Founded in 1939, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (National Center for Scientific Research) is a government-funded research organization, under the administrative authority or France's Ministry of Research. As the largest fundamental research organization in Europe, CNRS is involved in all scientific fields, promoting inter-disciplinarity in order to improve knowledge, ensure economic and technological development or solve complex societal problems is one of the major objectives of CNRS interdisciplinary programs.
The Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R) is a member of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) family. Established in 2002, I²R integrates R&D in information, communications and media (ICM) technologies to develop holistic solutions across the ICM value chain. Its research capabilities are in information technology and science, wireless and optical communications and media analysis, processing and applications. It seeks to enable technologies and processes that will drive new and enhanced services for Singapore's knowledge-based economy.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) is Singapore's global university with an entrepreneurial dimension and distinctive strengths in education and research. A research-intensive university, NUS has a close teaching-research association with 13 national-level, 11 university-level and 800 faculty-based research institutes and centres. Research activities are strategic and robust, and a 'no walls' collaborative culture forms the bedrock of NUS' research-intensive vibrancy. A spirit of entrepreneurchip and innovation promotes creative enterprise university-wide. This is aided by a venture support eco-system that helps students, staff and alumni nurture the development of start-ups into regional and global companies.
In the heart of the French Alps, Grenoble is a university town with almost 60000 students, with a long history of scientific discovery and innovative research. Joseph Fourier was a renowned scientist in the 19th century, and Chief Government Officer in Grenoble. Named after this eminent scholar, Grenoble University of science, technology and medicine is also knows as University Joseph Fourier (UJF), and is currently one of the Europe's leading university.
The Science and Higher Education Section of the Embassy of France in Singapore is supporting this event throught the MERLION2008 program which provides support for joint scientific and technological projects in collaboration with Singaporean research insitutions.
