Alternative route into Asia? Think small

Singapore may be small but over the last decade, measures to strengthen its medtech ecosystem have enabled the country to serve as a useful springboard for companies wanting to launch themselves into the wider Asian market. In an interview with Associate Professor Sze Wee Tan, deputy executive director of Biomedical Research Council and the man in charge of developing Singapore’s medtech cluster, Tina Tan finds out how the country has built a thriving medtech ecosystem that is now attracting international attention. She also chats to some local medtech entrepreneurs to find out about their experiences of innovating in Singapore