Singapore Poly, Waseda University launch joint biomedical lab

27 Nov 2015

Biotechin.asia, 27 Nov 2015 - Singapore Polytechnic (SP) and Waseda University (Waseda), a top research university in Tokyo, have solidified a partnership to further pursue the development of new technological advancements in the area of biomedical sciences. As a tangible result of this partnership, Waseda has opened its first joint Biomedical Lab with SP on the polytechnic’s campus. This is also Waseda’s first-of-its-kind research facility being set up in an Institute of Higher Learning in Singapore. The new 2000 square-foot facility is built to house up to 15 local and Japanese researchers who will be conducting research on topics such as bioimaging and next generation sequencing. These topics could potentially lead to new innovations in the areas of cancer detection or treatment for dementia. Article also mentioned the ‘SP Care’ initiative as well as various projects in its pipeline.