National University of SingaporeNUS Enterprise

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Seminar: “Cradle to Cradle®- Re-thinking the Way We Live”

Date

01 Apr 2013

Time

6.00pm - 7.30pm (Networking dinner to follow after the talk.)

Venue

NUS University Hall Auditorium, Lee Kong Chian Wing Level 2, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road Singapore 119077

The Cradle to Cradle® design paradigm was developed by the German chemist Prof. Michael Braungart and the American architect Wiliam Mcdonough.  In 2002 their book was published and they received global recognition. In 2007 Time Magazin recognized them as Heros of the Planet.

Cradle to Cradle® (C2C) is a platform of innovation, based on princples and includs various tools which direct industry and society leaders to a sustain and beneficial existance. The platform princples and tools are utilized by many companies, institutions and societies world wide. It improves their sustainability and their effectivity.

Match Me Up

Date

28 Mar 2013

Time

5.30pm-8.00pm

Venue

Ground Floor, HUB Singapore

Looking for an co-conspirator, internship, the chance to work in a social business or social enterprise, or the opportunity to recruit someone to your project?

Match Me Up connects individuals and socially-impactful businesses and projects, speed-dating style.

The Importance of Innovation –what an entrepreneur should know to be successful

Date

14 Mar 2013

Time

12.00noon – 2.00pm

Venue

NUS Enterprise Incubator, 5 Prince George’s Park

In this talk, Dr. Nicholson will illustrate innovation using his own personal experiences and real stories of success within the context of having an environment that encourages innovation, and not to punish failures but to nurture positive learning experiences. Come hear from the “Father of the Post-it-Notes Programme (3M)” on what entrepreneurs should know to be successful.

Without Sales Companies Die – How to Stay Alive

Date

13 Mar 2013

Time

6:00pm – 7.15pm

Venue

Plug-In@Blk71, Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #02-18 Singapore 139951

Without sales companies die. So how do you get your technology to the right people so your company can not only survive but grow. In this presentation we will look at how to find the right target, how to pitch them, how to follow-up and how to close deals. As Singapore is a small market, it is important to be able to license or sell goods overseas. We will discuss various models for attaining off shore sales, with an emphasis on the world’s largest market for technology, North America.

TEDxKRP 2.0

Date

21 Sep 2012

Time

6.00pm - 9.30pm (Dinner and Registration start at 6.00pm, talks begin at 7.00pm)

Venue

Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium, NUS University Town

Join us live and meet these social entrepreneurs face to face, be inspired by heroic stories of courage, perseverance, success and miracles the human spirit is capable of. Unlock your passion and discover how people just like you are making a big impact.
There will also be a concurrent photo and art exhibition of survivors from disaster areas of Tohoku and Haiti in the foyer.

www.tedxkrp.com

Catch-up Models and Growth Trajectory of Science and Tech: A Theorization of the Asian Experience

Date

04 Jul 2012

Time

10.30 am – 12 noon

Venue

National University of Singapore, NUS Enterprise Boardroom, Level 5, I3 Building, 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119613

This paper attempts to examine the strategies of national innovation system that shape the science and technology trajectories of South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and China by theorizing the science and technology (proxied by papers and patents) trajectories of these economies using bi-logistic growth functions. The findings suggest that the strategic catch-up models of South Korea and Taiwan have resulted in a much longer pulse in the growth trajectories during the transition towards knowledge-based economy than countries that are dependent on FDI for learning and acquiring technology such as China and Malaysia, while the results are mixed for Singapore.

ISRAEL’S ENTREPRENEURIAL HIGH TECH CLUSTER OF THE 1990S

Date

29 May 2012

Time

10.30 am – 12 noon

Venue

NUS, Seminar room 1, Level 1, I3 Building, 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace

This presentation summarizes and interprets both the characteristics of and the process leading to the emergence of Israel’s highly successfully ICT-oriented high tech system of the 1990s when the number of start up companies (SU) increased from 300 in 1992 to about 2500, that of VC from 2 funds to over 50 and where high tech exports increased slightly less than fourfold. Three phases are identified; a background conditions phase (which starts in 1969 with the creation of the Office of the Chief Scientist at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, OCS), pre-emergence (1985-1992) and the emergence phase (1993-2000). Over and beyond the key support of Israel’s Science, Technology and Higher Education infrastructure (STE) during the whole 1969-2000 period, the key policy measure initiated during the background conditions phase was OCS’s Grants to Company R&D which induced the gradual introduction and diffusion of innovation in the business sector; and that signaling the beginning of the emergence phase was the VC (Venture Capital)-directed, targeted program Yozma. The latter triggered a Dynamic Increasing Returns Process which eventually led to Israel’s entrepreneurial cluster and to a well-functioning Venture Capital market.

The 13th Start-Up@Singapore Awards Ceremony

Date

19 May 2012

Time

1:15pm - 3:45pm

Venue

Genexis Theatre, Fusionopolis, 1 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138632. (One North MRT Station)

As the 13th Start-up@Singapore draws to a close, we cordially invite you and other interested students to the Awards Ceremony of Start-Up@Singapore, happening on 19th May. The Awards Ceremony will witness the crowning of Singapore's next top entrepreneurs and proudly showcase the finalists' fully developed business plans, after having undergone months of rigorous judging and mentoring.

InnovFest 2012

Date

18 Apr 2012

Time

8am to 5pm

Venue

Kent Ridge Guild House(18th April)  & Orchard Hotel (19-20 April)

InnovFest 2012 is an exciting festival of innovation-related activities. Organised by NUS Enterprise for the third year running, this event aims to boost technology transfer, entrepreneurship and investment amongst Asia's business, academic and technology communities. Plenary sessions, workshops and networking events will update participants on the latest trends in intellectual property management and commercialisation, as well as provide direct access to leading startups, business professionals, and investors

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award 2012

Date

20 Apr 2012

Time

7:00pm

Venue

Orchard Hotel

The 2012 Innovation Entrepreneurship Award winners (Outstanding NUS Innovator and Promising NUS Start-up) will be annouced at The Enterprise Connection Gala Dinner on 20 April. This will be part of Innovfest 2012.

Bringing Medical Products to Market: The Case of Orthera

Date

13 Mar 2012

Time

6:00pm - 7:15pm

Venue

NUS University Hall auditorium, Lee Kong Chian Wing Level 2

In this talk, the founder and CEO of Orthera will share his insights from his 10-year entrepreneurial journey in bringing his highly disruptive innovation to the consumer medical product retail market, and offer lessons for other entrepreneurs interested in the biomedical industry. 

2012 Innovation & Enterprise Award

Date

15 Feb 2012

Time

Venue

Do you know anyone who has been successful in licensing or commercialising an innovation in recent years? Or are you part of a promising innovative start-up company that has utilised NUS technologies, been incubated by NUS Enterprise or founded by NUS staff/ex-staff, student, alumnus? Nominations and applications for the 2012 Innovation &Enterprise Awards (I&E Awards) are now open!

Attractive cash prizes from S$10,000 for the Individual category to up to S$100,000 for the Company category. 

2012 Innovation & Enterprise Award - Closing Date for Submission: 15 February 2012

GCL@NUS | Building a Viable Social Business

Date

30 Sep 2011

Time

6-8pm

Venue

NUS University Hall Auditorium, Lee Kong Chian Wing level 2, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Rd

The world population has 4 billion poor people who are excluded from our formal marketplace. Given the current global economic shrinkage, these 4 billion poor are now seen as new customers. But most companies and social entrepreneurs lack knowledge of how to develop this marketplace. Jack Sim will speak on the potential of this Base of Pyramid Marketplace and how the audience can seize this opportunity to create impact regardless of your current resources.

Marketing and PR on a budget

Date

15 Sep 2011

Time

9:00am - 5:00pm

Venue

National University of Singapore, Blk 15 Prince George’s Park Residence, Basement 1, Venture Lab, Singapore 118430

This 2 days course in marketing and PR is for startups and entrepreneurs to jump start their public relations and social media activities and engage the public with web 2.0 tools and strategies. This workshop is suitable for those who have no prior knowledge of public relations, social media or experience in copywriting to attend and walk away having the confidence to start a social media campaign and engage with media.

Echelon 2011

Date

16 Jun 2011

Time

9am - 6pm

Venue

University Cultural Centre, National University of Singapore

Participate in Echelon 2011, the biggest ever edition of Asia's best startup launchpad event. 

Come listen to speakers like Eduardo Saverin, Michael Levinson, Derek Sivers and see the Startup Exhibition of the region's most interesting new web and mobile companies.

Start-Up@Singapore Awards Ceremony

Date

21 May 2011

Time

12:15pm to 5:00pm

Venue

Guild Hall, Kent Ridge Guild House

The  Awards Ceremony of the 12th Start-Up@Singapore (S@S); Singapore’s biggest business plan competition will be held on the 21st of May 2011, Saturday, from 12.15 pm to 5.00 pm. It is the final and biggest event of 12^th S@S and a platform for the culmination of the finals of the business plan competition. The event will showcase the best business ideas that came out of the competition this year as well as prominent entrepreneurs as speakers.

Blk 71 Launch

Date

04 Apr 2011

Time

8:30am

Venue

Blk 71, Ayer Rajah Crescent

Media Development Authority (MDA), SingTel Innov8 and NUS Enterprise are joining forces to establish a strategic incubation programme, a move set to boost the Interactive Digital Media (IDM) space in Singapore. This programme, known as Blk71 is designed to allow start-ups to gain one-stop access to the resources they need to effectively develop and market their solutions to customers.

InnovFest

Date

19 Apr 2011

Time

8:30am to 9:30pm

Venue

Kent Ridge Guild House, National University of Singapore

InnovFest is a festival of innovation-related activities that aims to boost investments and technology transfer in Asia. It also offers networking opportunities within the finance, business and technology communities. InnovFest comprises of the Technology Commercialisation Forum, which is open to the public, and The Enterprise Connection, a by-invitation-only event.