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Fano is using technology to combat voice scams in multiple languages and dialects.

Kskin was set up in 2020 to cater to customers who lead busy lives but still value professional care for their skin. Its outlets, numbering 65 in Singapore, do not take appointments. Instead, customers take a queue number after selecting their desired treatment.

PanCare Medical earned its stripes during one of Singapore’s most challenging healthcare crises. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the company played a crucial role in setting up, managing and running Joint Testing and Vaccination Centres (JTVCs), swab isolation facilities and community care facilities, demonstrating their ability to efficiently handle large-scale healthcare operations.

By combining rice husks, single-use plastics and a proprietary binding material, Plana – short for plastic for nature – creates PlanaWood, a sustainable alternative to natural wood. It is a long-lasting and market-ready construction material suitable for a variety of consumers.

RushOwl bridges the gap between private hire ride-hailing and public transport by operating bus shuttle services that adjust their routes dynamically based on real-time demand.

Pyxis Maritime, a start-up powering Singapore’s maritime future with fully electric vessels.

Established in 2019 by Tan Swee Yen and Shen Nansheng, CoNEX Healthcare developed the PreSAGE system - a thermal imaging device that is designed to help prevent falls among the elderly. PreSAGE has already been installed in several hospitals, nursing homes and residential apartments in Singapore and Thailand, with plans to introduce the system in Malaysia and Australia.

ProfilePrint is founded by Alan Lai in 2018, whose system uses Al-driven profiling and patented fingerprinting technology to assess the quality of food ingredients to help agribusinesses trade more efficiently. With deployments in more than 50 locations across the globe, ProfilePrint aims to revolutionise the onerous processes within the agrifood sector.

Based in Malaysia, TROOPERS has successfully established itself as the largest flexible job-matching platform in the country, connecting more than 250,000 individuals to hundreds of companies offering temporary or part-time jobs. Besides helping gig workers to improve their career prospects, they also hope to empower partner organisations to efficiently manage their talent needs.

Spearheaded by Didi Gan and Jaslyn Lee, biosciences firm N&E Innovations develops sustainable solutions to reduce food wastage without the use of chemicals. The formulation, called Vikang99, turns food waste into a non-toxic and biodegradable antimicrobial agent that can be applied onto surfaces to eliminate bacteria. Its range of hand sanitisers and disinfectants is now available at Tangs, Takashimaya, Lazada and Shopee.

REDEX operates Asia’s leading trading platform for renewable energy certificates (RECs), matching suppliers with buyers who wish to reduce their carbon footprint using RECs. It has recently launched the ‘REConnect’ app in Singapore, allowing users to earn income from RECs generated by their rooftop solar installations. REDEX hopes to expand to the Middle East and Latin America to facilitate the development of these emerging renewable energy markets.

Hong Kong-based Flex Fuel is set up in 2016 and specialises in researching and developing hydrogen production equipment to provide customised energy solutions. One such product is a hydrogen injection machine that cleans diesel engines without the use of harmful chemicals, reducing fuel and carbon emissions. Currently, Flex Fuel has around 3,000 carbon-cleaning machines installed around the world.