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New Models for Financing Translational Medical Research in Singapore

Adapting scientific lab discoveries into life-saving drugs for commercial consumption is no small feat. Often times medical research stalls when drugs get to the translational stage of the process. This refers to the period between the...
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Quintus Lim

Quintus Lim

Associate Director, Asia, Milken Institute International
Quintus Lim is an associate director of policy and programs for the International pillar at the Milken Institute. He focuses on policy areas such as R&D financing, technological adoption across domains such as health, food, agriculture, finance, and the broader economy, and issues of ecosystem building.
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Power of Ideas

It Takes All of Us: Winning the War of Ideas Against the Extremists

Ideological extremists have operated in Asia for decades. They remain undefeated, even though Asian governments have spent billions of dollars, partnered in large, multi-national coalitions, and manipulated social media to their advantage...
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Farah Pandith

Author, "How We Win"; Former US Diplomat and Senior Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Tech Innovation Need Not Be 'Made in the USA'

Lessons from California for Asian entrepreneurs and start-ups In the fast-paced world of technology, innovation need not be limited to one side of the Pacific Ocean. Advances are clearly happening all around the Pacific Rim. But Asia...
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Trade Finance: A Catalyst for Growth in Asia

While large businesses have resumed international trade at levels seen before the financial crisis, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have not fared as well. For these firms — the backbone of economies everywhere — growth is...
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Stephen Lin, Jakob Wilhelmus , and Claude Lopez
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