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Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Index Agency for Science, Technology and Research

The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (Abbreviation: A*STAR; Chinese: 新加坡科技研究局) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore. [1]

32 relations: Abbreviation, Applied Materials, Biomedical sciences, Biopolis, Biotechnology, Chief of defence, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., David Lane (oncologist), Duke–NUS Medical School, Fusionopolis, Genome Institute of Singapore, Government of Singapore, Health technology, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (Singapore), Lim Chuan Poh, McKinsey & Company, Medication, Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore), Nestlé, Pantene, Philip Yeo, Procter & Gamble, Rolls-Royce, Simplified Chinese characters, Singapore, Singapore Immunology Network, Singapore Standard Time, SK-II, Statutory boards of the Singapore Government, Sydney Brenner, Technology transfer, The Straits Times.

Abbreviation

An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning short) is a shortened form of a word or phrase.

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Applied Materials

Applied Materials, Inc. is an American corporation that supplies equipment, services and software to enable the manufacture of semiconductor (integrated circuit) chips for electronics, flat panel displays for computers, smartphones and televisions, and solar products.

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Biomedical sciences

Biomedical sciences are a set of applied sciences applying portions of natural science or formal science, or both, to knowledge, interventions, or technology that are of use in healthcare or public health.

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Biopolis

Biopolis (Chinese: 启奥城, from Greek bio, life + polis, city) is an international research and development centre for biomedical sciences in Singapore.

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Biotechnology

Biotechnology is the broad area of science involving living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or "any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use" (UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Art. 2).

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Chief of defence

The chief of defence (or head of defence) is the highest ranked commissioned officer of a nation's armed forces.

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Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.

is a subsidiary drug manufacturer operating in Japan controlled by Hoffmann–La Roche, which owns 62% of the company as of 30 June 2014.

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David Lane (oncologist)

Sir David Philip Lane FRCP FRCSEd FMedSci FRS FRSE (born 1952) is a British immunologist, molecular biologist and cancer researcher.

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Duke–NUS Medical School

The Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) – formerly known as "Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School" – is a collaboration between Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina, United States, and the National University of Singapore, in Singapore.

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Fusionopolis

Fusionopolis (Chinese: 启汇城) is a research and development complex located at the one-north business park in Singapore.

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Genome Institute of Singapore

The Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) is a research institute of Singapore, located in the Biopolis.

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Government of Singapore

The Government of Singapore is defined by the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore to mean the Executive branch of government, which is made up of the President and the Cabinet of Singapore.

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Health technology

Health technology is defined by the World Health Organization as the application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures and systems developed to solve a health problem and improve quality of life.

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Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (Singapore)

The Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (Abbreviation: IMCB; Chinese: 分子和生物細胞学研究院) was launched on 23 January 1985.

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Lim Chuan Poh

Lim Chuan Poh is a Singaporean civil servant and former army general.

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McKinsey & Company

McKinsey & Company is an American worldwide management consulting firm.

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Medication

A medication (also referred to as medicine, pharmaceutical drug, or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.

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Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)

The Ministry Of Trade and Industry (Abbreviation: MTI; Kementerian Perdagangan dan Perusahaan; Chinese: 贸工部; வர்த்தக, தொழில் அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation of policies related to the development of trade and industry in Singapore.

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Nestlé

Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss transnational food and drink company headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland.

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Pantene

Pantene is an American brand of hair care products owned by Procter & Gamble.

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Philip Yeo

Noel Philip Yeo Liat Kok (Chinese: 杨烈国; born 1946), DUNU (First Class), is a Singaporean bureaucrat.

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Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) is an American multi-national consumer goods corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, founded in 1837 by British American William Procter and Irish American James Gamble.

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Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce may refer to.

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Simplified Chinese characters

Simplified Chinese characters are standardized Chinese characters prescribed in the Table of General Standard Chinese Characters for use in mainland China.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia.

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Singapore Immunology Network

The Singapore Immunology Network (Abbreviation: SIgN) was established on 10 February 2006 by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore.

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Singapore Standard Time

Singapore Standard Time (SST) or Waktu Piawai Singapura (WPS), also known as Singapore Time (SGT), is used in Singapore and is 8 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+08:00).

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SK-II

SK-II (pronounced S-K-Two) is a Japanese multinational prestige beauty brand launched in 1980.

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Statutory boards of the Singapore Government

The statutory boards of the Singapore Government are organisations that have been given autonomy to perform an operational function by legal statutes passed as Acts in parliament.

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Sydney Brenner

Sydney Brenner (born 13 January 1927) is a South African biologist and a 2002 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate, shared with Bob Horvitz and John Sulston.

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Technology transfer

Technology transfer, also called transfer of technology (TOT), is the process of transferring (disseminating) technology from the places and ingroups of its origination to wider distribution among more people and places.

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The Straits Times

The Straits Times is an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore currently owned by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH).

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Redirects here:

A*STAR, ICES-A*STAR, Singapore.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agency_for_Science,_Technology_and_Research

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