Budding Innovations prides itself on its full horizontal capability integration. BioWellness is one of our key pillars, and on top of developing BioWellness programs for our clients only, we are also deploying Wellness programs for our BI-ers. Human Capital is our most valuable asset. Budding Innovations fully supports enhancing an individual's Wellbeing, and is investing in a 20 week program as a first step towards a long term development plan. These programs will also be made available for the organisations we work with. We will release more on this at a later date.

The Industry Roundtable Series is a platform for in-depth discussion and exchange of knowledge amongst senior corporate executives, industry experts and academics. Centred on a series of topics, the Industry Roundtable harnesses NUS' innovation resources to uncover the next big trend. In close collaboration with SMART and NUS, Budding Innovations has taken a leadership role for Sensornomics, as part of our CxO program. Our key objective is to develop the company towards it's next fundable stage, and drive in-market successes for it's highly innovative Biomimicry-bases flow sensing technology. We look forward to presenting the Sensornomics proposition during the Industry Roundtable, on September 28th 2017.

On 30th March 2017, a career fair for start-ups - organised by the Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) - drew attention from over 1000 participants looking for start-up jobs. Budding Innovations participated at the ACE start-up career fair in order to look for local, dynamic and results-oriented talents to join our growing team. The engagement around the BI booth was very active and the over response very positive. Over coming weeks BI will be participating in more events and activities to nurture the local start-up scene and provide opportunities for entrepreneurs. At BI, we believe that a diverse skill set is key to delivering successes, and that building the next generation of innovators requires hands-on experience on ‘real’ projects under the guidance of our senior management team. Our internship program is developed to offer individuals and/or teams the chance to gain experience, while allowing the projects to benefit from the specific expertise and mindset the interns bring. Coming out of the internship program, the individuals will have gained critical experience to be more confident and successful in their own future endeavor, or have a chance to find full time employment at BI or one of our subsidiaries. More information about BI's internship programs & open positions can be found on the BI Website. More information about the ACE startup carerr fair can be found on the Channel News Asia Website

We've partnered with @GAccelerator.SoutheastAsia to support German startups in the #HealthTech Development, Food/Nutrition, #LifeScience and #MedTech sector looking to expand into Asia and Singapore. In addition, we'll be collaborating with additional Singaporean entities to develop a better innovation and startup ecosystem in the region! Learn more about the German Accelerator's program: www.germanaccelerator.asia

Singapore, 21st November 2017 Budding Innovations participated in a panel discussion at the Italian Innovation Days in Singapore about 'New directions for Research & Development'. The 2017 Italian Innovation Days was part of the Italian Week in ASEAN. Some of Italy's most innovative companies and startups joined a mission to Singapore, to showcase their innovations, and to meet with Singaporean companies and funding partners. Budding Innovations engaged with Italian companies to provide solutions and build ventures for commercializing technologies and identified opportunities to help Italian companies to expand locally/regionally. The participation also acknowledged Budding Innovations' contribution to the ecosystem nurturing Innovation and R&D and as an enabler of bringing ideas to life.

What an amazing year it has been! To the date, 1 year ago, our journey started, and Andre Stolz and myself took a leap of faith to put our pen to paper and incorporate Budding Innovations Pte. Ltd. We entered unchartered waters with a vision on how to build an end-to-end technology commercialization firm. Singapore represented fertile grounds as we're operating at the intersection between world class technology innovation and leading global companies seeking to build new ideas into their pipelines. We were 'late' to arrive to the Incubation and Acceleration scene, so we had our challenges cut out for us to build our equity, our positioning and our unique value-add. The 12 months that followed have been such a tremendous experience, where we have fully organically grown BI to what it is today. We have not taken external investments, and yet have been able to build a rich pipeline of high profile clients, a bespoke strategic partnership network to enable efficient technology maturation, and an active project & incubatee list that still raises the hair on the back of my neck. But the best thing of all; our team, the people that make up BI. With their passion, commitment, drive, sacrifice and vision, all we dreamed about became possible, and it turned out better, bigger, bolder. I am proud to be surrounded by such an inspiring group of people. We are strong at our core, but we are stronger through our partnerships. The network of companies we work with, is crucial in executing the technology maturation programs. With every partner that comes onboard, we build new pillars, and the most valued partners & friends that were with us from the beginning are seamlessly embedded into our model. Looking ahead, we have a full pipeline of exciting opportunities, and view on a growing number of incubatees we will take onboard as we continue to grow our team, our ecosystem, and our capabilities. The next 12 months will be busteling with activity. I can't wait to share more on the great work the BI team is doing. Thanks again for an amazing first year. And thanks for being there with us moving forward. B. About Budding Innovations: BI is a Singapore headquartered firm that focuses on Technology Commercialization by closing the maturity gap between new innovations and the needs of the market and its customers. The firm specializes in working with early to more matured stage technology owners, and translates the technology’s potential into a full go-to-market strategy, and the hands-on execution thereof. BI effectively takes technology to market and plays an active role in the end-to-end commercialization, through its bespoke strategic capability partner ecosystem, and wide market opportunity access. BI drives commercialization through eventually transferring appropriately matured programs to a corporate client, into a (self-)managed start-up, or driving a technology portfolio approach on behalf of our clients. Technology verticals center around Advanced materials, CleanTech, Life Sciences and MedTech. BI also offers entrepreneurial internship programs to young entrepreneurs, grows their skill sets and contributes towards building a vibrant start-up scene in Singapore. I would be happy to sit with folks to take us through our case studies, and pipeline opportunities.

Xinova and Singapore based Budding Innovations announced today they would expand their work to deliver breakthrough materials and packaging based innovations. The expansion strengthens both companies growth in Singapore, for the benefit of global corporate clients. Xinova is funding Budding Innovations for the continued build-out of its prototyping capabilities, and to more rapidly turn early stage ideas into proof-of-principle and market relevant prototypes. This capability will drive innovation efficiency by both establishing feasibility at a very early stage and de-risking technology adoption for multinational clients. This process delivers prototypes that can be developed into scalable and commercially ready solutions much faster. “Budding Innovations is excited to deepen its partnership with Xinova,” said Dr. Bert Grobben, Founder and CEO of Budding Innovations. “Application and contextual prototyping capabilities are critical for the selection of high potential early stage technologies, and to focus downstream resources more efficiently. Doing so rapidly, iteratively, and in the context of an identified client problem statement is key to driving innovation productivity.” “Xinova is thrilled to expand its partnership with Budding Innovation and we look forward to continued growth for both businesses in Singapore and around the world” said Dr. Maggie Ng, VP and Head of the Technology Development Center at Xinova. “Budding Innovations has proven itself to be a great springboard into the Singapore innovation community. This partnership has generated positive outcomes across the board and both organizations now have additional headcount to further develop rapid prototyping capabilities. This partnership has been brought about thanks to the support of the Singapore Economic Development Board.” An initial focus of the partnership will be on technologies and applications relevant to Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), as this sector has a significant need and interest in fast-paced innovation and real world prototyping. The team recently proved the benefits of the collaboration by successfully developing and licensing a new product concept, with several more innovations in active development. At a later stage, both companies will evaluate widening their rapid prototyping capabilities for a broader set of deep technology areas. About Budding Innovations Budding Innovations Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore headquartered firm that focuses on Technology Commercialization by closing the maturity gap between new innovations and the needs of the market and its customers. The firm specializes in working with early to more matured stage technology owners, and translates the technology’s potential into a full go-to-market strategy, and the hands-on execution thereof. BI effectively takes technology to market and plays an active role in the end-to-end commercialization, through its bespoke strategic capability partner ecosystem, and wide market opportunity access. BI drives commercialization through eventually transferring appropriately matured programs to a corporate client, into a (self-)managed start-up, or driving a technology portfolio approach on behalf of our clients. Technology verticals centre around Advanced materials, CleanTech, Life Sciences and MedTech. BI also engages on Corporate Entrepreneurship programs, and offers entrepreneurial internship programs to young entrepreneurs, grows their skill sets and contributes towards building a vibrant start-up scene in Singapore. About Xinova Xinova partners with customers and inventors to think beyond the confines of their organization and solve big problems. With clients worldwide ranging from Fortune 100 companies to SME’s , Xinova has more than 50 experts, including PhDs, product and commercialization experts, business analysts, and intellectual property experts. At its core, Xinova manages a curated Innovation Network – a community of over 10,000 multidisciplinary experts from more than 30 countries and more than 100 companies, institutions, and universities around the world. The Xinova portfolio of innovations and incubated spinouts covers a wide range of technology sectors, including food and beverage, science, agriculture, manufacturing, electronics, and biotech. Xinova’s Technology Development Centre, based in Singapore is supported by the country’s Economic Development Board. For media inquiries about Budding Innovations please contact: Dr. Bert Grobben CEO bert.grobben@budinno.com For media inquiries about Xinova please contact: Nicholas Gibson Senior Vice President & Head of Marketing gibson@xinova.com

From July 10th to 14th, EcoWorth Tech participated in CESS 2016, and demonstrated the key benefits of its Carbon Fibre Aerogel (CFA) technology in the NEA Pavilion. We were especially honoured to be introduced to President Tony Tan during the VIP opening night. Many thanks to the NEA team for a very successful edition of CESS, and the wonderful support to our Start-up EcoWorth Tech.

Today BI is pleased to announce that it has made a major step forward in providing access to solid Industrial IoT capabilities and resources. As we build out our Lifespan Health vision, we operate increasingly more intimately at the interface between the physical and digital worlds, while a growing number of opportunities need to be connected. Our portfolio contains programs with leading Fortune 500s and regional multinationals in delivering innovative Brand Portfolios, as well as a wide range of SMEs, start-ups and innovators in predominantly Lifespan Health, Nutrition/Food, Life Science, MedTech and Wellness domains. For Start-ups in particular, BI has core expertise in taking them to full product readiness stage, scale-up, and commercial market launch & expansion. We increasingly leverage our consumer centric & market focused approach as a point of different for enhance development of "'Smart' tech, and how everything over time will come together at higher order smart products, services, living spaces, care environments and up to integration into facilities and cities. As a MindSphere Silver Partner, Budding Innovations Pte. Ltd. is a member of Siemens' ecosystem of MindSphere partners. This means we have technical staff trained by Siemens through the MindSphere Technical Curriculum, access to other MindSphere partners who can complement our own capabilities in helping our Corporate clients and the SMEs & Startups we support achieve their desired business building outcomes through IoT generally and MindSphere specifically.

Eating well and staying physically active are generally seen as simplest things everybody can do to stay generally healthy. But with lifestyles changing, through urbanisation, longer life expectancy, more demanding professional life, environmental pressures, nutritional changes,.... these simple steps seem harder to realise than ever. Too often recently individuals end up in a ‘care’ context for symptoms or diseases that have a rooting in Lifestyles. At the interface between lifestyle and data analytics, more and more opportunities are arising to drive positive [preventative] health impact. Whenever we have new means to measure, integrate, analyse and interpret data we take steps towards an integrated personalised lifespan health service. To date, the interface between lifestyle and intervention is largely still empirical, and mostly based on historical and broad based demographic correlations. But is this the most efficient way to make lasting lifestyle impact? For nearly all individuals and families, health and wellbeing are linked to a very dynamic personal and social context – in realtime. To be able to personalise lasting impact, we need to be able to turn context into measurable, quantifiable and traceable data. New sensor technologies allow to translate ‘feelings’ into a digital profile that can be leveraged to deliver a sustainable impact on the individuals’ health, ideally before any medical symptoms occur. This session tackles new emerging trends and opportunities in active lifestyles, behaviour, nutrition and supplementation, diagnostics and wearables to maximise anyone’s opportunities and live life to the fullest, longest, healthiest. For tickets: https://event.e2i.com.sg/web/MTS5