Conferences, Seminars & Workshops
The biennial NUHS Scientific and Innovation Summit was held on 1 and 2 April 2026, bringing together more than 600 clinicians, scientists, and healthcare leaders. As Singapore’s academic health system, NUHS convened the Summit to reimagine the future of healthcare—from earlier risk detection to safer, more precise care—while showcasing Singapore’s strengths in scientific discovery and clinical excellence.
The Summit featured opening remarks by Mr Heng Swee Keat, Chairman of the National Research Foundation, and a plenary session by Sir Jeremy Farrar, Assistant Director General for Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control at the World Health Organization alongside keynote addresses by Prof Howard Bauchner, former Editor in Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association; and Dr Karen DeSalvo, immediate past Chief Health Officer at Google.
A key highlight of the Summit was the launch of the National University Centre for Genomic Medicine (NUGEM), marking a significant milestone in NUHS’s efforts to integrate genomics into everyday clinical care. Beyond genomics, the Summit also showcased NUHS’s broader ecosystem of innovation, spanning population health research, digital preventive care, antimicrobial stewardship, ageing science, and precision diagnostics.
Watch the opening event video here.
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