Temasek Report 2010

Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory

Established in 2002, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) is a non-profit research organisation in the field of molecular biology and genetics. Affiliated to the National University of Singapore and the Nanyang Technological University, TLL supports about 220 researchers from 24 countries. Since inception, TLL has filed more than 200 patent applications and published more than 400 papers in peer-reviewed journals, of which more than 25% are in high impact research journals like Nature.

TLL also helps nurture bright young scientific minds and challenges them to become leaders in their own fields.

In applied research, TLL is partnering the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) in a fish breeding programme to provide a safe and sustainable supply of fish for Singapore. TLL is also collaborating with GenoMar AS, a Norwegian aquaculture company with operations across Asia, in providing fish farming industries with a traceability system to verify the origin of fish and fish products.