GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Economic Development Board (EDB) have jointly announced the 2nd call for proposals for the GSK-Singapore Parntership for Green and Sustainable Manufacturing.
The joint commitment aims to improve the manufacturing efficiency in pharmaceutical and fine chemical maufacture in Singapore. This includes an endowment fund of approximately SGD $33 million to fund research that will help:
- Build a strong capability in Singapore to meet the sustainable manufacturing challenges of the future for local industries
- Further enhance the working relationship between universities, institutes and local companies through interdisciplinary research in sustainability
- Enable Singapore to become a leader in sustainability research for pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals
To achieve these goals, basic and applied research in sustainable manufacturing science will be awarded to successful proposals submitted for key strategic research themes.
For the 2nd round of awards, the eleven areas of industry challenge that are open for proposals include:
- Chemical Transformations
- Bio Transformations
- Control Section and Optimization
- Facility and Supply Chain
- Equipment and Technology
- Life Cycle Analysis
- Physical Transformations
- Recover and Reuse Integration
- Waste Treatment and Minimization
- Solvent and Reagent Selection
- Unit Operations
Eligibility
1) Any Singapore University or Research Instituition is eligible to apply. Joint applications may be written with industrial partners, but industrial partners may not serve as the principal applicant/investigator
2) Project duration can be up to the length of a PhD student (approx 4 years), or can be as short as 6 months for applied problems.
Terms and Conditions
Please refer here for more information.
Schedule of Annual Call
There is 1 call a year
Date of Next Call
Jan 2012
Please look out for our circulars for more accurate submission.
Date of Current Call Submission-Submission by 24 January 2011 Friday.
Application Procedure
Please forward the following documents to Lay Hoon/Clarin by Monday 24 January 2011 5pm.
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