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𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘅 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗸 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 🌏 NRF Chairman Mr Heng Swee Keat launched Singapore's first Max Planck Centres in Southeast Asia today at Nanyang Technological University Singapore, marking a significant milestone in the nation's longstanding research partnership with Germany. The two new centres are: 🔬𝗠𝗮𝘅 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗸-𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆: using AI and automated experimentation to accelerate chemistry discoveries into scalable, sustainable solutions for energy and industry. 🌿𝗠𝗮𝘅 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗸-𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: combining art-science research to develop actionable frameworks for how communities understand and respond to environmental change. Both centres will also nurture the next generation of researchers, creating pathways for young scientists to train across disciplines and build international networks early in their careers. In his Guest-of-Honour speech, Mr Heng reaffirmed Singapore's ambition to be a nexus where research delivers real-world impact, and expressed that the Max Planck Centres are a significant step forward in that vision. It is a vision that is also embodied in Singapore's Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2030 (RIE2030) plan - that frontier science must go beyond the laboratory to deliver meaningful impact for industry, society, and the world. Congratulations to the centre directors and researchers from NTU, National University of Singapore, A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research, and the Max Planck Society 🎉 #NRFsg #RIE2030 #Research #Innovation #Singapore #MaxPlanck #SingaporeGermany