Agency for Science, Technology and Research

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The headquarters of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore is located at Biopolis.

The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (Abbreviation: A*STAR; Chinese: 新加坡科学技术研究局) is a statutory board in Singapore. The agency was established in 2002 to promote and support research and development in the country, especially in the public sector.

The current chairman for A*STAR is Lim Chuan Poh, who was a Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Education. He took over from Philip Yeo on 1 April 2007, who later became chairman of the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board (SPRING Singapore). ^[1]

The agency is made up of:

The Biomedical Research Council (BMRC) - Oversees public sector research activities in the biomedical sciences
The Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) - Oversees public sector research activities in the physical sciences and engineering
The A*STAR Graduate Academy (A*GA) - Administers science scholarships and other manpower development programs
Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd (ETPL) - Manages the intellectual property created by research institutes in Singapore, and facilitates technology transfer to industry
The Corporate Group - Supports the rest of the organisation with finance, human resources, legal and other services