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“She is one of those few who have a strong technical background alongside strategic environmental management experience in a large international company,” says Noam Gressel, CEO of Assif Strategies

Academic institutions may offer some of the best opportunities for exchanges with India.

"Some experience in venture capital opens up a myriad of other career choices ..."

“Singapore needs a critical mass of educators/researchers and students.”

--Roy C. Sidle

"If the recommendations are implemented... scientists seeking to carry out human stem cell research in Singapore will have to go through a stringent procedure."

Already a regional hotbed for technology, the next thing to watch for here is biotechnology and science. The government and perceptive businesspeople are putting their best bets on this most buoyant sector now.

"We never realized that giving holidays to recover would work better than working harder. ..."

Go for it! Exciting prospects are there in many fields such as genetics, physiology, pharmacology, immunology, and neuropathology!

"In the next phase of our development, Singaporeans have to be more entrepreneurial."

--Goh Chok Tong

"There are good options outside the research laboratory. The biotech, pharmaceutical, and related industries offer a range of non-laboratory-based jobs."

Inaugurating a home page especially dedicated to Singapore's scientific community

"It was the joy and excitement in finding something new that could be applied and benefit mankind in the shortest possible time that spurred me into biomedical research."

My main advice for writing an EC application is to keep checking the Cordis Web site for the relevant and up-to-date handbooks and guidelines .

Further training or university studies might be valuable to keep skills fresh, but in many cases, simply being around people who know more than you, or whose professional depth synergizes well with yours, can help keep you at your best.

"The self-exploration process could help you enormously in determining the best course of action."

"In the clinical research industry, for example, contracting is an extremely valuable mechanism through which you can gain a wide range of experience in many different therapeutic areas"

The government believes that international talents bring in fresh ideas, new expertise, global connections, and long-term benefits for the country.

As life sciences take on the role as the fourth pillar of the nation’s economy, and with the pace of development in this sector accelerating rapidly, science education is taking on an increasingly greater role in preparing students for many of tomorrow's challenges.