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Received By NSD/F ARA Registration Unit l l/28/2017.03:01:45 PM Singapore 2 Australian start-ups sign medical tech, shipping deals with Singapore partners 2 Singapore is all set to work closer with Australia ln the fields of medical technology and shipping after several agreements were signed on Monday {Aug 21) between various companies and research institutions from both countries. By ~chel Phua {/auµioi:/75569781 2tAug 2017 06:.2BPM . (Updated: 22 Aug 2017 12:01AM) Bookmark f :-· ·, '• SINGAPORE: Singapore is all set to work c_loser with Australia ii,. the fields of medical technology and shipping after several agreements were signed on Monday (Aug 21) between various companies and research institutions from both countries. The agreements signed involve Australian start-Ups - Anatomies and CEC Systems - currently operating in Singapore under Australia's Landing Pad programme, which works to help Australian.start-ups integrate into a partner nation and region. Anatomies, a medical technology comp_any which creates products tailo.red for each pa_tient's needs, will b_e working with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to research and develop new JD printing materials and smart implants for medical devices. The company also inked a join_t venture with manufacturing firm Ultra Clean Technologies (UCT) Singapore to commercialise their JD-printed personalised medical devices to the Asian market. ADVERTISING Received By NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03 :0 I :45 PM UCT Singapore launch.ed a 3D printing facility i_n Wood_lands back in 2005. ' '·.+".'~:~-:-'~,__~<~:. ' ·,:, ' ---- ~ " ' ,,~~I ' fl ,~:. ~' •· ,t -..,-... •:'> ~ -• ' Anatomies' joint venture with Ultra Clean Technologies (UCT) Singapore aims to commercialise their 3D printed personalised medical devices to an Asian market (Photo: Rachel Phua) The companies declined to reveal the cost of the joint venture and. the sta~ each will hold, but Mr Srinivas Bhaylahalli, Anatomies' vice president of busin_ess development in Asia, said that the '1partnership" will be 11 equal'', with Anatomies taking the lead. They plan to hire 18 to 20 people over the next three years, mainly in the field of bioengineering. The new ent_ity will focus on reaching out to more healthcare instirutions in Asia to sell and dis_tribute their products. It will also look into developing smart medical devices, such as electronic implants, that release vital statistics from the patient's body, he said. Anatomies chose to come to Singapore because of its healthcare system, which is renowned among the developed ~stiheifdded. The company plans to Use the country as a base to expand into other parts of Asia. "The 3D printing medical business is still in its infancy," he silid, "so the opport_unity to create awareness among the clinical community about the technology is liuge. 11 Shippihg and logistics technology solutions company CEC Systems, meariwhile, has tied-up with Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research's (A*STAR) Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) to work on a collapsible shipFi~ container called the COLLAPSECON. Receivect tly NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM According to a press release from the Australian H~h Commission in Singapore, SIMTech will he!,p CEC in research, testin_$iand simulations to improve the coLLAPSEcoN. Received By N~D/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:u :45 PM Under the Landing Pad programme, th_ese start-ups reCeive support from the Australian Trade and Investment Commission and take up a 90-day stint at one of t_he programme's five Offices around the world. Singapore's Landing P.id manager, Mr Joseph Ziegler, said that aside from Anatomies, CEC will maintain an office in Singapore permanently even after its tenn ends in September. Source: CNA/ad ' Tagged topics Bookmark 3D printing (httn· //yYWW.ch~nnelnewsasia.com/news/topic/JD-printingl Landing Pad (http:/jwww.channelnewsasia.com{news/topicJlanding·Pad} medical technglogy (http://www channelnewsasia c9m/newsftopidmedica!-tCChn9logyl Get the Channel NewsAsia newsletter in your inbox FromtheWeb Recommended by (http1lwww.outbraln.com1What-ls/default/en) P-. 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Received By NSD/FARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM Received By NSD/F ARA Registration Unit I I /28/2017 03 :0 I :45 PM Received By NSD/F ARA Registration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM 11/21/2017 Amazon hires more drivers to meet demand, Sing~ore News & To_e Stories - The Straits Times Received By NSD/FARA Registration unit 11/28/L0l 7 03:01 :45 PM THE STRAITS TIMES Amazon hires more drivers to meet demand Amazon is offering a curated selection of 20,000 products, for delivery islandwide within two hours. ST PHOTO: KUA IZHEE SIONG 0 PUBLISH ED JUL 29, 2017, 5:00 AM SGT Move comes as it faces logistical issues over Prime Now service Tiffany Fumiko Tay •(m_ailto:[email protected]) Overwhelmed by orders, Amazon is recruiting more delivery drivers to meet demand hereafter some sh_oppers trying co use its Prime Now fast delivery service were disappointed for a second day yesterday. The US e-commerce giant made its much-anticipated entry into Singapore and the region with the launch o_fits Prime Now mobi_!e app on Thursday, offering access to ten.c; of thousands of products, from groceries to electronics, stocked at Amazon's warehouse in the Jurong industrial area. Delivery is free with a minimum order of $40 and shoppers can choose from six two-hour delivery windows available hetween IOam and 10pm. But as early as Thursday afternoon, jus_t hours after its launch. customers were directed w a message t_hat said all delivery windows ~or Thursday and Friday were unavailable. Delivery slots, when available, are shown over a two-day period. Checks by The Straits Times yesterday found that tisers were still unable to place orde'rs on the app, though some shoppers said that slots opened up intermitle"ntly. ~zon's sales here ,1re only through deliveries. Received Bv NSD/F ARA Re!!istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/am~o_n-hires-more-d_rivers-to-rrle'et-demand · 1/2 11/21/2017 Amazon hires more drivers to meet demand, Sinsa;mre News & To.e_ Stories - The Straits Times Received By NSD/FARA Registration unit 11/28/L0l 7 03:01 :45 PM In response to queries yesterday, Amazon said that it Is •·activating a variety of resources to rapidly open up.new windows" to ensure customers can be served. While it did not reveal the numb.er of downloads for its a~p. it said that it is delivering "many thousands of orders". While Amazon declined to reveal its local delivery partners during the launch, it said that a team of them is equipped with an app that helps with deliveries. The Straits Times learnt that. local logistics tinns Riverwood and Ninja Van are among ·Amazon's dellVery partners here. Mr SyaJ1q Yussoff, owner of Riverwood, said that his firm has dedicated nearly half of its fleet of 60 vehicles to serve AITJ.azon deliveries. The company is planning to purchase more vehicles and hire up to 50 m_ore drivers, includii:igpart-timers, to meet the "huge" demand from Amazon orders, said Mr Sy.$\, 33, who has been helping to run deliveries .. Mr Tan Ee Hsing, fou~der of a Facebook support group for Uber and Grab drivers, said that about 60 to 70 ofits members were hired for deliveries by Amawn's recruitment panner, Adecco. After finding on launch day that it needed more to meet demand, Adecco asked him to help find anOther 100 drivers. said Mr Tan, 41. A post on the group's Facebook page, The Graveyard Shift Team, drew about 120 responses, he said. Sales associate Chris Lim, who tried to place an order two days in a row without success, said he is giving up. Mr Lim, 26, said: "Amawn should have prepared better. Hciwcan you be a cwo,-hoor delivery service when you can't even place an order for the nextdayT But account manager April Chia, 31, who tried to order groceries on Thursday evening and found that deliveries were still unavailable yesterday afternoon, said she remains a fan. She said: "It's not exa!7tly an urgent order.. _. I'll give them some time to fix the logistical issues. They have blown me away several times with their customer service before; T'm sure they will fix this soon." SPH D1grtal News/ Copyright@ 2017 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co. Regn. No. 198402868E. All ughts reserved I Term·s & Ccinditions I Dita Protection Policy I Advertise with us Received Bv NSD/FARA Re!!istration Unit 11/28/2017 03:01 :45 PM htlp:/lvfww_.straitstimes.corn/singapore/ama"Lon-hires-more-drivers-to-rrfe'et:demand 2/2 11/21/2017 ArtScience Museum - Exhibitions & School Programmes i_n Sina_a,eore Received By NSD/F ARA Registration Unit l li'28/2017 Uj:Ql :45 PM HOME //INDEX.HTML} > MUSEUM