08:30–09:00
Coffee
09:00–10:00
Virus-Agnostic and Broadly Acting Recombinant Enhanced Antiviral Restrictors
ITX18 - Dewi Megawati, Universitas Warmadewa
Complex Primary Airway Culture Models for Elucidating Host-Pathogen Interaction of Respiratory Viruses
ITX19 - Tan Kai Sen, National University of Singapore
RNA Processing in Respiratory Viral Infections
ITX20 - Jessica Ho, Duke-NUS Medical School
10:00–11:00
Harnessing the Silence: RNAi Therapeutics as a Novel Frontier Against Viral Infections
ITX21 - Keivan Zandi, Morehouse School of Medicine
Harnessing the Viral Genome as an Intrinsic Antiviral Arsenal
ITX22 - Adrian Oo, National University of Singapore
11:00–11:40
From Novel Mechanisms of Neurogenesis to Neural Repair
PL03 - Magdalena Götz By SCRTTM (LT27)
Chair's Introduction (5mins) - Mahesh Choolani, College of Clinician Scientists, Academy of Medicine
Co-Chairs: Jonathan Loh, Stem Cell Society Singapore
Plenary Lecture (30mins): Magdalena Götz
Q&A / Discussion (5mins)
11:40–13:00
Lunch & Viewing of Posters
Editor's forum By AMHAT (LT27)
13:00–14:00
Responding to Infectious Diseases Pandemics in Singapore
KNX05 - Paul Tambyah, National University Hospital
Integrating Human Lung Organoids into Multi-Organ Chip Systems Enables Host-Directed Antiviral Studies under BSL-4 Conditions (Antiviral Therapy)
KNX06 - Susann Kummer, Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
14:00–15:00
Developing an Optimised 3D Colorectal Cancer Spheroid Platform for Evaluating Oncolytic Recombinant Newcastle Disease Virus Therapeutics
ITX23 - Siti Sarah Othman (MSMBB), University of Putra Malaysia
Multi-Omics-Guided Bioprospecting of Mangrove Halophiles: From Waste Valorisation to Bioactive Compounds for Potential Human and Planetary Health
ITX24 - Lam Ming Quan (MSMBB), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
Unique Conformational Dynamics of Bitter Taste Receptor in Its Ligand Sensing
ITX25 - Lim Si Jie (MSMBB), National University of Singapore
Tea Break
15:00–15:30
15:30–16:30
Short Talks - TBC
16:30–17:30
Panel Discussion C By X ³HPH (LT27)
From Lab to Market: Advancing Singapore Science Towards Real-World Applications (Chair: Rachel Loh)
Singapore has built strong capabilities in scientific research across its universities, research institutes and growing deep-tech ecosystem. Translating this scientific excellence into real-world applications requires researchers to think about how their discoveries can progress beyond the laboratory, while continuing to build on strong scientific foundations.
This panel brings together Singapore researchers and industry founders to explore the journey of taking science from lab to market. Panellists will share their experiences in developing scientific discoveries into technologies and companies, including the scientific and technical challenges encountered as research progresses from early discovery and proof-of-concept towards validation, scale-up and real-world application.
The discussion will focus on the science behind translation, including how founders identify research with potential beyond the laboratory, how the science evolves when building a company around a technology, and how researchers and founders can work together to strengthen Singapore’s pipeline from scientific discovery to application.
Moderator (5mins) - Rachel Loh
Panellist 1 (5mins) - Yujing Lim on Osteropore
Panellist 2 (5mins) - Hui Jean Lim on P3 Biotechnology
Panellist 3 (5mins) - Sarah Ho on AGEM
Panellist 4 (5mins) - Massimo Alberti on Revivo BioSystems
Moderated Panel Discussion (35mins)
Mixers (Snacks & Beer)
17:30–18:30