Daily Briefing: NUS invents ‘fast and safe' way to solidify natural gas; Neuroglee bags $3.07m in pre-seed funding

And Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore opens in Singapore.

From ChannelNewsAsia:

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a new mixture that can convert natural gas into solid form within 15 minutes, making it easier to transport and store the gas in a “fast and safe” way.

This could help “enhance” Singapore’s energy security in the long run, said the university.

Singapore is mostly reliant on natural gas—considered the least polluting fossil fuel—for its energy needs.

Currently, ways of storing natural gas include liquefying it at about -160 degrees Celsius or compressing it to almost 250 times atmospheric pressure, said NUS, noting that it can be a challenge to store the gas safely and affordably.

It added that these approaches do not work at a large scale because they are either expensive or not so safe to store for long periods.

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From e27:

Neuroglee Therapeutics, a Singapore-based healthtech startup building evidence-based, prescription digital therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases, announced that it has raised $3.07m (US$2.3m) in pre-seed funding.

The round was led by Eisai, a Japanese global pharmaceutical company.

Kuldeep Singh Rajput, founder and CEO of Biofourmis, also participated in the investment round.

As per a press note, proceeds will be used to advance product development for their lead product NG-001—intended for the treatment and management of patients with early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Clinical trials are due to start in early 2021 and the startup plans to open its US operations in Boston in 2021.

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From TTGAsia:

Thailand’s Dusit International has expanded into Singapore with the opening of Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore in the heart of the Laguna National Golf & Country Club, one of the island nation’s premiere golf and country clubs.

Comprising 198 rooms and suites, plus eight pavilions with private pools, and located just 10 minutes by car from Jewel Changi Airport and 15 minutes from Downtown, the resort is the first in Singapore to offer direct access to a pair of championship golf courses.

Opening initially to domestic guests on 4 December, the resort has been designed to cater to avid golfers, local families, and business and leisure travellers.

Current dining facilities include Greenhouse all-day dining, Tee Deck alfresco pool bar and grill, Legends Bar, and Dusit Gourmet.

Guests also have access to a 24-hour gym, three tennis courts, three swimming pools, a nine-hole putting green, Laguna Practice powered by Toptracer driving range, and Devarana Wellness.

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