Agency For Science, Technology and Research - A*STAR Entities

A*STAR Entities

The agency is made up of:

• The Biomedical Research Council (BMRC) – Oversees public sector research activities in the biomedical sciences
• The Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) – Oversees public sector research activities in the physical sciences & engineering
• The A*STAR Joint Council (A*JC) – Promotes and supports interdisciplinary collaborations between biomedical sciences, and physical sciences & engineering
• The A*STAR Graduate Academy (A*GA) – Administers science scholarships and other manpower development programs
• Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd (ETPL) – Manages the intellectual property created by research institutes in Singapore, and facilitates technology transfer to industry
• The Corporate Group – Supports the rest of the organisation with finance, human resources, legal and other services

The agency oversees 14 biomedical sciences, and physical sciences and engineering research institutes, and six consortia & centre, which are located in Biopolis and Fusionopolis, as well as their immediate vicinity.

A*STAR supports Singapore's key economic clusters by providing intellectual, human and industrial capital to its partners in industry. It also supports extramural research in the universities, hospitals, research centres, and with other local and international partners.