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The reasons given are cost-effectiveness and the absence of a strong science base in Singapore. 39 Biotechnology in Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan Spectramed Medical Products Pte. Ltd This is a subsidiary of the United State company Gould Biomedical, and is a biomedical instrumentation company rather than a biotechnology company. Set up in 1983, it manufactures devices for the measurement of blood pressure. The choice of Singapore was based on the granting of pioneer status for 10 years, as well as the existence of a pool of well-trained engineers and skilled operators.

This would lend credibility to biotechnology as an industrial process. For the new companies with novel products, the single most difficult problem is access to markets outside of Singapore. In principle, the ASEAN market should be wide open to companies based in Singapore, but all four small companies have encountered non-tariff barriers. Not infrequently these have a political basis (protectionism), and it must be remembered that, in contrast to Singapore, corruption is a fact of life in south-east Asia, where joint ventures and marketing agreements provide a cover for payoffs.

The Science Council has evolved from being an advisory organization on science policy, to an agency with responsibilities for (7): (a) Promotion and administration of the Research and Development Assistance Scheme (RDAS). (b) (c) Stimulation of training in new technologies. Stimulation of technology transfer. (d) Management of the Singapore Science Park. (e) Promotion of international cooperation. In 1984-85, the Science Council conducted a National Survey of R&D Expenditure and Manpower, in which it compared Singapore with three separate sets of countries: (a) newly industrializing countries (Taiwan and South Korea); (b) medium-sized R&Dperforming countries (Sweden and Switzerland); large R&Dperforming countries (Japan and the United States) (8).

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