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As a university deeply rooted in science and technology, NTU generates an annual research income of nearly S$800 million. Each year, we file around 500 technology disclosures and license more than 100 technologies for commercial adoption. Over the past decade, we have created over 400 spin-offs and startups, including more than 120 deep tech startups, collectively valued at over S$1.3B based on their latest funding rounds. These achievements are a strong foundation for our next ambition - to become a deep tech innovation hub. In this talk, we will explore the best practices of top entrepreneurial universities and outline a unique model to transform NTU into a hub for disruptive innovations that drive economic growth and benefit society.

Details

Start: 9 October 2025
10:00 am
End: 9 October 2025
11:30 am
Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Drive, The Arc - Learning Hub North (LHN), Singapore

63 Nanyang Drive, LHN-B1-01A 63
636922 Singapore
Singapore

Speaker

Prof Louis Phee

Vice President (Innovation & Entrepreneurship) and Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor in Mechanical Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Prof Louis Phee
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  • Prof Louis Phee

    Professor Louis Phee is the Vice President (Innovation & Entrepreneurship) and the Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering, Singapore. He was Dean of the College of Engineering, NTU, from 2018 till 2024. Prior to his deanship, he has served 3 years as Chair of the School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. 

    He graduated from NTU with the B.Eng (Hons) and M.Eng degrees in 1996 and 1999 respectively. He obtained his PhD from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy in 2002 on a European Union scholarship. 

    His research interests include Medical Robotics and Mechatronics in Medicine. He was a recipient of the prestigious National Research Foundation (NRF) Investigator Award. 

    Professor Phee is the co-founder of 2 NTU startups and is an advisor and mentor to entrepreneurial faculty and students. He was awarded the Young Scientist Award (2006), the Outstanding Young Persons of Singapore Award (2007), the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award (2011), the President’s Technology Award (2012), the Nanyang Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award (2013) and the Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award (2017).

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