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Our community member Lucence Diagnostics has developed a SAFER-Sample kit - a saliva sample collection kit intended for non-invasive collection and transport of saliva samples for PCR-based testing of viral RNA, such as SARS-CoV-2 (aka COVID-19). CEO Tan Min Han will share more at a webinar (Thursday 4/16 9am PST, 9pm GMT+8) together with GovTech (Government Technology Agency of Singapore) on how they are innovating to tackle challenges of the current pandemic. Sign up here now! http://tech65webinarseries.splashthat.com/

Welcome to the family! NUS Enterprise and Becamex IDC have formalised a partnership for an expansion of BLOCK71 into Vietnam today! From #BlktoBLOCK, we’re thrilled to open up greater #gateways for our global community to access emerging technology markets through Becamex’s deep local networks, as well as leverage on the National University of Singapore’s reservoir of technology and talent programs to bring the regional ecosystem to greater heights! Stay tuned to our channels to be the first to hear when we launch! http://block71.co//nus-enterprise-partners-becamex-expand/

Live from NUS Overseas Colleges SV x BLOCK71 San Francisco's Wicked Wednesday: From Ideas to Actualisation Got a question? Ask away here: https://app.sli.do/event/4zr4ozr4 ---... Wicked Wednesdays is an ongoing series organized by students from the National University of Singapore, where tech enthusiasts and serial entrepreneurs gather to learn more about various topics e.g. coding and innovation trends. There are also various workshops and panel sessions which members of the community can join! Our first event will feature founders and how they turned their ideas into businesses. Silicon Valley has one of the most vibrant startup culture in the world and is home to some of the world’s greatest startups. So, where did those great ideas come from? How did the founders bring those ideas into reality? Join us in our very first Wicked Wednesday Series, which will be held in BLOCK71, as we come together to have an informal chat with some of the founders of these great start-ups. Speakers: Hye Ryeon Lee, Founder and COO of Imprimed Harry Yu, Co-founder of Wanderlog

Congrats to Lucence Diagnostics on their latest Series A round! Lucence develops non-invasive tests for cancer screening. With this latest funding round, they plan to scale their labs and teams, start on new clinical trials, and make its products commercially available to more patients in Asia and North America.

Last call for RSVPs to our very first Wicked Wednesday organized together with NUS Overseas Colleges! For our overseas friends, we will be live streaming the sharing on this page, so stay tuned!

Join us at the launch of our new event series jointly organized with NUS Overseas Colleges - Wicked Wednesdays next Wed Nov 20! Our very first panel will feature founders and their personal journeys of turning an idea into a business. Don't miss this! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wicked-wednesdays-startup-idea

"Alexa, find me a voice coach." So proud of our member Ambit for getting accepted into Alexa Accelerator Class of 2019! Ambit is 1 of 9 early-stage startups who are helping to shape the future of voice technology, together with the Alexa fund, Techstars, and a pool of mentors from Amazon. Congratulations!! https://blog.aboutamazon.com//meet-the-2019-alexa-accelera

Congrats to our alum team, Pod Foods, on your latest seed funding! https://medium.com//pod-foods-raises-3m-to-expand-next-gen

SKALA, Indonesia's first metrics-driven and growth focused pre-seed program for tech startups is officially open to applications! The team is looking for technology startups with a founding team that possesses strong domain expertise and a deep understanding of the Indonesian market. Selected startups will receive $50,000 in exchange for 8% equity and join 20-week mentorship program starting in September 2019. Head to https://joinskala.com to apply and find out more about the program! #SKALA2019 #InnovationFactory #Strive #Investment #Startup #Accelerator #BLOCK71Community #BLOCK71SF #BLOCK71Singapore

We're going to Singapore!! Join our team and community at this panel about international expansion for startups, where we will share all the highs and lows of this journey! Onsophic Inc. BLOCK71 Singapore Startups Greater Asia #goglobal #block71 #startups #growth

Think you can define the future of banking? Join the global hack at https://www.dbs.com/pshift/index.html and be the shift at the World’s Best Digital Bank. Be creative and submit your ideas by July 5! #Holyshift #globalhack #DBSpshift #Globalhack #Capgemini

Apply to ICE71's pre-acceleration bootcamp now! Over one week, you will test your cybersecurity business idea, meet potential co-founders who share a similar interest, and turn your idea into a viable business. Applications close on June 7 (GMT+8).