Corporate Laboratories
Continental-NTU Corporate Laboratory is a S$50 million joint corporate laboratory between Continental AG Germany, Continental Automative Singapore Pte Ltd and NTU that focuses on developing technologically advanced solutions in areas such as autonomous robotics, navigation, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, smart materials, sensing, communication, and cloud technologies for future urban mobility applications. Continental-NTU Corporate Lab supports 16 industry-focused projects to accelerate innovation in Singapore’s automotive industry and translate research outcomes into practical and viable urban mobility solutions for the future.
The S$45 million Delta-NTU Corporate Laboratory between Delta Electronics International (Singapore) Pte Ltd and NTU for Cyber-Physical Systems aims to develop revolutionary manufacturing and learning technologies for catalysing industrial transformation to achieve improvements in productivity, skills development and innovation. The lab has been developing advanced cyber-physical systems for enabling the transformation and creation of a new breed of factories that can rise to the challenge of future customer-driven manufacturing as well as versatile and intelligent learning platforms and technologies for empowering effective workforce training and knowledge transfer.
The NTI-NTU Corporate Laboratory is a S$66 million collaboration between Nanofilm Technologies International Limited and NTU, supported by Singapore under RIE2025. The Corp Lab aligns with Singapore’s RIE2025 handbook – which emphasizes the nation’s commitment to research and innovation, aiming to drive economic growth and address national challenges. The Corp Lab supports 10 industry-focused projects with research focused on 4 major programmes: Coating Equipment, Advanced Materials, Nanofabrication and Hydrogen Energy.
Schaeffler - NTU Corporate Lab
The Schaeffler – NTU Corporate Lab at NTU EEE is a S$49 million joint laboratory between Schaeffler (Singapore) Pte Ltd and NTU that studies various aspects of personal urban mobility and intelligent transportation systems for megacities. The research projects include studying human user behaviour on personal mobility devices in Singapore and the development of portable smart technologies that can enhance the users’ safety and last-mile experience.
Joint Research Laboratories
The Panasonic Industry – NTU Joint Laboratory is a S$5 million joint laboratory between Panasonic Industry Devices Pte Ltd and NTU that develops new technologies for motor development while new motor design concepts, e.g., new motor structure, advance material development and 3D-printing technology, will be implemented for motor development. The collaboration intends to utilize cross-disciplinary research to develop ultra-lightweight motor concepts for servo motor system and other emerging applications.
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S4TIN is a joint laboratory between Thales Alenia Space and NTU with the participation of Thales Solution Asia, Singapore site. The partnership aims to leverage the rapidly growing nanosatellite and microsatellite segments of the global satellite industry which usually refers to satellites less than 100 kg. The lab brings together the world-renowned heritage of Thales Alenia Space in satellite systems, NTU’s pioneering research in small satellite platforms and technologies, and the local research and technology capabilities of Thales in Singapore. S4TIN supports the development of new flight-proven technologies for the micro/nanosatellite market. These technologies will first enable the development of prototypes and mission demonstrators and will become, in the future, the basis of operational missions.
NTU and SP Group have embarked on a S$30 million collaboration to enhance the resilience of Singapore’s electricity network in order to uphold reliable and efficient supply to consumers. SP Group -NTU Joint Laboratory is currently focused on Asset Health Modelling and Planning, Component Degradation Studies, Failure Mode Analysis, and Enhanced Condition Monitoring. These thrusts aim to enhance the resilience of Singapore’s electricity network by improving power system reliability, developing new and innovative planning tools, and extending asset lifespan, in order to uphold reliable and efficient power supply to consumers.
Mid-Sized Centres
The National Research Foundation (NRF) Medium Sized Centre for Advanced Robotics Technology Innovation (CARTIN) is a joint research center led by NTU with participation from NUS and ASTAR. The center has two research thrusts: Sentient Autonomy and Collaborative Autonomy, and focuses on developing advanced active perception and navigation, collaborative robotics and robots for humans technologies for applications in logistics, manufacturing, and elderly/health care.
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NCAIP is a Mid-Sized Centre funded by the National Research Foundation. The key objective is to support efforts to develop new photonics technologies that can be translated to the semiconductor industry.