Biopolis is a purpose-built biomedical research hub

Conceived as the cornerstone of a much broader vision to build up the biomedical sciences industry in Singapore, the Biopolis is a purpose-built biomedical research hub where researchers from the public and private sectors are co-located. Situated in the south-western part of Singapore, the Biopolis is within walking distance of the Buona Vista MRT Station and is near both the National University of Singapore and the National University Hospital.

Phase 1 of Biopolis comprises of a seven-building complex linked by skybridges and offers a built-up area of 185,000 sqm. Two buildings, Chromos and Helios, are dedicated to biomedical players from the private sector. The other five buildings (Centros, Genome, Matrix, Nanos and Proteos) house five of the seven biomedical research institutes under the Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore's lead agency for scientific research and development under the aegis of the Ministry of Trade and Industry. These five research institutes are the BioInformatics Institute (BII), the Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI), the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), the Institute of Bioengineering & Nanotechnology (IBN) and the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB).

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