Congratulations to Prof Lim for being awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) 2026 by the Ministry of Education! National Day Awards 2026
Congratulations to Prof Lim for being awarded the Eric Reissner Medal for his outstanding contributions to fundamental research on human disease mechanobiology and for translating research outcomes into innovative technologies for disease diagnosis and therapy! 1 2
Congratulations to Prof Lim for being awarded the 2026 World Association for Chinese Biomedical Engineers (WACBE) Savio L-Y. Woo Distinguished Lecture Award in recognition of his pioneering contributions, leadership and lasting impact in biomedical engineering. 1 2
Congratulations to Prof Lim for being included in the Asian Scientist 100 list for 2026! Asian Scientist
How NUS Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Prof Lim Chwee Teck (Engineering ’90) is helping power interdisciplinary research in Singapore.NUS
Congratulations to Prof. Lim for receiing the NUS Distinguished Alumni Award. This award recognises alumni who demonstrate excellence and leadership in their chosen field or industry, including significant accomplishments, innovations, or contributions that have made a positive impact to the sector, community, and country.1 2
Congratulations to Prof Lim Chwee Teck for receiving the President’s Science Award (PSA) from President Tharman! The PSA honours individuals who made significant scientific contributions that were generally acknowledged by other S&T practitioners in the same field as being impactful. NUS PSA The Straits Times 1 2
Prof Lim was conferred the prestigious Otto Schmitt Award. Presented once every three years by IFMBE, the world’s largest federation of biomedical engineering societies, this award recognises outstanding innovation, leadership, and contributions to the field. Congratulations!1 2 3
Prof. Lim has been elected an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) – one of the most prestigious honours in the global engineering community. He is the first Singaporean to be elected to two of the UK’s prestigious science and engineering academies including the Royal Society in 2024. Congratulations!NUS
The 21st International Summer Academy BIO-X on AI, ML, Data Science in Healthcare, Medicine and Biology sponsored by the NSF and co-sponsored by the IEEE EMB Society, the IEEE BRAIN, the Department of Biomedical Engineering at University of Houston, and the Technical University of Crete will be held from June 2 - June 8, 2024 in Chania, Crete, Greece. Congratulations to our lab mates for being among the 32 selected out of over 1000 applicants to attend this summer academy!1 2
Congratulations to Yogesh for winning the BES18SM Podium Postgraduate Bronze Award!
For his pioneering contributions to mechanobiology and microfluidics, and transforming research into clinical and commercial innovations that advance global healthcare, Prof. Lim will be honored with the Otto Schmitt Award by the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering. IFMBE
NUS scientists develop realistic 'micro-gut' model to study the relationship between gut microbes and human diseases. NUS
Congratulations to Ge Zhixing for winning the First Award for the collaborative research proposal and presentation on "Non-steroid Muscle Synthesis Drug Development based on LNP delivery & Machine Learning for Sensors" at the GRIMBS Rising Star Symposium in UNIST!
Congratulations to Hung Dong Truong for winning the Oustanding Poster Award for "Deep Learning Framework for Analyzing Dynamics of Microbial Communities in Gut-on-a-chip Platform" at the ICBME 2024 conference! ICBME
A scalable, reproducible "micro-gut" model opens up new possibilities for studying the links between gut microbes and human diseases, paving the way for improved treatments and therapies. CDE
Translating research into applications at IDMxS: An interview with Prof Lim Chwee Teck. IDMxS
Prof Lim Chwee Teck joins the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal Society. NUS
Congratulations to Prof Lim for being selected as one of the finalists for the Falling Walls "Scientific Breakthrough of the Year" under the category of Engineering & Technology. Falling Walls
NUS prof awarded prestigious fellowship in UK for his biomedical innovations and research. The Straits Times
本地知名学者、新加坡国立大学医疗健康创新与科技研究院院长林水德教授，当选英国皇家学会院士，以表彰他对科学的宝贵贡献。Lianhe Zaobao
NUS scientist Professor Lim Chwee Teck elected Fellow of the Royal Society. NUS
Microtube Technologies will debut the world's first untethered pneumatic extended reality (XR) haptic glove at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 in Las Vegas. CES
Harnessing haptics: Award-winning 'Haptics Enhanced Medical Training in Extended Reality' project by Professor Lim Chwee Teck's team at techIES 2023. iHT
How tech can aid people with muscular dystrophy. The Edge
EON Reality partners with Microtube Technologies to bring haptic experience into reality. EON Reality
Nationwide preventive heart health study launched to help pick up hidden diseases. The Straits Times
本地将开展大型研究 助制定措施预防心脏疾病。卫生部长王乙康在Project RESET项目推介仪式上试用名为HaptGlove的器材和全息技术，感受心脏与肝脏的不同状况。Lianhe Zaobao 1 2
When cancer takes a deadly turn: NUS study sheds a new light on cancer metastasis. NUS
Professor Lim Chwee Teck, from the Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech) and the Department of Biomedical Engineering at NUS College of Design and Engineering, has been elected as Fellow by the Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES). Prof Lim is one of the 356 Fellows in IES, the national society of engineers in Singapore. NUS
Congratulations to Prof Lim for being elected Fellow of Institution of Engineers, Singapore.
Our lab developed VR haptic gloves, HaptGlove was featured in the recent National Day Rally 2023 (Chinese) speech by the Prime minister. View More
Congratulations to our PhD student, Qi Jiaming and team, for winning the Best Prototype Prize for the Singapore Airlines AppChallenge 2023. View More
NUS scientists lauded as outstanding mentors in Nature Awards. NUS
Congratulations to Prof Lim Chwee Teck for being conferred the Nature Lifetime Achievement Award for Mentoring in Science 2022. Given by the prestigious journal Nature, this award recognizes his support for early career researchers in their career development. Nature
Recognition as among best materials science scientists. Congratulations to Prof Lim for being ranked one the best materials science scientists by Research.com. iFIM
自带触觉VR手套 玩游戏远程医疗更逼真. Lianhe Zaobao
Smart insole that detects workplace falls to be trialled in maritime sector. The Straits Times
有助减少工伤意外 国大研发智能鞋垫实时监测防跌避险. Lianhe Zaobao
国大研发智能鞋垫 盼减少滑倒、绊倒和跌倒工伤事故. Lianhe Zaobao
Smart insole to identify and mitigate workplace slips, trips and fall. NUS
戴者可感应物体大小软硬 国大虚拟实境手套获卓越工程成就奖. Lianhe Zaobao
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VR HaptGlove adds physical touch to the metaverse.View More
Novel VR glove levels up user experience in the metaverse with a more realistic sense of touch. NUS
Congratulations to Professor Lim Chwee Teck, Yeo Joo Chuan and Qi Jiaming for winning the IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Awards 2022 for their HapGlove-Wirelesss Pneumatic Glove for Multimode Haptic Feedback in the Metaverse. IES
Congratulations to Professor Lim Chwee Teck for being elected as Fellow of the International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM) at the IUPESM World Congress 2022. The Fellowship recognise his outstanding contributions to the international development of physical and engineering sciences in medicine. View More
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Congratulations to Yerim Lee for receiving the Merit Award under the Faculty Innovation and Research Award for her undergraduate final year project!
Congratulations to Truong Dong Hung for receiving the High Achievement Award under the Faculty Innovation and Research Award for his undergraduate final year project!
Congratulations to our startup, Microtube Technologies, for receiving funding for their series seed round led by Oriza Greenwillow Technology Fund. Microtube Technologies Flipboard The Crowd Review TechinAsia
Scientist behind the world's first smart bandage among winners of prestigious Fortune Times awards. View More
NUS researchers develop world’s first smart bandage that detects multiple biomarkers for onsite chronic wound monitoring.NUS NUS Twitter NUS Research Twitter NUS Facebook NUS LinkedIn NUS Instagram Straits Times Zaobao Capital 958 Channel News Asia (Time: 48:02-49:00) Channel 5 News (Time: 19:50-20:16) 8world Online Suria News Online Vasantham News Online Yahoo! News >MSN Singapore ZDNet Singapore News Live News Medical Funtitech TechGenYZ Funtitech The Wall Street Journal Reuters The Wall Street Journal South China Morning Post
Professor Lim Chwee Teck, inaugural NUSS Professor at NUS Biomedical Engineering, has been named the winner of the Asia’s Most Influential Scientist Award by the business magazine Fortune Times. View More
林水德教授荣膺2021年时代财智大奖“亚洲最具影响力科学家奖”. View More
2021年时代财智大奖揭晓 八位商企研代表荣膺大奖. View More
Our article, “Machine learning based approach to pH imaging and classification of single cancer cells,” was recently promoted by APL Bioengineering as “Most Shared Research”. View More
InfinityGlove™ Team bags 2021 IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award. View More
32 NUS scientists among the world’s most highly cited researchers. View More
Congratulations to the Microtube Technologies team for receiving the IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award during the World Engineers Summit 2021. View More
Health Matters - Smart Bandage For Chronic Wound Monitoring. View More
Congratulations to Prof. Lim for being the as one of the top 5% most cited authors in Royal Society of Chemistry journals, 2020.View More
Congratulations to our startup, Microtube Technologies, for being Winner of the Jinji Lake Startup Competition Singapore Final Round 2021.
Congratulations to Prof Lim for being elected Fellow of the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology.
Cancer Detection: Singapore researchers harness AI to identify cancer cells.View More
Singapore researchers using AI to identify cancer cells by acidity, CGTN.View More
Our research on using AI to detect cancer cells by their acidity was published in the Straits Times.View More
Our research on using AI to detect cancer cells by their acidity appeared in the Chinese newspaper, Lianhe Zaobao.View More
Prof Lim’s article on “Support for Research & Innovation Key to Battling Diseases” appeared on Science Talk of the Straits Times (8 Mar 2021).View More
Dr Yeo Joo Chuan and our InfinityGlove technology was featured in the Channel News Asia documentary, Game Nation (S1, Ep1).View More
Prof Lim was featured in the Fortune Times.View More
