DPM Opens Research Building in NUS

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean unveiling the plaque that marks the official opening of the T-Lab Building at the National University of Singapore (NUS) on 20 Sep. Accompanying him are (from left) NUS Deputy President (Research & Technology) Professor Barry Halliwell, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen, NUS President Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, Permanent Secretary (Defence Development) Dr Tan Kim Siew and Chief Defence Scientist Quek Tong Boon.

(From right) Temasek Laboratories@NUS Professor Lim Hock briefing Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen, National University of Singapore President Professor Tan Chorh Chuan and Chief Defence Scientist Quek Tong Boon on the capabilities of the new T-Lab Building.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean officiated at the opening ceremony of T-Lab Building at the National University of Singapore (NUS) this afternoon. The event also marks the 10th anniversary of Temasek Laboratories or TL@NUS. The T-Lab Building is a joint development project between MINDEF and NUS that aims to create an innovative and high-technology environment that is conducive for research and development (R&D). The T-Lab Building houses TL@NUS, a joint collaboration between the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and NUS, which aims to conduct research into selected areas of science and technology relevant to Singapore's defence and security.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr Teo highlighted that the T-Lab Building stands as a symbol of strong partnership between MINDEF and NUS. "MINDEF's partnerships with our local universities and research institutes have been mutually beneficial", he said. "Over the past decade, TL@NUS has made significant contributions to the SAF with its research in selected areas of science and technology critical to Singapore's defence and security."

The T-Lab Building houses other university researchers engaged in cutting-edge work such as nanotechnology and mechanobiology. Highlighting how this co-location will present greater opportunities for collaboration and development of new technologies, NUS President Professor Tan Chorh Chuan said: "With the completion of the T-Lab Building, the co-location of researchers from TL@NUS and other NUS laboratories will facilitate crossdisciplinary interactions and generate innovative solutions that will contribute to Singapore's defence."

Established since 2000, TL@NUS serves to extend MINDEF's outreach to tap on the talent pool of researchers in NUS for their research networks in their respective domain areas. The core research areas of TL@NUS are aeronautical sciences, cognitive science, electromagnetics, information security and signal processing.

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Speech by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean at the Official Opening of the T-Lab Building