Lunch and Learn - Singapore: hosted by ARIA and Biotech Connection Singapore

🍽️ The UK's Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) is coming to Singapore — and we're bringing lunch!

Join us at NSG Biolabs in Biopolis for an insightful midday session on how ambitious science gets funded and how ARIA supports researchers pursuing bold, high-risk ideas.

What to Expect:

• Introduction to ARIA: Learn how ARIA's funding works and which opportunities are available for Singapore-based researchers.
• Fireside Chat & Q&A: Engage with the ARIA team and discuss their focus areas including programmable physiology, computation & robotics, manufacturing, and neurotechnology.
• Networking Lunch: Connect with the ARIA team and the local research community over lunch.

Who Should Attend:

• Principal investigators and researchers from industry and academia at Singapore's universities and A*STAR.
• Life-science, biotech, and deep-tech researchers tackling ambitious problems.
• Anyone interested in ARIA's funding opportunities or the role of a future ARIA Programme Director.

Speakers:

• Dr. Ivan Jayapurna: Programme Director at ARIA, with a PhD in materials science and engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
• Dr. Maximilian Sichrovsky: Science and Technology Lead at ARIA, biochemist trained at Cambridge University.
• Dr. Alice Pettitt: Frontier Specialist at ARIA, previously part of Creator Fund, focused on deep-tech investments.
• Dr. Aayush Chadha: Frontier Specialist at ARIA, background in material science and neurotechnology.

🚀 Why This Matters: ARIA is opening recruitment for its third cohort of Programme Directors in August 2026 for a May 2027 start. This is your chance to hear directly about funding opportunities and the Programme Director role.

🔗 Learn more and RSVP