Gold Award and Merit Award, respectively. Click here to read more.

Our Staff in the News

In this Special Report on Engineering, Dr Yiyan Yang, who has a Chemical Engineering background, was featured on her motivation to develop more effective anti-cancer therapies by her personal experience with cancer patients among her family and friends. Prof Jackie Ying was also quoted on how she could make a difference as an engineer. The IBN Youth Research Program was also highlighted in this Special Report. (The Straits Times, July 31, 2010) Click here to read more.

Dr Emril Mohamed Ali wants to make a difference by empowering Malay youths through his volunteer work. (TODAY, August 9, 2010) Click here to read more.

A feature story on the exciting research work conducted at IBN by Prof Jackie Y. Ying, Ms Noreena AbuBakar and its researchers to improve healthcare and our quality of life. (Berita Minggu, October 10, 2010) Click here to read more.

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