What is a research collaboration with an IHL or research institute in Singapore for EntrePass?

In order to apply for EntrePass in Singapore, you are required to meet any of the following innovative criteria for application as an entrepreneur, innovator or investor.

·      Has funding from a Government-recognised VC or business angel?

·      Is an incubate at a Government-recognised incubator or accelerator?

·      Has business network and entrepreneurial track record

·      Holds an intellectual property

·      Has a research collaboration with an IHL or research institute in Singapore

·      Has extraordinary achievements in key areas of expertise

·      Has investment track record

• You do not need to meet all of the criteria for each respective profile or type but having more qualifications would help your application.

Has a research collaboration with an IHL or research institute in Singapore

Your company has an ongoing research collaboration with a research institution under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), an Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) in Singapore.

Examples include:

• A*STAR Research Institutes
• Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) entities
• Institutes of Higher Learning (e.g. National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore Management University, the Polytechnics)
• Recognised non-profit and private sector research groups

Requirements

You must fulfil all of the following:

• The research collaboration must be related to your proposed business.
• The research institution needs to provide a contact person to verify details of the research collaboration.
• You must be involved with ongoing research collaboration.
• Contract of services is not considered to be research collaboration.