The launch of SPECS and CoolestSG
 Two consortia have been officially launched to spearhead efforts in commercialising technology for smarter energy and thermal management. 

An openness to innovation starts from within
 Here are four tips to build a culture of open innovation within your organisation. 
 

Keeping up with innovation in the year ahead
 Get up to speed with the latest tech trends

The start of a new year can bring both hope and anxiety, especially as disruptive innovation remains the only certainty in the foreseeable future. Keeping abreast of tech-related trends across a wide swathe of industries can help business owners and innovators better position themselves to ride a rising tide or avoid potential pitfalls. In no particular order, we’ve put together a list of five tech trends to watch as the year unfolds.

Never too late to innovate
 Check out some of the hottest innovations on IPI's Online Marketplace in 2018

Matching experience and ambition in medtech
 In the highly-regulated medical device sector, industry veterans on IPI's TechExpert platform can help inventors and entrepreneurs avoid pitfalls and identify opportunities for growth.

A deep dive into aquaculture technology
 Advanced water management systems, diagnostic kits and high-tech floating platforms are now available to the modern-day fish farmer.

The world’s oceans are a vast source of food for humanity. However, to meet burgeoning consumer demand while limiting the damage to natural ecosystems, aquaculture is becoming a necessary element of the seafood supply chain.

Intellectual property in the ASEAN context 
 Industry experts from the ASEAN region shared their thoughts on the importance of intellectual property and how to make the most of it. 
 

MedTech from European SMEs
Tiny sensors, wearable health trackers and health data analysis platforms were among the technologies featured at TechInnovation 2018.

Bill Gates wrote in 2013 that, “I have been struck again and again by how important measurement is to improving the human condition.” This statement is just as relevant today as it was then, especially in the healthcare sector, where the first step of diagnosing disease typically involves measuring some physiological parameter, be it body temperate or heart rate.

Producing food in urban centres
 As sensor technology and genetic tools converge, even cities now become hubs of agricultural activity.

With rapid population growth, increasing urbanisation and a shrinking rural labour force, food production methods need to be modernised if society is to feed 9.7 billion mouths by 2050.

How supply chains are benefitting from innovation
 The weakest link in a supply chain could cost companies dearly. Here are three TechOffers making logistics more tractable and efficient.