HP and NTU Open Their First Corporate Innovation Lab in Asia

HP and NTU Open Their First Corporate Innovation Lab in Asia
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Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, HP and the National Research Foundation (NRF) announced the new HP-NTU Digital Manufacturing Corporate Lab.

As Singapore’s newest corporate research laboratory and HP’s largest university research collaboration worldwide, the lab will drive innovation, technology, skills and economic development critical for the advancement of the so called fourth industrial revolution. This is HP’s first university laboratory collaboration in Asia. The $84 million lab supports Singapore’s push toward industry transformation in the areas of digital manufacturing and 3D printing technologies.

Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering is one of four technology domains under the Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2020 Plan, which is Singapore’s national strategy to develop a knowledge-based innovation-driven economy and society. The lab’s 100 researchers and staff will focus on digital manufacturing technologies, specifically in areas of advancing 3D printing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, new materials and applications, cybersecurity and customization.

The new lab will be a key pillar of NTU’s Smart Campus initiative and will build on HP’s strong research and manufacturing capabilities. At launch, there will be 15 priority projects to better understand new materials and applications, artificial intelligence and machine learning as well as cybersecurity.