Managing chronic diseases such as heart failure and hypertension remains one of the most pressing challenges facing ageing societies. In Singapore, where the proportion of older adults is rising rapidly, there is a growing urgency to move beyond episodic, hospital-based care towards continuous, personalised monitoring in homes and communities. Addressing this challenge is the focus of the Wearable Imaging for Transforming Elderly Care (WITEC) collaborative research project at

The SMART Mens, Manus, and Machina (M3S) interdisciplinary group participated at RoboSoft 2026, the 9th IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, held in Kanazawa, Japan, from April 7-11. Robosoft 2026 is a leading international conference for sharing cutting-edge research across different fields in soft robotics, which includes wearable systems, medical applications, underwater and aerial robots, and edible and biodegradable systems. The M3S team’s paper titled “Adapti

The Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) interdisciplinary research group (IRG) at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) aims to develop innovative and disruptive approaches to tackle one of today’s most pressing health threats – antimicrobial resistance. Part of this effort is Zeus Nair, Senior Postdoctoral Associate at SMART AMR. His work centres on uncovering the mechanisms that drive antimicrobial resistance in bacteria, combining hands-on laboratory e

Uncovering How Bacteria Suppress Immune Defences in Stubborn Wound Infections Chronic wound infections, such as diabetic foot ulcers and post-surgical infections, are difficult to treat as some bacteria can interfere with the body’s immune defences. Hence, these persistent wounds place a heavy burden on patients and healthcare systems. Researchers from SMART Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) interdisciplinary research group (IRG) have uncovered how Enterococcus faecalis (E. faec

What if machines could “see” the world the way humans do? At the Wafer-scale Integrated Sensing Devices based on Optoelectronic Metasurfaces (WISDOM) interdisciplinary research group at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), researchers are working to make this a reality, developing ultra-thin, scalable sensing devices that help machines better understand depth, shape and space like humans do. Wang Yue, Principal Research Scientist at SMART WISDOM , is dr

The Food@CREATE Seminar held on 11 February brought together experts from Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) entities and partners, as well as other organisations, to examine how science and technology can support Singapore’s evolving food security strategy. The discussions highlighted research translation and the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in strengthening resilience across the agri-food ecosystem. Singapore-MIT Alliance f

Singapore faces a critical challenge of rising chronic diseases, especially with an increasingly ageing population. At the forefront of tackling this challenge is Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology’s (SMART) Wearable Imaging for Transforming Elderly Care (WITEC) collaborative research project. WITEC aims to develop the world’s first wearable ultrasound imaging system capable of 48-hour intermittent cardiovascular imaging for continuous and real-time monitoring

Group photo from the CREATE Idea Sprint 2026, co-organised by SMART and TUMCREATE, featuring Team Kelp65 receiving the top award for their FoodTech proposal to develop kelp as an alternative protein source (Photo: SMART DiSTAP; photo taken by Dr Anoop Patil) On 5 January 2026, the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) participated in the Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) 2026, organised by the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF). As part of a

As we head into 2026, the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) celebrates remarkable progress in driving innovations to address global challenges. Over the past year, SMART has delivered breakthroughs in translational research that are shaping the future of science, healthcare, technology and more. 2026 promises even more. Driven by a commitment to push the boundaries of research, SMART’s researchers are ready to tackle new challenges. Let’s dive into th

In 2025, the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) has reinforced its position at the forefront of scientific innovation. Our interdisciplinary research groups (IRGs) have continued to focus on tackling critical challenges in antimicrobial resistance, disease management, cell therapy development, global food security, and the proliferation of AI and emerging technologies. With the launch of two new IRGs, Wafer-scale Integrated Sensing Devices based on Opt