Where innovation and play meet: Singapore Science Park welcomes new ‘mini city’ concept
CapitaLand’s Geneo brings together co-working labs, commercial workspaces, serviced apartments and recreational areas in one space to attract key growth industries and talent.
Geneo integrates state-of-the-art research infrastructure, hospitality, commercial and recreational facilities to help companies attract and retain talent. PHOTO: CAPITALAND
Geneo integrates state-of-the-art research infrastructure, hospitality, commercial and recreational facilities to help companies attract and retain talent. PHOTO: CAPITALAND
Geneo integrates state-of-the-art research infrastructure, hospitality, commercial and recreational facilities to help companies attract and retain talent. PHOTO: CAPITALAND
A portable device that allows kidney failure patients to undergo hemodialysis, a treatment that filters waste from their blood, anytime, anywhere. Together with South-east Asia’s first bank that stores gut bacteria, fungi and viruses for research and medical purposes, these are just among the many groundbreaking and life-saving innovations being developed behind the closed laboratory doors at the Singapore Science Park.
The 55-hectare Singapore Science Park, which marked its 40th anniversary last year, is home to not just medtech company Nextkidney SG and precision gut microbiome company AMILI, but also a wider vibrant community of more than 350 multinational corporations such as Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Shopee, alongside Fortune 500 companies, home-grown start-ups and laboratories.
Since it was founded in the 1980s, Singapore Science Park has built a reputation of being a destination for producing leading-edge inventions and breakthroughs by teams from all over the world.
Armed with a deep understanding of the evolving needs of scientists, researchers and innovators, the park’s developer, CapitaLand, unveiled its newest precinct – Geneo – last year. The name is derived from “Gen Neo”, embodying the hub’s commitment to fostering the next generation of innovators through the reinvention of real estate experiences.
Designed by Serie Architects in collaboration with Multiply Architects, Geneo represents a reimagining of the concept of science and business parks. Principal architect Chris Lee’s research on knowledge hubs led him to a key conclusion: “The most thriving research environments share a distinct urban character.”
He explains: “What sets Geneo apart is its ‘cityness’. Consider it a mini city where work, life and play seamlessly intertwine. Lush greenery is woven into the fabric of the development, fostering a healthy balance within this innovative ecosystem.
