Inaugural tech roadshow features innovation from over 60 start-ups and spin-offs

Over 60 start-ups, spin-offs and disruptive innovations were showcased today at the NTU Singapore inaugural technology roadshow.

They are part of the 330 start-ups and deep tech spin-offs which the University has successfully incubated in less than a decade, of which 70 are deep tech spin-offs and 260 are startups.

Deep tech spin-offs are often founded by NTU faculty and researchers and linked to Intellectual Property (IP) generated from the University’s research. These 70 spin-offs have a combined value of over $820 million, based on their last funded valuations.

Last year, the University filed 518 technology inventions and disclosures and licensed over 140 of them – a 40 per cent increase when compared to five years ago. Over the last decade, NTU has reviewed over 1,500 technology disclosures and licensed to companies more than 800 intellectual properties, including patents.

Gracing the occasion was Guest-of-Honour Ms Low Yen Ling, Minister of State for Trade and Industry, and Culture, Community and Youth.

The roadshow is a key event of the NTU Innovation and Entrepreneurship initiative, launched earlier this year in March, which aims at nurturing innovation, accelerating research commercialisation and grooming an entrepreneurial spirit within the NTU community.

Themed “Igniting Innovation”, the event featured unique technologies, impactful inventions, and intellectual properties generated by the University, aimed at engaging a wide audience including industry, investors, venture capitalists and NTU alumni.