PR Newswire: Open to students and postgraduates who are developing transformative solutions for cities and businesses of the future, LKYGBPC is an exciting platform to present ideas on a global stage, connect with investors, and explore international market opportunities.

Zhang Fan highlights the importance of bridging academia and industry to turn student innovation into real-world impact, championing LKYGBPC as a platform for mentorship, investment and global collaboration.

Tech in Asia: This year’s LKYGBPC is going above and beyond to connect participating founders with the right business networks. The 12th edition will connect finalists with Southeast Asia’s eminent business families to explore collaborations in Southeast Asia.

Applications are now open for the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC), one of Asia’s most exciting university-led start-up challenges, Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) announced today.

Now in its 12th edition, the biennial competition is focused on Urban Solutions and Sustainability, challenging the brightest young founders from around the globe to revolutionise cities with cutting-edge solutions for a sustainable future.

MEDEA Biopharma from Technical University of Munich (Germany) and PlasticFri from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) were today, on 14 September, declared Grand Final winners of the 11th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC).

The Grand Finals, titled as BLAZE, was opened by Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies and Minister for Finance, Mr Heng Swee Keat, and Professor Lily Kong, President, SMU.