uncle Philip started more than 10 years ago when he sent singaporeans overseas to get their phds. yet they came back and still they are still below the ladder to foreign talent 
any locals?? pls stand up?
President's Science and Technology Medal
Foreigner league:
Professor Dim-Lee Kwong
Executive Director,
Institute of Microelectronics
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
“For his distinguished, sustained and exceptional contributions to Singapore’s science and engineering landscape, particularly in advancing the semiconductor industry through R&D and the forging of strategic research partnerships between industry and public sector agencies”
Professor Wang Yue
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
“For his ground-breaking discoveries in the biology and virulence of the fungus Candida albicans, a leading cause of serious hospital-acquired infections”
Dr Lim Bing
Dr Lawrence Stanton
Dr Paul Robson
Genome Institute of Singapore
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
“For their ground breaking work on the regulatory pathways controlling embryonic stem cell pluripotency and cell fate decisions”
Young Scientist Awards last 3 years
•Assistant Professor Chi Yonggui Robin, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, NTU
•Assistant Professor Qiu Cheng Wei, Faculty of Engineering, NUS
•Dr Joel Yang (Institute of Materials Research & Engineering, A*STAR)
•Dr Lou Xiong Wen (Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, NTU)
•Dr Chen Wei (Chemistry & Physics, NUS)
•Dr. Chen Yuan (Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, NTU)
•Dr. Yan Shuicheng (Electrical & Computer Engineering, NUS)
•Dr. Mahesh Uttamchandani (DSO National Laboratories and NUS)
•Dr. Andrivo Rusydi (Physics, NUS)
•Dr. Wu Jishan (Chemistry, NUS and IMRE, A*STAR)
•Dr. Teo Yik Ying (Statistics & Applied Probability, NUS)
any locals?? pls stand up? President's Science and Technology Medal
Foreigner league:
Professor Dim-Lee Kwong
Executive Director,
Institute of Microelectronics
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
“For his distinguished, sustained and exceptional contributions to Singapore’s science and engineering landscape, particularly in advancing the semiconductor industry through R&D and the forging of strategic research partnerships between industry and public sector agencies”
Professor Wang Yue
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
“For his ground-breaking discoveries in the biology and virulence of the fungus Candida albicans, a leading cause of serious hospital-acquired infections”
Dr Lim Bing
Dr Lawrence Stanton
Dr Paul Robson
Genome Institute of Singapore
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
“For their ground breaking work on the regulatory pathways controlling embryonic stem cell pluripotency and cell fate decisions”
Young Scientist Awards last 3 years
•Assistant Professor Chi Yonggui Robin, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, NTU
•Assistant Professor Qiu Cheng Wei, Faculty of Engineering, NUS
•Dr Joel Yang (Institute of Materials Research & Engineering, A*STAR)
•Dr Lou Xiong Wen (Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, NTU)
•Dr Chen Wei (Chemistry & Physics, NUS)
•Dr. Chen Yuan (Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, NTU)
•Dr. Yan Shuicheng (Electrical & Computer Engineering, NUS)
•Dr. Mahesh Uttamchandani (DSO National Laboratories and NUS)
•Dr. Andrivo Rusydi (Physics, NUS)
•Dr. Wu Jishan (Chemistry, NUS and IMRE, A*STAR)
•Dr. Teo Yik Ying (Statistics & Applied Probability, NUS)
