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system, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Smart Materials and Defence
Materials. Its main research facilities include material
synthesis for organics and in-organic materials, thin film
deposition, as well as materials characterisation (morphology,
thermal, and structure characterisation).
The AMRC hosts several multidisciplinary research
programmes with participation of faculty from the Schools of
Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering (MAE), Electrical and Electronic
Engineering (EEE) and Temasek Lab in NTU.
Several notable contributions were made by AMRC in the field
of Defence Materials. Defence Organization has contributed a
total of $5million to Professors Ma Jan, Lee Pooi See, Lu
Xuehong, Chen Zhong for their research on defense related
topic.
Biomedical Engineering Research Centre (BMERC)
Director: Professor Subbu S Venkatraman
Vision
• To improve quality of life through pioneering scientific and
technological discoveries
• To mould future leaders in biomedical engineering
• To synergise multidisciplinary advancements in order to
create tomorrow’s medical technologies
Mission
• To create significant research impact through strong
coherent synergies between the biomedical sciences and
engineering
• To apply practical solutions from research results that lead to
innovative methods and products
Research Activities
In conjunction with the setting up of the Centre for Biomimetic
Sensor Science, the main activities of BMERC were
integrated with those of CBSS.
Currently remaining activities include working with CBSS on
training students and researchers for careers in biomedicine
and in biosensing. A collaborative effort with Tan Tock Seng
Hospital (TTSH) is under way, and will provide seed funding
for collaborative research between NTU technologists and
TTSH medical faculty. BMERC directors and deputy directors
will be the gatekeepers for the funding awards and progress of
the research efforts. If these collaborations yield substantial
follow-up grants, it is anticipated that BMERC may request
additional space for inter-disciplinary research, or be merged
with the proposed Nanyang Institute of Engineering in
Medicine and Healthcare.
Bioinformatics Research Centre (BIRC)
Director: Professor Jagath Rajapakse
Mission
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Vision
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Research
BIRC is the focus of the education, research and
development, and human-resource training in bioinformatics
at NTU. Research includes development of techniques and
tools for computational analysis and visualisation of life
sciences data and processes, leading to the understanding of
biological phenomena and the discovery of novel drugs. BIRC
also facilitates teaching and research projects of MSc
(Bioinformatics) programme and PhD (Computation and
Systems Biology) programme of Singapore-MIT Alliance.
Research Areas
• Biological Databases Text Mining
• Bio-Sequence Analysis
• Disease Informatics
• Drug Discovery
• Functional Genomics
• High Performance and Hardware Implementations
• Image Informatics
• Immuno Informatics
• Neuro Informatics
• Proteomics
Centre for Advanced Bionanosystems
Director: Professor Li Changming
Mission
To lead scientifically and technologically in advanced
bionanosystems innovation and accelerate commercialisation
to meet Singapore’s, the regional and global needs for
sustainable economic development.
Overview
Innovative biological systems and devices such as
biosensors, molecular drug delivery device, bioelectronics
and molecular machines provide great potential to enhance
quality of life, improve healthcare and strengthen biodefense.
The most significant impact of bionanosystems is envisaged
to be in health and medicine: diagnostics, treatment and
prevention. Particularly, there is a great need in global health
care for novel approaches to meet the needs of ageing
populations and poor countries. Biotechnology and its based
advance bionanosystems can enable cheaper, safer and
more ethical production of a growing number of traditional as
well as new drugs and medical services.
The excellence research centre applies state-of-the-art
methods to investigate and develop advanced
bionanosystems, particularly focusing on micro/nano array
sensors, Lab-on-chip systems, drug delivery devices, and
bioelectronics and biofuel cells. The centre produces high
impact publications and makes great contribution to
Singapore economic development particularly in emerging
technologies. The centre serves as a focal point of university
undergraduate students, faculty members and research
students for fostering highly interdisciplinary research at the
cross-road of chemical engineering sciences, life sciences,
electronics and nano sciences, and further attracts
remarkable research funds and international investment.
Core R&D Areas:
• Bionanomaterials and applications
• Array biosensor and lab-on-chip system
• Micro/nano drug delivery system
• Bio/nano electronics
• Bio energies and Green energies (Biofuel cells,
solar cells, Li Batteries and Super capacitors)
To provide an interdisciplinary environment and training for
students and researchers to engage in leading and
cutting-edge research in computational biology and
bioinformatics, and thereby become a part of the life
sciences workforce in Singapore and elsewhere.
To dedicate itself to the advancement of computational
biology and bioinformatics through education, research, and
scientific breakthroughs, leading to discoveries of new
medical drugs and therapies.