IMCB Division of Cell and Molecular Therapy (CMT)

hiPSC-differentiated Natural Killer cells for cancer immunotherapies. Various PIs from the IMCB CMT Division speaking. Sign up and join us! #CMTDivision #IMCB #ASTAR #celltherapy

Looking forward to 2025! These are our PIs in the Cell and Molecular Therapy (CMT) Division at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), A*STAR, Singapore. We look forward to partner with academics and industry to solve the most pressing biological problems with the use of our Cell and Molecular Engineering capabilities within the CMT Division at IMCB. Do feel free to drop us a note to chat! #CMTDivision #IMCB #ASTAR #celltherapy #RNA #protein

🎉 This Year’s Last Huddle was a huge Success! 🎉 #CMT #huddle organized by Boon Seng Soh, Sherry Aw & Samuel Kevin Pasaribu wrapped up on a high note, with great discussions and meaningful connections made. It was fantastic to see #IMCB staff and students engaging with the speakers and learning about career opportunities beyond the lab. A huge thank you to our amazing panelists for sharing their experiences: Vindhya Chaganty Co-chair, #IMPACT postdoc society Beatrice Ho from BetaLife Gaurav Manek from Kaicheng Liang Lab Walter Goh from A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research Innovation & Enterprise Whether it was gaining a deeper connections with fellow scientists or learning how to pivot from academia to industry, the event highlighted the diverse and exciting careers in #venture creation, #business development and #AI in biomedical that exist at the forefront of science, #innovation, and #enterprise. Our panelists shared their personal journeys, offered practical advice, and opened up new perspectives for those looking to expand their professional horizons. #BeyondTheBench #CareerGrowth #IMCB #Networking #LifeSciences #AI #Biotech #VolunteerOpportunities

Last Friday, the CMT division PIs and senior lab members came together for a #retreat. We productively discussed about fostering synergy and collaboration within our division. Moreover, we had an enriching panel discussion session with our esteemed guests. We thank Prof. Han Chong Toh, A/Prof. Danny Soon, Prof. Kah-Leong Lim, and A/Prof. Citra Mattar for sharing their thoughts on Singapore cell and gene therapy ecosystem. We also thank Dr. Benjamin Toh, Prof. Wee Joo Chng, and Dr. Zhang Ke (SCG Cell Therapy) for their valuable insights on programmatic grant application and utilization. Now, let's strive to translate the discussed ideas into real progress! 🤝 🌟 #CellTherapy #GeneTherapy #ResearchCollaboration #CMTDivision #SingaporeBiotech #ProgrammaticGrants #Synergy

CMT had an inspiring and captivating Marketplace event on "Translation from Academia to Industry: Innovation to Impact"! 🤝🤝 Organized by the JEC team, we were treated to inspiring talks from Guy Heathers, Yie Hou Lee, and Si Hui Tan on navigating the path from research to successful businesses and commercialization! 📈🌏 Dr. Guy Heathers shared his journey in biotech entrepreneurship and the importance of fostering biotech startups, while Dr. Yie Hou Lee enlightened us on bridging science with the commercial sector. Dr. Si Hui Tan offered invaluable insights into transitioning from research institutions to the industry. 🚀🌟 #Collaboration #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #ResearchToIndustry #AStar #Technology #Development

Last Friday, early career #researchers from the CMT #division had the opportunity to engage in a thought-provoking #conversation with the esteemed Prof. Harvey Lodish. We delved into numerous questions, and Prof. Lodish generously shared his insights and experiences. We are truly grateful for this enriching #experience. May this interaction encourage our young minds to excel and become leading scientists in the future. 🌟🔬 #CareerDevelopment #Inspiration

CMT had an enriching and engaging second Huddle of the year!!! #collaboration #division 🤝🤝Organized by Jayantha Gunaratne lab with insightful marketplace from Tan Zhi Wei and David Sher on navigating research to successful businesses and commercialisation of very own A*star spin-off 🤩📈🌏 #research #translation #business Cutting-edge technology capabilities in A*star by Walter Hunziker #technology #development

👨💻🗣 Another successful marketplace #talk hosted by our CMT division! This time, we were honored to have Dr. Edward Xu Han from Bruker Cellular, who introduced us to the IsoSpark/IsoLight and Beacon platforms. Following his insightful presentation, Dr. Padmapriya Sathiyanathan shared how these platforms have advanced her work in screening and evaluating mesenchymal stem cells. A big thank you to all attendees from IMCB and beyond! We hope this knowledge supports your research endeavors. Special thanks to Bruker Cellular for their support and collaboration. Looking forward to many more fruitful partnerships! 🌟 #TechTalk #Collaboration #Biotech #IMCB #BrukerCellular

🔥🔥Insightful fireside chat with Lewis Hong and Kristina Rutkute on their fulfilling career trajectories 📈🚀 Bestowing their wisdom on young aspirants interested in biotech industry, startups and business development #careerpath #biotech #industry #phd #mentorship #CMTmarketplace

CMT Biotech talk series!! Kicking of with Bruker Cellular Analysis (Maybelline Giam Haiyan Guo) co-hosted by SIgN on the 21st May 🎇 We are looking forward to 2 great talks by Dr. Edward Han and Dr Padmapriya Sathiyanathan who will share how optofluidic technology is being used to advance various applications such as cell therapy development, T-cell Profiling, mesenchymal stem cell research and antibody discovery etc! Register now using the QR code!!