The Straits Times. "Shot in the arm for healthcare research". 25 Jan 2016

Led by A/Prof Joachim Loo (NTU) and A/Prof Lim Kah Leong (SingHealth), a single pill comprising of nano-capsules is developed with capability of releasing multiple drugs at a controlled rate. This study demonstrates how a once-a-day poly-pharmacy pill can provide slow release of multiple drugs to relief the debilitating effects of Parkinson’s disease, where patients traditionally have to take their pills up to five times a day.  demonstrating similarly or even better effect than traditionally consumption of nine conventional pills in relieving the debilitating effects of Parkinson's. [Link]

The Straits Times. “NTU professors invent new method of identifying tumours in the body”. 19 Nov 2014

A new method of detecting tumours and releasing anti-cancer drugs to specific cells were co-developed by A/Prof Joachim Loo and A/Prof Zhang Qichun. [Link]

Hey! The NTU Magazine. "True-Blue NTU Boy". 2011

Joachim Loo was featured in Hey! The NTU Magazine. [Link]

Local and International Media. "Cosmetic chemical 'may cause cancer' ". Nov 2011

Nanotoxicity findings of nano-sized Zinc oxide in cosmetics are featured in numerous local and international media. Cellular studies show how cells that lack the p53 gene can continually multiply when exposed to zinc oxide nanoparticles.[Articles | Videos]

Beta News. "Singapore winner of 2017 materials science lecture Competition". 26 Oct 2017

Ms Vidya Chamundeswari Narasimhan clinched the First Prize in the Young Persons' World Lecture Competition in Perth, Australia. [Link]

The Straits Times. "From bacteria to wind power: NTU leads charge in developing renewable energy sources". 24 Dec 2015

A/Prof Joachim Loo talks about the use the electrons produce by the bacteria during waste water treatment, to feed into a system that generate 70 times more hydrogen gas which can be use as an alternate fuel. [Link1 | Link2]

The Straits Times. “Water plus rust could produce cheap clean fuel”. 15 Jun 2014

A/Prof Joachim Loo talks about the use of the electrons produce by the bacteria during waste water treatment, to feed into a system that generate 70 times more hydrogen gas which can be use as an alternative fuel. [Link | Video ]

Local and International Media. "Asia First Solar Fuels Laboratory in NTU". Feb 2011

Asia's first set-up solar fuels laboratory in NTU with secured funding of $10 million has been featured in numerous local and international media.

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