Why The Next Blockbuster Therapy May Come Out Of Singapore

Back in 2000, the government of Singapore announced that it was investing in the life sciences as the ‘fourth pillar’ of the state economy alongside electronics, chemicals and precision engineering.

Since then, billions of dollars have gone toward building dedicated hubs for biomedical research such as Biopolis, university departments linked to the life sciences, along with a recruitment drive to bring world-leading foreign experts to this corner of Southeast Asia.