Panasonic R&D Center Singapore Inked MOU with IPI Singapore to Support Local Businesses’ Innovation Processes

Panasonic R&D Center Singapore and Panasonic Holdings Corporation Intellectual Property Department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with IPI Singapore to support local businesses, including SMEs and startups, with Panasonic’s technology expertise and explore technology commercialization opportunities.

The inking of the MOU took place on the first day of TechInnovation 2023, held in Singapore from October 31 to November 2 and its 11th edition. The brokerage event is a premier technology-matching platform that connects the innovation and technology ecosystem—industry leaders, entrepreneurial innovators, technology seekers and providers such as Panasonic, in Asia. TechInnovation is organised by IPI Singapore, a government agency driving innovation for businesses through providing them access to its global network of technology partners.

Panasonic R&D Center Singapore Inked MOU with IPI Singapore  to Support Local Businesses’ Innovation Processes

Signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (from left to right: Singapore’s Minister of State for the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, and the Ministry of Trade & Industry, Mr. Alvin Tan, IPI CEO Mr. Wong Lap Wai, Panasonic Holdings Corporation Intellectual Property Department Director Mr. Yoshiaki Tokuda, and Panasonic R&D Center Singapore Managing Director Mr. Masaaki Yamane)

The Panasonic Group exhibited devices, sensors, AI, and software in the following topics:

√ Modular Sanitary Device for Electroproduction of Ozonated Water with Sanitising Properties
√ Multiple Inputs Based Intelligent Irrigation System
√ Privacy Friendly Indoor Living Body Localization Using IoT Microwave MIMO Radar
√ Intuitive and Durable Capacitive Force Sensing Technology
√ Accelerating Vision-based Artificial Intelligence Development with Pre-trained Models
√ Autonomous Built Environment Inspection

As a result of explaining the technology to visitors and discussing the possibility of co-creation, Panasonic received multiple requests for demonstrations and further discussions for co-creation. 

The Intellectual Property Division and Panasonic R&D Center Singapore will continue to promote open innovation activities that leverage Singapore's innovation ecosystem.