081 National GRIP at NTU: Deep Tech Commercialization in Singapore

From One North Stories by A*StartCentral

November 26, 2025 · 24 min · Season 2 · Episode 81

About this episode

Anuj Jain discusses deep tech commercialization and entrepreneurship at NTU's National GRIP.

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Meet Anuj Jain from NTU’s National Graduate Research Innovation Program (National GRIP). Recorded at SWITCH 2025, this episode features Reuben in conversation with Anuj as they explore his dynamic career journey—from FMCG to entrepreneurship and venture capital—leading to his current role at NTU running National GRIP. Anuj shares how National Grip is driving the commercialization of deep tech research and nurturing science entrepreneurs to bridge academia and industry. The discussion highlights strategic partnerships, including a recent collaboration with Activate US, aimed at helping scientists scale innovations globally. They also dive into the challenges of shifting research-focused mindsets toward entrepreneurial thinking and the opportunities for Singapore to build globally disruptive companies. Learn more about National GRIP, NTU, Anuj and the amazing work they are doing: National Grip (Website) NTU Venture Building (Website) NTU Innovation and Entrepreneurship (LinkedIn) Anuj Jain (LinkedIn) Thank you for listening. If you like what you’ve heard, please share with a friend. After that, please subscribe and review us…

People in this episode

Host: Reuben

Guest: Anuj Jain

Topics covered

deep tech commercialization
entrepreneurship
science innovation
strategic partnerships
Singapore startups

Keywords

deep tech
entrepreneurship
NTU
National GRIP
Singapore
innovation
venture capital

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NTU, National Graduate Research Innovation Program, Activate US, A*START CENTRAL