Best Asian Tech Chat Podcasts (2025)

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065 Auristone: Pioneering Asian Epigenomics in Precision Oncology 40:13

3h ago40:13

40:13

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Eunice from Auristone shares her journey in the field of epigenomics and precision oncology. The Singapore startup focuses on precision medicine for Asian cohorts, particularly for late-stage cancer patients, using epigenomic profiling. Their predictive models across cancer types deliver clinica…

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064 Biomed Investors Fireside Chat: Think Local, Act Global 1:12:43

7d ago1:12:43

1:12:43

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Get comfortable as we sit down with a panel of esteemed and experienced biomedical investors to explore the demand and dynamics of this ever-growing industry. In this fireside chat, hosted by A*StartCentral, curated in partnership with A*STAR Global Network, we aim to guide Deep Tech ventures th…

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063 Kedar Hippalgaonkar: AI, Materials Science, and the Future of Discovery 47:35

18d ago47:35

47:35

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Turn all the knobs at once and use AI to figure it out. This was the inspiration for Kedar Hippalgaonkar to bring AI into the scientific discovery process. Kedar is a Materials Scientist at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR with cross appointment at the Nanyang T…

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062 GAIA Tech: Innovating for Energy Efficiency with the ARTC Startup Challenge 17:02

1M ago17:02

17:02

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast GAIA Tech joined the ARTC Startup Challenge Cycle 4, looking to improve and deploy their HyperCool Solution into manufacturing environments. HyperCool uses an in-house developed AI model, along with GAIA’s proprietary iVAV controller appliance to achieve mesh optimisation air the HVAC airside. T…

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061 Augmentus: Simplifying Robotic Arm Control 59:58

4M ago59:58

59:58

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast After deciding he wanted to do a start-up company, Shin spent two years hanging out in the start-up scene, learning as much as he could and then assembled his founding team. Wanting to work at the intersection of Augmented Reality/ Virtual Reality and Robotics, he left the Advanced Remanufacturi…

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060 Matwerkz Technologies: Deep Tech Materials for Battery Packs 1:02:17

4M ago1:02:17

1:02:17

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Innovating to reduce battery pack fires. Leong from Matwerkz Technologies in Singapore joins to share his founding story. Leong spotted the opportunity for materials discovery and formulation as the COVID19 supply chain crisis hit Singapore. He left the Institute of Materials Research and Engine…

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059 New Silicon Corp: Innovation for Hyperscaler Hardware, Data I/O Between HBM and Your GPU 58:23

5M ago58:23

58:23

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Data Interconnect. The buzz is 15+ years old. The problem still exists and the performance of compute systems is still following Moore’s Law. Meet New Silicon Corp, a Singapore start-up working to usher in a new paradigm to connect memory and your GPU, TPU, CPU or other processing unit. Intercon…

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058 Circular Unite: Digitizing Waste Management 54:46

5M ago54:46

54:46

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Digitalizing waste? As easy as emptying the trash bin in your computer? Not quite. But one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, especially if they meet each other on Circular Unite’s industrial symbiosis marketplace. Emmanuel Tay, co-founder of Circular Unite joins One North Stories to share a…

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057 A*STAR Venture Creation: Bio and Med Tech into 2025 and Beyond 1:04:13

5M ago1:04:13

1:04:13

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Creating Deep Tech Startups. Product market fit, building teams and getting technology ready to launch. This is what the Venture Creation Team within A*STAR does on a day-to-day basis. Who better to share the pulse of the trends going into 2025. Mayank Gurnani and David Sher join host Chia Pei L…

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056 CareCam: Fireside Chat – Meeting your Cofounder 38:41

6M ago38:41

38:41

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Digital biomarkers from human body motion. Via an iPad. CareCam, a spin-off from the Instituteof Infocomm Research (I2R), A*STAR uses a single camera and 3D AI technology to provide unique insights across frailty, musculoskeletal and neurological diseases including cardio-ageing, stroke and Park…

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055 Qritive: Improving Pathologist Workflows with Clinical Grade AI 45:58

7M ago45:58

45:58

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast AI-for-X. You’ve heard this story a hundred times over the past several years. This one is different. Qritive’s moat is that they’ve made it to market in a highly regulated industry. The Singapore start-up is supporting pathologists to optimize patient outcomes. Their clinical-grade AI-powered s…

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97. First Ever Cambodian American Wings with the Entrepreneurs behind Shlap Muan / Sophia and Hawk 59:34

7M ago59:34

59:34

Today's episode is an absolute gem. I'm joined by the incredible entrepreneurs Sophia and Hawk, who have become like family since the day we met. We're diving deep into our family’s history of survival to assimilating in America through hospitality and food. Our conversation explores their roots and the challenges of cultural identity. We reminisce…

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054 BetaLife: Regenerative medicine for diabetes 49:37

7M ago49:37

49:37

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Regenerative medicine to cure diabetes? BetaLife is working to make that a reality. A spin-off the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), A*STAR, BetaLife is developing cell replacement therapy using human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) based pancreatic beta cells – cells in our …

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053 SWITCH 2024 WrapUp 19:32

8M ago19:32

19:32

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast One North Stories, an A*Start Central Podcast, was at SWITCH 2024. To wrap up this early season interlude, we have a brief retrospective from the A*STAR Booth. Did you miss SWITCH 2024? Listen to our 10 micro-episodes to get a flavour. Want even more, get in touch and we can connect you. Learn m…

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046 Bringing Precision to Pathogen Detection (SWITCH 2024 Preview) 11:29

8M ago11:29

11:29

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Chayaporn Suphavilai (Nok) of the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) joints to share about a new infectious disease diagnostics test kit. Based on genomics, the kit enables both precision and speed. This can be a game changer for immunocompromised patients who need accurate and timely diagnosti…

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048 Battery Cooling via Stainless Steel MicroTubes (SWITCH 2024 Preview) 12:52

8M ago12:52

12:52

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Sun Xianchong of the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) joins to share about a novel method to fabricate cooling structures for energy storage systems (aka battery packs). In partnership with the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC), they fabricate stainle…

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050 BotMind: Integrating Robots into Operations (SWITCH 2024 Preview) 10:29

8M ago10:29

10:29

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Nicholas Ng, CTO and Co-Founder of BotMind joins to introduce his new start-up endeavor. Botmind works to integrate robotics and fleet management into company workflows. They have integrated a cut-edge navigation stack to optimize resource management while reducing errors and thus costs. Visit t…

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043 Prefer Coffee (SWITCH 2024 Preview) 13:05

8M ago13:05

13:05

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Jake Berber and DJ Tan join to share a brief introduction and update on Prefer Coffee. Their bean free coffee start-up has come a long way over the past year. One North Stories had previously hosted Jake and DJ for episode 13 (Apple and Spotify). Visit the A*STAR Booth at SWITCH 2024 to try it o…

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044 Accelerated Healing of Chronic Wounds (SWITCH 2024 Preview) 11:10

8M ago11:10

11:10

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Jiah Shin Chin, from the A*STAR Skin Research Labs joins to share about the hydrogel they’ve developed to accelerate the healing of chronic wounds. This could be a game changer, especially for those facing amputation for non healing wounds. Visit the A*STAR Booth at SWITCH 2024 to find out more.…

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047 AI for Eczema Management (SWITCH 2024 Preview) 9:48

8M ago9:48

9:48

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Liangli Zhen of the Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) joins to share about leveraging AI to help patients with eczema better manage their condition. This disease affects 20% of children and 10% of adults worldwide. They have developed an app to help diagnosed patients better monitor…

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051 Optimizing 5G Networks for IIOT (SWITCH 2024 Preview) 17:09

8M ago17:09

17:09

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Ernest Tan of the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC) joins to share about optimizing 5G networks for Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT). They have developed a web based tool to evaluate a physical space and optimally design a wireless connectivity network fit for purpose. Vi…

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049 NDIR CO2 Gas Sensor (SWITCH 2024 Preview) 10:56

8M ago10:56

10:56

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Doris Ng and Weiguo Chen of the Institute of Microelectronics (IME) join to share about their AI trained gas sensor. They’ve developed a gas channel on a silicon chip and leverage a non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) measurement technique to quantify CO2. This can also be used for CH4. Through wafer…

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052 Catalyst Development and Brine to Commodities (SWITCH 2024 Preview) 15:03

8M ago15:03

15:03

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Amol Amrute and Liu Yan from the Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE²) join to share about the technologies they’re working on towards our net zero future. Amol and team are working on catalyst discovery leveraging AI. Leveraging AI, automation and high throug…

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045 AI as Physician Assist to read Medical Images (SWITCH 2024 Preview) 12:37

8M ago12:37

12:37

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Huang Weimin of the Institute of Infocomm Research (I2R) and Zhong Liang of the National Heart Centre Singapore, join to share about Apollo, a ground breaking AI enabled physician assist to read and interpret 3D medical images. This was developed in partnership with the Bioinformatics Institute …

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042 SWITCH 2024 Preview: Meet our Scientists, Engineers and Entrepreneurs. 14:00

8M ago14:00

14:00

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast One North Stories, an A*Start Central Podcast, the A*STAR Booth at SWITCH 2024. We have 10 micro-episodes for you to meet the scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs working hard to bring tomorrow’s technology to market today. We hope you enjoy! To learn more, visit the A*STAR Booth at SWITCH 20…

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040 QDX: Drug Discovery via Hyperscale hardware, AI and Quantum Molecular Dynamics 49:55

8M ago49:55

49:55

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Making the previously impossible, possible. Loong Wang joins to share about QDX. The Singapore based start-up is has built a massive compute platform leveraging hyperscaler level hardware for quantum molecular dynamics. They predict and model how molecules move and interact through time and spac…

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041 SquareX: Web Browser Security for the Modern Internet 54:53

8M ago54:53

54:53

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Vivek Ramachandran joins to share about his career in cybersecurity and his latest venture SquareX. The Singapore based start-up is focused on building web browser security tools. SquareX has developed the code base. They’ve tested its performance and are now selling into enterprise, looking to …

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039 Season 2 Preamble 2:46

8M ago2:46

2:46

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast We are back with Season 2. Our lineup is about half full. If you’d like to partner on an episode telling part of Singapore’s Deep Tech Story, please reach out. Thank you for listening. If you like what you’ve heard, please share with a friend. After that, please subscribe and review us wherever …

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038 Season 1 Wrap 18:24

1y ago18:24

18:24

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast It's been an exciting year at One North Stories. Launched April 2023, we've had 70+ voices across 38 episodes telling deep tech stories. We are regrouping for season 2. Enjoy this conversation between Reuben and Pei Ling as our season 1 wrap and brief preamble for season 2. Thank you for listeni…

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037 MetaTrustLabs: Security is Eternal - Web3 Security for Today and Tomorrow 33:38

1y ago33:38

33:38

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Yang Liu and TY Shao join to share about MetaTrustLabs. The Singapore based start-up is building security tools and code auditing services for Web3, protecting information, data and most importantly money as the web decentralizes across the blockchain. Yang Liu represented the team through the S…

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036 Krosslinker: Insulation for Our Warming World 48:08

1y ago48:08

48:08

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Gayathri Natarajan joins to share about KrossLinker. The Singapore based start-up that is advancing insulation through materials innovation. Specifically, they have developed a production platform for aerogel manufacturing which enables this amazing material to be produced more cost effective. T…

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035 The Skyrmion MTJ: A New Switch for the Future of Compute 31:52

1y ago31:52

31:52

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Moores Law may be ending, but Richard Feynman told us: There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom. Let me subtly add: there’s plenty of physics there too, both for silicon and beyond. Where is the future of compute going? Silicon? Yes, that's the near future. Beyond Silicon? Beyond 2 states per bit? W…

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034 Bering Labs: High Precision Language Translation via AI 48:53

1+ y ago48:53

48:53

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Jae Kim joins to share about Bering Lab. The Korean based start-up is a language technology company with the starting niche of precision translation for the legal profession. Their AI powered translations enable high precision translation between English and Korean, Chinese, Japanese, French, Ge…

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033 Kinexcs: Musculoskeletal Health Technology for a Billion plus People 37:28

1+ y ago37:28

37:28

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Abhishek Agrawal joins to share about Kinexcs. They are a digital therapy and wearables company looking to help healthcare providers and individuals measure, track and improve their musculoskeletal health. Abhishek represented the team through the Slingshot 2023 competition at SWITCH, placing th…

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032 Somnial: Bioelectronic Medicine for One Billion Users (Sleep Apnea) 51:30

1+ y ago51:30

51:30

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast William (Billy) Hanes, Wyle Solomon and Adam Williamson join to share about Somnial. They have developed and are testing a bioelectronic, wearable device as an alternative to the CPAP machine. Wyle represented the team through the Slingshot 2023 competition at SWITCH, garnering judges support as…

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031 EMROD: Virtual Wires for Power Transmission 46:34

1+ y ago46:34

46:34

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Rick Hodgeson joins to share about EMROD. Rick joined EMROD in 2023 as Strategy and Commercial Manager and represented the team through the Slingshot 2023 competition at SWITCH. Founded in 2019, in New Zealand, EMROD is working on long range power transmission with virtual wires. Specifically, t…

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030 ImmunoScape: Safe and Efficacious Drugs for Solid Tumors 37:23

1+ y ago37:23

37:23

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Choon joins to share about ImmunoScape, a Singapore biotech start-up building a TCR discovery platform and therapeutics pipeline with a focus on TCRs to fight solid tumors. Choon started his career in the Singapore Armed Forces. He pursued his MBA at the University of Michigan after which he joi…

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029 Nanolumi: Dreaming and Delivering Big on the Nanoscale 52:38

1+ y ago52:38

52:38

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Jax Lee joins to share about Nanolumi. Nanolumi is an advanced materials start-up delivering innovative luminescence solutions and products with a current emphasis on product authentication and supply chain security (via Reyal) and bio sensing/ imaging (via Luminicell). Jax spent the first part …

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028 Hello Tomorrow AP 2023: Kepler Corp, Zero Error Systems, Snap Robotics 25:07

1+ y ago25:07

25:07

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Hello Tomorrow Asia Pacific Summit happened on 27th September 2023 at the National Gallery in Singapore. This episode contains interviews with three finalists: Kepler Corp (4:43), Zero Error Systems (14:11) and Snap Robotics (20:28). Yuta from Kepler Corp shares about their vision and technology…

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027 Hello Tomorrow AP 2023 BioTech: BioScan Research, OsseoLabs, 6J Biotechnology and Pending AI 38:13

1+ y ago38:13

38:13

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Hello Tomorrow Asia Pacific Summit happened on 27th September 2023 at the National Gallery in Singapore. This episode contains interviews with three finalists: Bioscan Research (6:24), OsseoLabs (14:40) and 6J BioTechnology (20:37) plus another company we met, Pending AI (31:10). Shilpa from Bio…

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026 Cosmos Innovation: 1B or 0.25T TAM 43:27

1+ y ago43:27

43:27

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Valuable Software Services or a Generational Company? That was the decision the founding team at Cosmos Innovation needed to answer. Four years since departing the Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), part of A*STAR, Vijay, Joel and team are still on track for building a generational company. …

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96. How to Attract Your Dream Life Living Clutter-Free: Transforming Spaces and Deepening Relationships with Mai Serenity 47:03

1+ y ago47:03

47:03

In this episode, I present Mai from 'Mai Serenity Space.' We go way back, and she's not just a guest; she's family. Today's podcast is about the incredible journey Mai has taken in the world of organizing and decluttering. We kick things off by diving into our own experiences with the law of attraction and how our perspectives have evolved over tim…

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95. Somatic Aliveness: Rediscovering Your Authentic Self with Lauraine Mann 50:14

1+ y ago50:14

50:14

In this episode of my podcast, "Short and Sweet," I had the privilege of having Lauraine Mann who is a psycho-somatic therapist with expertise in psychology and energy healing. Our conversation delved into the fascinating world of somatic therapy, emphasizing the crucial connection between our minds and bodies. Lauraine shared her personal journey …

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025 HelloTomorrow AP Environmental Solutions: Endua, Green COP, TriNano, TerraMatter 35:17

1+ y ago35:17

35:17

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Hello Tomorrow Asia Pacific Summit happened on 27th September 2023 at the National Gallery in Singapore. One North Stories was there. This episode contains interviews with three finalists: Endua (5:50), Green COP (15:23) and TriNano (20:45), plus another company in the environmental space we met…

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024 HelloTomorrow AP Environmental Solutions: EF Polymer, Repla, Galdieria 39:21

1+ y ago39:21

39:21

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Hello Tomorrow Asia Pacific Summit happened on 27th September 2023 at the National Gallery in Singapore. This episode contains interviews with three finalists: EF Polymer (6:10), Repla (16:48) and Galderia (26:29). Listen to Puran from EF Polymer share about their solutions for water conservatio…

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023 EarthShot Prize: Director of Portfolio and Prize 37:48

1+ y ago37:48

37:48

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Does Chris have one of the best jobs in the world? Listen and find out. Chris is the Director of Portfolio and Prize at Earthshot Prize. The Earthshot Prize is an independent foundation that’s spun out of the Royal Foundation in the UK. They are building awareness, excitement with the goal to ac…

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94. Cracking the Code of Branding: Journey to Empower Entrepreneurs with Sarah Sambles 52:47

1+ y ago52:47

52:47

In the world of branding and marketing, Sarah Sambles, a copywriter and coach, passionately helps small business owners, especially those in content-based fields like coaching, writing, and education, define their core message. She excels in crafting narrative-based copy that not only appeals to their audience but also authentically represents who …

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022 SWITCH 2023 Review 47:28

1+ y ago47:28

47:28

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Singapore's biggest TECH! and INNOVATION! week has happened! What an international event! Slingshot 2023 start-up pitching competition featured front and center. Companies from across Asia, Oceania, Europe and the Americas. The Second runner up is: Kinexcs The First runner up is: Bering Lab The …

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93. Unleashing Subconscious Transformation: The Power of Psych K with Rosemary Kelly 39:44

1+ y ago39:44

39:44

Rosemary Kelly’s journey takes us from her early desire to become a nurse, where she showcased her nurturing nature by caring for everyone, even her dog, to her remarkable 18-year career as a dietitian, where she helped people understand the importance of nutrition and its role in health. Later, she ventured into the field of transpersonal psycholo…

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021 SWITCH 2023 Preview 30:25

1+ y ago30:25

30:25

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Singapore's biggest TECH! and INNOVATION! week is happening 31 Oct - 2 Nov 2023. Cindy from SWITCH joins to share a bit about SWITCH and how visitors can orient themselves to get the most out of the three day extravaganza! Afterwards, we have Alvin from IPI to share about the partner event, Tech…

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