The Malaysian Insider, 21 Feb 2009
SINGAPORE, Feb 21 — Singapore and Israel have joined forces in scientific research. The National Research Foundation (NRF) announced yesterday that it has tied up with two top Israeli universities — the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) and the Weizmann Institute of Science — to combat heart disease; and study how tissues and organs are formed.
Explaining the decision to partner Israel in the S$40 million (RM96 million) collaboration, NRF's chief executive Francis Yeoh said that it stemmed from Singapore's long friendship with the nation over many years, especially in defence work.
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