SINGAPORE - After the Covid-19 pandemic struck earlier this year, local cleaning solutions company Spic & Span reformulated its disinfectant solution Speco to be effective against coronaviruses. The product is now being used in more than one million sq ft of property in Singapore, including at Changi Airport.
"These recipients have demonstrated great resilience in transforming their businesses with IP , for both enterprise growth and social impact," said Mr Tong, who delivered his speech via a live video feed. Lucence Diagnostics licensed the technology for its saliva sampling kit from A*Star and tapped its know-how to quickly bring the product to market.
"Today, Covid-19 testing through swabbing is painful and invasive, and saliva testing solves many of these challenges," said Lucence Diagnostics chief executive Tan Min-Han. These include an enhanced scheme that accelerates the registration process for trade marks and registered designs. SG IP Fast, which previously only covered patents, applies to inventions across all technology fields.