Technology Development in TP

Lead Circles15 April 2011

• Environmental & Food Technology

• Material Science & Engineering

• Biomedical Science & Technology

• Clean Energy / Fuel Cell

• Interactive Digital Media / Future Media Test-

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Partnership with Industry

Lead Circles15 April 2011

Consultancy and Joint R&D Project

• Academic schools such as Applied Science, Engineering and Informatics & IT.

• Clean Energy Center, which also hosted the Singapore Fuel Cell Community (FCC), initiated by EDB.

• Interactive Digital Center Asia (IDCA) - A strategic partnership among TP, IM Innovations Pte Ltd and global technology companies.

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Competency Projects

Glycemic Index (GI) - research

oA collaborative clinical study with Changi General Hospital on the “determination of glycemic index of walnut and blueberry muffins among type 2 diabetic subjects (non-insulin requiring) oAn intervention study with Singapore Sports Council on “the effect of ingestion of low GI carbohydrate meal on satiety and exercise performance in fasting athletes” oOn-going study on GI of 100 local foods in collaboration with NUS/A*STAR/HPBoOn-going study on glycemic effect of herbal tea in type 2 diabetics with SMEoOn-going study to test GI of different varieties of rice for SME

Improving Productivity through Collaborative Partnerships

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Competency Projects

Glycemic Index (GI) – product development

oDeveloped and commercialised first low GI white bread for SMEoDeveloped a low GI meal (fried rice & beverage) for Singapore Sports CounciloProduct development of local low GI foods (baked items, noodles, beverages, ready-to-eat foods, ice-cream)oDevelopment of low GI recipes for ‘Youth can cook’ cookbook with low GI ingredients in collaboration with HPB

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Competency Projects

Traditional Medicine (TM)

oAssisted 8 local SMEs a year in the modernisation of TMoCarried out chemical profiling of TM using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and setting quality specificationsoTM products with consistent quality ensures efficacyoEnables companies to target better educated discerning consumers and the export market

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Competency Project(s)Environmental Technology

Waste RecyclingoRecycling of waste materials like fly ash, lignocellulosic materials (e.g. wood) and plastics as building materials

Less waste disposal cost More revenue from recycled

products

Water RecyclingoDesign of water treatment system for recirculation of water in industrial systems, e.g. aquacultural farms

Less water requirement Less waste disposal cost

Productivity

Productivity

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Competency Team

1. Gl Testing

2.Traditional Medicine

3. Environmental Technology

•Total 4 staff •Contact person: Kalpana Bhaskaran Technical Specialist Tel: 6780 5355 Email: bkalpana@tp.edu.sg

•Total 15 staff working on quality, safety and efficacy•Contact person: Dr Ong Seng Poon

Deputy Director, School of Applied ScienceTel: 6780 6423Email: sengpoon@tp.edu.sg

•Total 5 staff •Contact person: Tay Boon Keat

Manager/ProjectsTel: 6780 6428Email: bktay@tp.edu.sg