START Centre is pleased to host the Singapore Water Association (SWA) Tech Translation Day: Catalysing Product Innovation – Unlock Innovative Water Technologies: From Lab to Industry, on 20 Nov 2025.

This inaugural session will be co-organised between SWA, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and START (Separation Technologies Applied Research and Translation) Centre.

💡 About the Event

Tech Translation Day serves as a platform to:

1. Showcase pilot projects, smart technologies, and emerging industrial water solutions.
2. Bridge the gap between research and real-world deployment, advancing Singapore’s water sustainability goals.
3. Foster collaboration between Centres of Excellence (COEs) and industry to drive commercialisation and scalability.

📌 Key Takeaways

✅ Adopt technology solutions to address emerging water challenges across industrial and municipal sectors
✅ Deploy scalable solutions to accelerate product innovation, streamline operations, boost sustainability, and unlock new market opportunities
✅ Opportunities for pilot and commercialisation, for market-ready technologies
✅ Lab tours and networking opportunities with the COEs

🎙️ Featuring:

1. Opening Address: Mr. Chew Men Leong, President, SWA
2. Opening Keynotes:
   1. Dr. Gurdev Singh, Chief Engineering & Technology Officer, PUB
   2. Dr. Adil M. Dhalla, Managing Director, START and SG MEM
   3. Prof. Wang Rong, Executive Director, NEWRI

Join us as we catalyse the next wave of water innovation—where research meets application, and sustainability meets scale.