Public sector partner A*STAR is Singapore's lead public sector R&D agency focused on economic-driven research and open innovation, presenting a prime opportunity to propose enterprise-grade collaboration, contract research, and long-term strategic partnerships with both government bodies and affiliated entities.

Scale and capability With 5001-10000 employees and a broad remit across biomedical sciences, physical sciences, and engineering, A*STAR offers potential for large-scale data analytics, high-performance computing, and integrated R&D programs across multiple domains.

Digital tooling Current tech stack includes Terraform, SAP, Oracle/PostgreSQL, Salesforce, and Qualtrics, signaling opportunities for infrastructure modernization, data integration, cloud governance, CRM optimization, and experience management services.

Innovation spin-offs Active spin-outs and partnerships (e.g., Mirxes, Bioactivx, collaborations with CuspAI and tesa) indicate a strong market appetite for translational research, early-stage commercialization, and technology transfer support services.

Strategic growth areas Recent initiatives such as the Institute of Advanced Intelligence and Computing and AI/ HPC ventures suggest demand for advanced analytics, AI governance, data science platforms, and regionally scalable AI capabilities to bolster national competitiveness.