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Carving a Niche — An Interview with Florence Leong of KosmodeHealth

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Extracting value from food wasteWith nature as their north star, Singapore-based food technology startup KosmodeHealth is finding plant-based solutions for the agri-food and biomedical industries.It is estimated that a third of all the food grown for consumption ends up going to waste. This wastage largely stems from the disposal of by-products generated by food processing, such as the barley grains that are no longer used after brewing beer. These by-products are actually high in protein and fibre but are currently mainly ‘up-cycled’ into animal feed and fertilisers.

Carving a Niche—An Interview with Dr Jason Tang of the Environmental & Water Technology Centre of Innovation

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Diving into a world of sustainabilityThe Environmental & Water Technology Centre of Innovation aims to help industry partners translate ideas into innovations that support a more sustainable environment.The pursuit of economic advancement has sometimes come at the expense of the natural world. While industrial growth has undoubtedly lifted millions out of poverty over the last few decades, environmental degradation in the form of air pollution and global warming are threatening to erode those gains.

A Toast to New Ideas

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Filling Our Cups for the Future
Do you have an idea to change the global beverage industry? Apply to the Future of Beverages’ Open Innovation Call and turn your ideas into reality.

Water is essential for life, but people have been finding different ways to stay hydrated and enhance the taste of water since the dawn of mankind. Tea was supposedly discovered in 2732 B.C. while beer goes back even further into the mists of time, with evidence that people began brewing some 13,000 years ago.

Dr Dan Widmaier of Bolt Threads

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Sustainability made stylish
 One company is weaving spider silk and fungi in an attempt to revolutionise the fashion industry one thread at a time.

 

Fast, fresh and fabulous; fashion in the 21st century seems to know no bounds. But behind the glamorous avant-garde fashion shows and colossal stores lie a darker truth—the US$1.3 trillion-dollar industry is a significant contributor to global pollution and waste.

A Picture of Health

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Developments in digital technologies and approaches have transformed the healthcare industry and promoted self-management of one’s health. Let’s take a look at what has changed.

Excerpt: The healthcare industry is undergoing a technological revolution. These are the frontiers to pay attention to.

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Green Electricity from Wind and Tidal Waves

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Singapore team develops cost-effective renewable technology for power generation.

 

Rapid economic development has ensured that the Southeast Asia (SEA) region is the key driver of growing world energy consumption. According to a report* by the International Energy Agency (IEA), over the next 20 years, the region’s energy demands will grow at twice the global average.

 

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