C.T. Lim, Ph.D.

C.T. Lim is the NUS Society Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Institute for Health Innovation and Technology at the National University of Singapore. He is also the Founding Director of the Singapore Health Technologies Consortium. His research interests include mechanobiology and the development of microfluidic and wearable technologies for healthcare applications. He co-authored over 500 journal publications and delivered more than 530 plenary/keynote/invited lectures. He is also a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded six startups, one of which is publicly listed. Lim is an elected fellow of nine academies and societies, including the Royal Society of the United Kingdom, U.S. National Academy of Inventors, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Academy of Engineering and Technology, Academy of Engineering, Singapore; and the Singapore National Academy of Science. He and his team have garnered over 100 research awards and honors, including the Nature Lifetime Achievement Award for Mentoring in Science, Asia’s Most Influential Scientist, Highly Cited Researcher, Institution of Engineers, Singapore; Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award, ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award, Asian Scientists 100, Wall Street Journal Asian Innovation Award, and the President’s Technology Award, among others.