2025
Meet the 2025 President's Science & Technology Awards winners.
Last updated 8 June 2026
President’s Science & Technology Medal 2025
Tan Eng Chye
President
National University of Singapore
"For his transformative contributions in advancing Singapore’s research and innovation landscape through interdisciplinary education, international partnerships, and deep tech innovation and ecosystem building, nurturing future leaders and elevating Singapore’s global standing in science and technology."
President's Science Award 2025
Lim Chwee Teck
Director
Institute for Health Innovation & Technology
National University of Singapore
"For his pioneering contributions to cancer research through innovative mechanobiology approaches, successfully bridging engineering, biological sciences and medicine to foster a deeper understanding of cancer metastasis."
Lisa Ng
Executive Director
A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs
Biomedical Research Council
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
"For her pioneering contributions to viral infection immunology and advancing global pandemic management through groundbreaking research on Arboviruses, in particular, Chikungunya."
President's Technology Award 2025
Ng Geok Ing
Professor
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Executive Director
National Semiconductor Translation and Innovation Centre for Gallium Nitride
"For his groundbreaking work in advancing Singapore's capabilities in radio-frequency Gallium Nitride (GaN) – an advanced III-V compound semiconductor technology – particularly in defence and commercial applications, by enabling local manufacturing capabilities and nurturing talents in this strategic field."
Young Scientist Award 2025
Chan Yi Hao
Principal Investigator
A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
"For his research on viral encephalitis, revealing how the brain defends itself from life-threatening viral infections."
Andy Tay Kah Ping
Presidential Young Professor
National University of Singapore
"For advancing biomaterial-based therapies that modulate immune responses to improve diabetic wound healing and enhance cancer immunotherapy outcomes."
Liu Ziwei
Nanyang Assistant Professor
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
"For his contributions to the field of generative AI, in particular, how it perceives, understands and recreates the visual world around us."
Wang Xinchao
Presidential Young Professor
National University of Singapore
"For advancing machine learning techniques that train compact AI models using limited resources, while achieving the capabilities of larger AI systems."