Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) was established in August 2002 and as a Singapore Non Profit Philanthropic Research Organisation focusing primarily on understanding the cellular mechanisms that underlie the development and physiology of plants, fungi and animals which provides foundation for biotechnology innovation.
The eight-week programme is designed for first-year Biology and Chemistry students in local junior colleges (JCs) to encourage them to pursue a career in life sciences by stimulating their interest with hands-on training in research environment and interactions with professional scientists.
[6] In 2011, TLL published 59 papers in peer-reviewed journals and made five discoveries including the specific Enterovirus 711 monoclonal antibodies which can be further developed as potential therapeutics.
[7] In 2012, TLL published 85 papers in peer-reviewed journals and made 11 discoveries, out of which five have been licensed.
One third of TLL’s research programmes is directed at practical research such as improving non-food biofuel sources and developing rapid diagnostic test kits, therapeutics and vaccines for emerging infectious diseases such as the H5N1 bird flu virus.