Singapore’s first corporate laboratory in a university, the Rolls-Royce NTU Corporate Laboratory was jointly set up by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), Rolls-Royce and the National Research Foundation (NRF) in 2013. It has successfully completed its first five years of research partnership and is now moving into its next phase with a joint investment of S$88 million.
The Corp Lab was the first to be supported under the Singapore public-private research and development, R&D, partnership between universities and companies. In Phase 1, it managed 53 research projects in areas such as power electronics, data analytics, and repair and manufacturing technologies.
Riding on the success of Phase 1, NTU and Rolls Royce are renewing their partnership in the lab’s second phase with 29 ambitious projects focused on developing novel technologies that will power the future of aircraft propulsion. The launch was graced by Mr Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance.
