Clearbridge BioMedics has won the 2012 Asian Entrepreneurship Awards in a business plan competition held from 9-11th May 2012 in Kiashiwanoha, Japan.
The company won due to its ClearCell System, a cell-based invitro diagnostic device that isolates and retrieves intact and viable circulating tumor cells from blood.
It was the only Singaporean participant out of 18 total startup companies representing 12 countries. As the winner, it took home three million yen (S$47,000) and three years of free tenancy at the Tokatsu Techno Plaza in Chiba Prefecture. Read more
Update on 23rd April, 2012
NUS sends Alvin a letter saying that a change of decision is “highly unlikely”. Message from Alvin on his site:
“Please note that as you have already been considered for all your previous choices, appealing for the same choices would be highly unlikely to change the university’s prior decision.”
This was the exact words written on the letter that I received from National University of Singapore, which happened to be the same words that got me thinking. To me, the intent was simple, to do something now or not to do anything at all. Nevertheless, I apologize if the website have misled you in any way. :)
A Big Thank You, to the people who have supported me. :)
Just some further clarification, I was offered Computing (Information Systems Courses), and as the skills that the website portrays, and rightly so, there are no majors in Information System Courses that are relevant to me. When I said Computer Science, I meant Computing (Computer Science Courses), which gives me an option to become a Communications and Media Major. I will be then able to specialize in Content Creations and Mass Communications Group (which is User Interaction and Experience) as well as Games Technology Group.
While many students would give up after finding out that they’ve been denied entry to the university course of their choice, Alvin Wang is different.
Not taking it lying down, this IT diploma graduate from Ngee Ann Polytechnic created an online resume at helpalvingetintoschool.com to show off his credentials. He hopes to pursue degree in Computer Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS).
The website has caught fire on the interwebs, gaining fans and haters alike. So far, it has already garnered over 11,000 Facebook likes. It’s similar to a website started by Matthew Epstein, called Google please hire me. Read more
The third edition of The Singapore Venture Workshop will be held in NUS next Tuesday. The topic will be: “What You Need to Know to Successfully Raise Money for a Tech Start-Up”. Martin Lear of BioLynx Technologies will speak on “Funding a Biotech start-up in Singapore”, Anuj Khanna Sohum of Affle Group will talk about ”How to raise several Million dollars for a mobile media company”, and William Klippgen of BAF Spectrum will talk about “What investors look at when making investment decisions”. Read more
Professor Wong Poh Kam, the director of NUS Entrepreneurship Centre and also an associate professor in the NUS Business School & Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy has just started a blog – Connect The Dots@Singapore to share his thoughts and opinions on different aspects of entrepreneurship, from social innovation to public policy. He started this blog from the inspiration of Steve Job’s famous commencement speech in 2005. Other than his strong academic credentials, Professor Wong is also a known angel investor with the BAF Spectrum in the community.
