With the help of the Sustainability Open Innovation Challenge, Singapore-based company Big Tiny has successfully deployed its unique, eco-friendly tiny houses for locals to escape urban woes without leaving the country.
Determined to expand its market reach and further clients’ business and ESG goals, KoolLogix turns to the expertise of IPI Innovation Advisors.
The KoolLogix System is a proprietary thermal management solution that controls the temperature and humidity levels in data centre environments to ensure the reliable operation of IT equipment as well as to prevent hardware failures. Originally developed by ERS Industries Pte Ltd, the technology was spun-off into a new entity in 2018 to focus on R&D and business growth.
With the help of IPI, Singapore-based engineering consultancy HY M&E found success through the Abu Dhabi – Singapore Smart Cities Open Innovation Challenge, participating in the call for innovation and expanding its sustainability initiatives to a global stage.
For many years, Jane Tan had a personal mission: to find a delicious birthday cake for her god-daughter. While this might sound like a simple task, Jane’s god-daughter had developed allergies to nuts and eggs, and sensitivities to dairy and gluten at a young age. Hence, finding a cake for the little girl to eat safely was no easy feat.
In a bid to turn the top and tails of fish into quality ingredients for human consumption, Denis Asia Pacific works with IPI and the team at Sunvisiae Biotech.
SinFooTech is all for creating a cleaner, greener future. So, when the local start-up discovered a method of turning soy whey − a by-product of tofu production − into a fruity and floral beverage, they spied a tasty opportunity for an alcoholic drink that checked all the eco-friendly boxes.
When Robin Low, CEO of ARB Technologies (ARB), stepped through the doors of TechInnovation 2018, he was full of anticipation about meeting an innovation scout from Mitsui. It was his first time presenting his company to such a large MNC and one that could open new doors for the business.
A chance encounter with IPI in 2015 evolved into a unique opportunity for Nipo International to collaborate with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on a groundbreaking innovation which can potentially help save money, lives and the environment. As a manufacturer of coating systems for the construction industry, Nipo is always exploring new technologies to bridge technology supply and demand.
David Tan and his team mulled over their revenue for the first quarter of 2020, the lowest in their more than 45 years of business, through a virtual meeting at the start of Singapore’s circuit breaker in April. It seemed like there was no end in sight for the raging COVID-19 pandemic in both local and overseas markets as food operations slowed down tremendously, recalled Par International Holdings’ CEO.
With the aim to salvage fallen trees in Singapore and transform them into sustainable products that are valuable, local woodworking and carpentry firm, Roger&Sons kickstarted the Local Tree Project in 2019.
The family-run woodworking business is committed to utilising local raw materials to create bespoke furniture and other wooden objects, but the management and handling of tropical trees in Singapore was not well-established. The existing technologies available to utilise these local trees and the machinery required to process them are still not fully optimised.