Singapore: Industry-technology matching event TechInnovation 2013 kicked off in Singapore on September 24 to enhance innovation in Singapore-based industries through collaborations and partnerships.

Guest-of-Honour Professor Low Teck Seng, CEO, National Research Foundation, inaugurated the event to an audience of over 600 local and international delegates and exhibitors.

With Singapore ranking 9th globally in innovation at the recently announced 2013 World Economic Forum Competitive Report, TechInnovation aims to be a platform that contributes to the national innovation and enterprise ecosystem.

The event focuses on matching emerging and ready-to-market technologies in the info-communications, electronics, materials, manufacturing, healthcare, and energy and environment industries.