OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2005 | ISSUE 18

 
 
 
 

   NUS Global Entrepreneurship Summit (16 - 17 Jan 2006)
     The NUS Global Entrepreneurship Summit (NGES) 2006 is a platform to meet and network with prominent entrepreneurs, venture capitalists
     and entrepreneurship professors from the United States, Europe and Asia..... :: Read More

   Crossing the Chasm Workshop 3-days Program on Managing High-Tech Innovation & Marketing (18 - 20 Jan 2006)
     NEC is running a 3-day, CITREP-funded workshop together with Singapore IT Federation (SiTF) which aims to provide senior management of
     high tech firms with key insights on managing high tech innovation and marketing..... :: Read More

   Start-Up to Growth: High Tech CEO/Founder/Co-Founder Mentoring Workshop (23 Jan 2006)
     It is easy to start companies, but the real challenge is to move beyond the start-up stage into high growth take-off..... :: Read More

   NUS-BioSingapore Life Sciences Technology Showcase 2006 (26 Jan 2006)
     The NUS-BioSingapore Life Sciences Technology Showcase 2006 will incorporate the inaugural NUS Life Sciences Venturing Forum by NUS
     Entrepreneurship Centre..... :: Read More

   SiTF Hunter's Night cum NUS & NTU Technology Showcase (9 Feb 2006)
     Following the success of the inaugural NUS-SiTF Technology Showcase in March 05 to increase industry awareness of the cutting edge
     research& technologies that are generated constantly from University research, there will be a second SiTF Hunter’s night cum NUS & NTU
     Technology Showcase on Feb 2006..... :: Read More

   Seminar on Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM 2005) (10 Feb 2006)
     The GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP MONITOR (GEM) Study has been benchmarking entrepreneurial developments of leading economies of the
     world annually since 1999..... :: Read More

   Seminar on Innovation & IP Creation and Usage in Singapore (28 Feb 2006)
     In April 2005, NEC commenced a project commissioned by the IP Academy to estimate the economic significance of innovation and IP in
     Singapore and to identify the development constraints of key IP-based industries..... :: Read More

   NUS Creative & Media Venturing Forum (9 Mar 2006)
     The inaugural NUS Creative & Media Venturing Forum by NUS Entrepreneurship Centre will be jointly organized with Singapore IT Federation
     Digital Media Chapter on 9 Mar 2006..... :: Read More

   Upcoming Techno-Venture Forums (Jan - Mar 2006)
     Prominent speakers will be invited to share their venturing experience and insights with the NUS community as well as the general public
     through out Techno-Venture Forums..... :: Read More

   Bid for Technopreneurship Modules for Semester II 2005 - 2006!
    Gain a valuable entrepreneurship education by..... :: Read More

  
 
 
   
         
 
   
 
   

   New Venture Creation Workshop (24, 25 and 28 Oct 2005)  :: Read More

   Distinguished Technology Management Speaker Series  :: Read More

   NUS-IdEA Entrepreneurial Exchange Series II (8 Nov 2005)  :: Read More

   Biomers and Infinity did NUS and Start-Up@Singapore proud at the Intel+UC Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship
     Challenge 2005  :: Read More

   Techno-Venture Forums in 4th Qtr, 2005   :: Read More  

   NUS Techno-venture Forum in Mandarin (2 Sep 2005)  :: Read More    

   Recent Publicity & Marketing Activities Organized by NEC Education Division (Oct 2005)  :: Read More

   An Innovation in the Medical Technology Sector by Lecturer of TR3001 New Product Development, Mr Neo Kok Beng  
    :: Read More

 
 


   
         
 
   
 
   
 Latest & Related News Clipping from the Press

   Why Singapore Students are smiling
     28 September 2005, TODAY, Pg 9
     This article featured a team of research students from National University of Singapore (NUS) who made possible the technology for crooked
     teeth to be straightened without having to wear abrasive and unattractive braces. The team just incorporated their company to take
     translucent orthodontic braces to the market, it also won top prize at the first Idea to Product (I2P) Asia Competition, jointly organized by
     Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) and NUS.

  Prof Wong's Interview with Talkback FM93.8
     13 October 2005, 0812 – 0845, Talkback FM93.8
     Professor Wong Poh Kam shared his view about the car park food van scheme as well as other issues such as red tape's effect on the spirit of
     enterprise in Singapore, stumbling blocks to starting businesses in Singapore, cost of failure.

   Prof Wong attendance in National Innovation Conference
     4 November 2005, Estonian's evening news
     5 November 2005, Estonian's local newspapers
     Professor Wong Poh Kam was invited to the National Innovation Conference in Tallinn, Estonia on 4th November 2005 to share his view about
     Singapore's innovation and enterprise promotion policy. He also participated in their panel session which was chaired by the Prime Minister of
     Estonia.

  Getting students into the spirit
     12 December 2005, TODAY, Pg 22
     Research scientist wants to make the business plan compeition in NUS the best in Asia.
 
 


   

    

     
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