Singapore

Accelerate your scientific innovation through critical infrastructure, key services and a community of entrepreneurs, investors and innovators. Welcome to SQR1-Labs

Accelerating life-improving innovation through critical infrastructure.

More than just an incubator, we are a full-service innovation catalyzer, offering a suite of shared discovery services to help you fast-track your early stage drug development.

Typical incubators provide space and equipment, but little support. Our unique model goes beyond the co-lab space and equipment to offer strategic and expert science partnerships.  Our team of seasoned entrepreneurs have the drug discovery expertise you need to research, develop and commercialize your IP.

Accelerating life-improving innovation through critical infrastructure

More than just an incubator, Square 1 Labs is a full-service innovation accelerator catalyzer, offering a suite of shared discovery services to help your company fast-track your early stage drug development.

Typical incubators provide space and equipment, but little if any science support. Our unique model goes beyond the co-lab space and equipment, but also offers strategic and expert science partnerships.  Square 1’s team of seasoned entrepreneurs and scientists have the drug discovery expertise you need to discover, develop and commercialize your Intellectual Property. 

Meet our Customer Team

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Features

Exclusive Access

Access to exclusive member events ranging from social hours to seminars and fireside chats

Integrated Lab Space

Dry and wet lab, state-of-the-art Biology equipment, MedChem, and ADME technology

Project Progression

To guide you through target validation and assay development, hit identification and lead optimization

Cafe & Community

Coffee + healthy snacks and community spaces including access to day lockers

Capital Connections

Access to leading industry partners through our sponsors + network; as well as pre-eminent in legal, regulatory + science

Centralised Purchasing

Centralized & group purchasing along with shipping and receiving support

On-demand Facility

On-demand lab and office space

Environmental Health & Safety

(EHS) support as well as chemical-waste storage and hazardous-waste handling + removal

Lab Equipment

Various equipment from Biosafety Cabinets, Fume Hoods, Fridges and Freezers to LC/MS and Flash Chromatography systems.

SQR-1 Labs Core Team

 
 

LEADERSHIP

Michael Shleifer, Ph.D.

Michael brings entrepreneurial prowess, as well as drug development expertise. In his 20 years in healthcare, he has co-founded 6 startups in digital health and biotech. He is also the Managing Partner of SQR -1’s parent company, SPRIM.

LEADERSHIP

Aaron Kim

Aaron is currently Managing Partner of Valparaiso Capital Partners, a regional private equity firm, focused on real estate development and investment management in Asia.  As a Director and investor in SQR-1 Labs, his primary focus is facilities design & development and investment management.

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Mahmood Ahmed, Ph.D.

Mahmood is a drug discovery and development expert with more than 15 years in pharma, primarily in the CNS field. He has led multiple drug discovery projects globally, achieving significant milestones and delivered a number assets for clinical development.

Selected Equipment - Biology

Various equipment for biological processes including cell imaging system, CO2 Incubator, cell counter, plate reader and biosafety cabinets.

EVOS M5000 Imaging System

Tissue Culture Incubator

Cell Counter (Biology)

Synergy HTC Multi-mode reader

Selected Equipment - ADME

Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) and sample concentrator to support pharmacology and pharmacokinetics.

Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS/MS)

CentriVap Solvent System

Selected Equipment - Med Chem

Various flash chromatography and medicinal chemistry equipment.

Combiflash Nextgen 300+ System

Rotavapor R-100 System

Past Events

Ventures Day Singapore 2020

SPRIM Ventures presented their latest portfolio updates, highlights and showcased their accomplishments in biotech and digital health. 

SPRIM’s Quarterly Ventures Day in New York 2019

SPRIM Ventures Day, held in New York on April 24, 2019, showcased its global involvement in digital healthcare, machine learning, and biotechnology.

TKS1 Investor Day, Singapore 2019

TKS1 Investor Day, held on Friday, January 25, 2019, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Singapore where we were joined by all teams, shareholders, and partners of the ventures.

Our Eco-system

Integrated Scientific Expertise

integrated lab services team structure

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Square 1 Labs' Team of Scientists in Singapore
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