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🇳🇴🇸🇬 Thank you to our friends from Norway for a meaningful afternoon at NUS iHealthtech. One of the important messages f...
13/10/2026

🇳🇴🇸🇬 Thank you to our friends from Norway for a meaningful afternoon at NUS iHealthtech.

One of the important messages from yesterday’s conversations was that spinal cord injury is about much more than losing the ability to walk.

The consequences can affect many aspects of a person’s health and daily life, including bladder and bowel function, mobility and longer-term rehabilitation needs. These challenges are also experienced by families and caregivers. They remind us why rehabilitation is not the work of any single discipline, but requires clinicians, therapists, scientists and engineers to work together.

We were privileged to hear perspectives from Prof Anne Catrine Martinsen, Dr Thomas Glott and A/Prof Matthijs Wouda from Sunnaas sykehus HF Rehabilitation Hospital and its research ecosystem, spanning rehabilitation research and innovation, spinal cord injury, sensing technologies, robotics and neurorehabilitation. We were also grateful to Dr Tormod Eid Medias for joining the session and sharing his perspective on spinal cord injury and rehabilitation.

At iHealthtech, we are glad that Prof Lim Chwee Teck’s team and his co-founded startup Microtube Technologies Pte Ltd can contribute to this rehabilitation journey through ongoing efforts exploring technologies such as virtual reality and haptic gloves.

Ultimately, technology matters most when it can help improve people's wellbeing and quality of life. We share the challenges faced by patients and their families, and sincerely hope that the tremendous efforts at Sunnaas, together with collaborations across institutions and disciplines, can contribute to better rehabilitation and better lives for people living with spinal cord injury.

Our heartfelt thanks to our Norwegian visitors for spending time with us at NUS and iHealthtech, and to Prof Lim for hosting this valuable exchange.

We look forward to many more conversations between clinicians, scientists and engineers, and hopefully to turning some of those conversations into solutions that make a difference.

🌟 Celebrating iHealthtech Scientists Among the World’s Top 2%Congratulations to seven iHealthtech scientists who have be...
08/10/2026

🌟 Celebrating iHealthtech Scientists Among the World’s Top 2%

Congratulations to seven iHealthtech scientists who have been included in the newly released World’s Top 2% Scientists database:

Prof Liu Xiaogang | Prof Lim Chwee Teck | Prof Benjamin Tee | Asst Prof Wu Changsheng | Asst Prof Liu Yuxin | A/Prof Brian Lim | A/Prof Ali Asgar Bhagat

The Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List 2026 database looks beyond publication numbers alone. Its composite citation indicator considers measures including citations, h-index, co-authorship-adjusted impact, and citations to papers according to authorship position. It provides both career-long and single-year perspectives of scientific impact.

But perhaps there is a broader story behind such recognition.

💡 "Science today is rarely advanced in isolation"

While excellence and sustained contributions at the frontier of one's field remain fundamental, impactful research increasingly brings together different expertise, perspectives and disciplines. Building meaningful collaborations and contributing knowledge to the wider scientific community help ideas travel further and, more importantly, help research tackle problems that no single discipline can solve alone.

This resonates strongly with iHealthtech, where scientists, engineers and clinicians work across disciplinary boundaries with a shared mission of advancing health through innovation.

Congratulations once again to our seven scientists on this recognition.

💡 "Beyond rankings and citations, we hope their research continues to advance scientific knowledge while creating meaningful impact for healthcare, patients and society."

Heartiest congratulations 🎉 to Prof Lim Chwee Teck on his recognition at the NAE ceremony in Washington, D.C., for his c...
05/10/2026

Heartiest congratulations 🎉 to Prof Lim Chwee Teck on his recognition at the NAE ceremony in Washington, D.C., for his contributions to the biomechanics of human diseases and for enabling innovative approaches to diagnosis and treatment.

For those of us in the iHealthtech administrative, lab operations and HATCH teams, it is an honour to work alongside Prof Lim, our P*s, and their teams, and to support our scientists in their pursuit of impactful research.

Seeing their achievements shine on the international stage makes us incredibly proud! Whether at the forefront of research or behind the scenes, we are proud to play our part in something bigger. 🫶🏻

What if you could see how much pressure you are applying through touch? NUS researchers have made that possible with the...
28/09/2026

What if you could see how much pressure you are applying through touch? NUS researchers have made that possible with the eLuminator, an ultrathin electronic skin that lights up under pressure, revealing the shape and distribution of touch in real time. Besides being highly sensitive, it is also remarkably precise, capturing fine pressure details, including individual fingerprint ridges!

This ability to make pressure visible could have important applications in healthcare. For people with diabetes, for example, mapping pressure across the foot could help identify high-pressure areas that are at greater risk of developing foot ulcers.

Led by Professor Lim Chwee Teck from Department of Biomedical Engineering, NUS and NUS , the team also demonstrated potential applications in surgical training, with further possibilities in robotics and prosthetics. NUS College of Design and Engineering

Read more here: https://news.nus.edu.sg/electronic-skin-see-touch/

Advancing cancer treatment: Using brief, low intensity magnetic pulses, an NUS research team led by Associate Professor ...
14/09/2026

Advancing cancer treatment: Using brief, low intensity magnetic pulses, an NUS research team led by Associate Professor Alfredo Franco-Obregón successfully reprogrammed immune cells to fight breast cancer. NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine iHealthtech NUS

Even without chemotherapy, the targeted and non-invasive therapy was able to completely destroy tumours in 75% of tested preclinical models after only four 30-minute sessions.

This innovative therapy has the potential to treat cancers beyond breast cancer and is now on its way to Phase 2 efficacy trials – sending pulses of hope to cancer patients.

Read more here: https://news.nus.edu.sg/magnetic-pulses-reprogram-immune-cells-to-fight-breast-cancer

Great food, laughter, and conversations around the table. Thank you, Prof Lim Chwee Teck, iHealthtech Director, for the ...
03/09/2026

Great food, laughter, and conversations around the table. Thank you, Prof Lim Chwee Teck, iHealthtech Director, for the lunch treat and for making time to connect with the team. Much appreciated! 🙏😊

Heartiest congratulations to Professor Lim Chwee Teck, Director of iHealthtech, on receiving the Eric Reissner Medal at ...
10/08/2026

Heartiest congratulations to Professor Lim Chwee Teck, Director of iHealthtech, on receiving the Eric Reissner Medal at the 32nd International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Science（ICCES 2026）.

The Eric Reissner Medal recognises researchers from around the world for outstanding contributions to engineering and computational science. The medal honours Professor Eric Reissner, a renowned mechanics scholar who spent nearly 60 years at MIT and UC San Diego, inspiring and educating generations of students in theoretical, applied, and computational mechanics.

This prestigious award recognizes Professor Lim’s contributions to mechanics, mechanobiology, and engineering science, and his continued efforts to advance the understanding of how mechanical principles can be used to study human diseases as well as address important challenges in healthcare.

We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved honour and Professor Lim’s continued contributions to science, engineering, and healthcare innovation.

Congratulations, Professor Lim! 🎉

08/08/2026

🇸🇬 Happy 61st National Day, Singapore! ❤️
May our nation continue to thrive in unity, resilience, and innovation.

祝新加坡建国61周年快乐！🇸🇬🎉

Selamat Hari Kebangsaan ke-61, Singapura! 🇸🇬🎉

சிங்கப்பூரின் 61வது தேசிய தின நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்! 🇸🇬🎉

Here's to many more years of progress, harmony, and shared success. ❤️

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🏅Professor Lim Chwee Teck Receives Prestigious WACBE Savio L-Y. Woo Distinguished Lecture AwardProfessor Lim Chwee Teck,...
31/07/2026

🏅Professor Lim Chwee Teck Receives Prestigious WACBE Savio L-Y. Woo Distinguished Lecture Award

Professor Lim Chwee Teck, Director of the Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech) and NUSS Chair Professor from the Department of Biomedical Engineering, NUS has been awarded the 2026 WACBE Savio L-Y. Woo Distinguished Lecture Award, one of the World Association for Chinese Biomedical Engineers’ highest honours recognising senior scientists for pioneering contributions, leadership, and lasting impact in biomedical engineering. The awards ceremony was held during the 12th WACBE Congress on Bioengineering 2026.

Professor Lim is the first recipient from Asia since the award was established in 2015. Previous awardees have all been based at leading universities in the United States.

Named in honour of Professor Savio L-Y. Woo, a pioneer in biomechanics and biomedical engineering, the award celebrates distinguished scientists whose research has significantly advanced the field while inspiring future generations. Professor Lim’s recognition reflects his internationally acclaimed contributions to mechanobiology, microfluidics, wearable biomedical technologies, and translational health innovation, as well as his longstanding commitment to mentorship and scientific leadership.

This distinguished honour recognises Professor Lim’s global standing in biomedical engineering and highlights the growing impact of Singapore and Asia on the international biomedical engineering landscape.

Wellbeing starts with connection. 🏸🏓Our recent badminton and table tennis sessions were about more than staying active. ...
31/07/2026

Wellbeing starts with connection. 🏸🏓

Our recent badminton and table tennis sessions were about more than staying active. They brought colleagues together, sparked conversations, and strengthened the sense of community that makes our workplace special.

Small acts of care can have a big impact. Together, we're building a healthier, happier, and more supportive workplace. ❤️

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