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Stellar companies lauded at the SBR International and National Business Awards
As the world transitions to normal, businesses now have the opportunity to expand and improve on their offerings both locally and globally. Those who have contributed to the economy of Singapore with their unique and innovative projects and strategies shine within their respective industries as the top companies.
With this, the SBR International Business Awards is back for the 9th year to once again honor foreign companies in Singapore and recognise their trailblazing initiatives and outstanding projects that successfully earned them a foothold in the Lion City. Meanwhile, the SBR National Business Awards also returns for the 7th year to recognise local and homegrown companies in Singapore and their excellent projects that greatly contribute to Singapore’s fast-growing economy.
Both organised by the Singapore Business Review, the International Business Awards and the National Business Awards were held at the Conrad Centennial Singapore on May 13 and 20. The digital presentations happened on May 23, 25, and 27.
The esteemed panel of judges for this year’s nominations consisted of Max Loh, EY Singapore and Brunei Managing Partner; EY Asean IPO Leader, Ernst & Young; Greg Unsworth, Digital Business Leader, PwC Singapore; Jiak See Ng, Financial Advisory Leader, Asia Pacific, Deloitte; Roger Loo, Executive Director and Head of Management Consulting Services, BDO Consultants Pte Ltd.; Irving Low, Head of Advisory, Consulting, KPMG Singapore.
Congratulations to the winners!
SBR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS 2022
Technology - Learning & Development
ABB
Agriculture
Adisseo-PigChamp Pro Europa
Life Insurance
AIA Singapore
Chemicals
Bostik (Adhesive Solutions by Arkema)
Telecommunications CITIC Telecom CPC
General Insurance
Crawford & Company International Pte Ltd
Cloud Services
DataStax
Technology - Innovation
Dell Technologies
Retail
Dynamicweb Solutions Asia Pte Ltd
Human Resource Technology Globalization Partners
Oil & Gas
Motul Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Business Services - Security
Prosegur Singapore Pte Ltd
Manufacturing
Shamir Singapore Pte Ltd
Telecommunications - Business Assurance
Subex
Technology - ICT Solutions
T-Systems Singapore Pte Ltd
Health Products & Services Terumo Asia Holdings
Infection Control
Terumo Asia Holdings
Shipping
Torvald Klaveness
Consulting
Tricor Singapore Pte Ltd.
Data Center
Vertiv Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Healthcare
ZOLL Medical Corporation
Healthcare Technology
ZOLL Medical Corporation
SBR NATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS 2022
Electronic Manufacturing NICOMATIC PTE LTD
Marketing
Over The Boundary
IT Services
Adventus Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Education Allschool
Manufacturing - Paper
APRIL International Enterprise Pte. Ltd.
Financial Services
Hako Technology Pte. Ltd
Healthcare
Healthway Medical
Social Media Marketing
LEAP Commerce
Supply Chain
LEAP Commerce
Manufacturing - Pallets LHT Holdings Limited
Telecommunications
Singapore Telecommunications Limited
Computer Software
SoMin.ai
Advertising
Stellar Lifestyle Pte Ltd
Shipping
Thome Ship Management Pte Ltd
Retail
Valency International Pte Ltd
Beauty & Cosmetics
Walking On Sunshine
Adventus Singapore Pte. Ltd. Allschool
Bostik (Adhesive Solutions by Arkema)
CITIC Telecom CPC
Dell Technologies Dynamicweb Solutions Asia Pte Ltd AIA Singapore
Globalization Partners Hako Technology Pte. Ltd Adisseo-PigChamp Pro Europa
LEAP Commerce APRIL International Enterprise Pte. Ltd. Prosegur Singapore Pte Ltd
SoMin.ai
Torvald Klaveness Thome Ship Management Pte Ltd
Tricor Singapore Pte Ltd. Motul Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Stellar Lifestyle Pte Ltd
Walking On Sunshine T-Systems Singapore Pte Ltd
ZOLL Medical Singapore wins SBR International Business Award for Healthcare Technology
The firm was recognised for its innovation in the medical field.
The Hospital Wearable Defibrillator
The challenge Worldwide, sudden and unexpected cardiac death is the most common cause of death, accounting for 17 million deaths every year, with Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) accounting for 25% of these.1 Whilst data on incidence and survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest is still limited, most studies report an incidence of one to six of these events per 1000 hospital admissions. Even though they are in a hospital, the survival rate remains dismal: just 12-25% survive.2
Research has found that 30% of inhospital patients with cardiac arrests due to ventricular arrhythmia received delayed defibrillation of more than 2 minutes; a delay that exceeds guidelines-based recommendations.3 The nature of cardiac arrests with their sudden onset, coupled with the limitations of traditional detection and response systems in the hospital, makes treating sudden cardiac arrests challenging.
With each minute that passes after the start of cardiac arrest, the chances of survival decrease by 10%. For these atrisk patients, every minute matters. Rapid treatment of patients at risk of sudden cardiac death can mean the difference between neurologically intact survival or, for survivors, something less.
The solution The Hospital Wearable Defibrillator (HWD) is the world’s first and only wearable defibrillator developed for in-hospital use for the continuous protection of patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac death. The HWD is intended to complement hospital resuscitation protocols and is designed to provide early defibrillation to at-risk patients utilising a highly sensitive and specific detection algorithm.
In a typical situation, the entire event, from the time the HWD detects a life-threatening rapid heartbeat, to automatically delivering a treatment shock, occurs in about one minute. When the heart can be returned quickly to a perfusing rhythm, long-term complications can be minimised.
The HWD rapidly detects and automatically defibrillates patients in ventricular arrhythmia to restore normal heart rhythm. These patients include but are not limited to, those awaiting a heart
1 Srinivasan, N.T. & Schilling, R. (2018) Sudden Cardiac Death and Arrhythmias. Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review. 7(2):111–7. https://doi.org/10.15420/aer.2018:15:2. 2 Fernando S.M. et al. (2019) Pre-arrest and intra-arrest prognostic factors associated with survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ. 367:l6373. https://www.bmj.com/content/367/bmj.l6373. 3 Chan, P.S. et al. (2008) Delayed time to defibrillation after in-hospital cardiac arrest. The New England Journal of Medicine. 358(1) 9-17. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0706467. transplant, undergoing bypass surgery or coronary angioplasty procedure, if not treated promptly, will lead to sudden cardiac death.
Cost-benefit to hospital and patients Bottlenecks can occur in numerous areas of the hospital, especially in the emergency department (ED). When ED boarding and ED diversion happens, patients requiring higher levels of care are not given the care they need.
Some patients may need to be transported to other hospitals or placed in different departments, resulting in a decrease in quality care, safety, and patient satisfaction.
Similarly, at-risk patients are often placed in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or Critical Care Unit (CCU) to avoid delay to defibrillation, where the highest level of care can be provided. This higher level of care often equates to a higher cost of care. The HWD can help hospitals step down certain at-risk patients from the ICU/CCU to a less expensive telemetry unit whilst still providing continuous protection to the patient. This would provide economic benefits to the hospital and patient. With continuous protection, the HWD allows a better peace of mind for the hospital care team in managing patients at risk of SCD.
The result Since its launch in 2021, the HWD has been adopted by six hospitals both in Malaysia and Thailand and it has so far protected 60 patients and successfully treated two of them.
“HWD provides much-needed protection to patients who may require defibrillation therapy in the event of arrhythmia. Immediate treatment or shock therapy is important for patients with sudden cardiac arrest because every minute wasted increases the risk of death by another 10%,” said Dr Raqib, Consultant Cardiologist at Serdang Hospital in Malaysia.
ZOLL Medical Asia Pacific is eyeing to expand the availability of the technology to more countries in Asia Pacific and is eager to continue forging deeper working relationships with healthcare professionals and hospitals to identify and protect hospitalised patients at risk of SCD. The HWD is currently available in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
The company was recognised for its design and innovation to support company expansion.
Hakan Anthony Tezgurler, Engineering Director at Nicomatic Group
Nicomatic Group is a globally recognised player in the interconnect industry, providing solutions such as harsh environment micro-connectors, cabling services, industrial connectors, PCB design, and more in major industries such as Defense, Security, Aerospace, and Medical.
With around 450 employees in 12 subsidiaries around the world, Nicomatic has a culture of cooperation and communication on a global scale promoting innovation, flexibility, and collective intelligence as their key values. Every year, the company invests 20% of its revenue in research and development, inhouse design, manufacturing, and assembly.
Singapore-focused Managing Director, Mr Thomas Tang specialises in establishing commercial accounts, contract negotiations, project management and organisational management. He has contributed much to growing the presence of Nicomatic in South East Asia as well as in Australia and New Zealand.
Meanwhile, Engineering Director, Mr Hakan Anthony Tezgurler has 28 years of experience with the Nicomatic Group with cross-functional experiences passing through the production department, research and development (R&D), and business development. He has established a fully functional factory and R&D centre, focusing on being the Centre of Excellence of cabling solutions in Nicomatic Turkey, qualifying to PQA and ISO:9001 standards.
Led by both established leaders, Nicomatic Singapore has defined and adapted road maps that meet the customers and the organisational requirements. Focusing on setting up a design centre for Asia, Nicomatic Singapore aims to provide high-value solutions, designed and manufactured to provide critical support to both customers and other groups in the organisation.
The group aims to make Singapore an important player in the NICOMATIC GROUP by providing support in the design of new solutions but also by producing components with high technical values
Developing capabilities “We continue the extension of our AMM 1mm connector whose Centre of Excellence is located, designed, and produced in Singapore and is integrated with new options such as the mix of Low-Frequency contacts (up to 3A) with High Power contacts (10A). It also provides electromagnetic shielding solutions for more severe use,” said Thomas.
The AMM connectors are tested as per MIL-DTL-83513G standard test procedures and is a perfect solution for customers with space constraints. AMM Series meets requirements such as high temperatures (5 cycles -65°C/+200 °C), vibration (15 G/10 Hz - 2000 Hz), shock (Peak acceleration 160 G) severities, and durability up to 1000 cycles.
“Our projects are in adequacy with the production means we are setting up. This is why we seek to bring our value to the group by focusing on the heart of the connector, i.e. the contact,” Hakan Anthony highlights. Our development is focused on : • Solutions of high frequency at 6Ghz with a complete characterisation. • A range of 18Ghz frequencies contact. • A range of Common Ground
Connectors to reduce the risk of interference observed in the multigrounding. • A small size connector for UAV market up to 60A per contact. Mutual trust is key to success! With the needs in the field of connectivity evolving, being proactive and listening to customers allows Nicomatic to identify and propose the right solutions. The company seeks to welcome customers into the heart of its R&D and manufacturing facilities in a transparent manner that encourages codevelopment and partnerships.
Reactivity, quality, and short lead times have always been part of Nicomatic’s DNA and the group is doing everything they can to ensure our customers benefit from this.
The firm is constantly developing their capabilities in consulting and reviewing interconnect requirements in the Defense, Aerospace, Medical, and Automotives industry. It also provides services to other major commercial sectors such as design and prototyping interconnect solutions, harsh environment testing services, prototype and series manufacturing, highpower and high-frequency solutions, cabling solutions, HMI consulting and solutions, as well as PCB design and consulting.
For its initiatives, Nicomatic was awarded the SBR International Business Award in the Electronic Manufacturing category. The SBR International Business Awards 2022, presented by Singapore Business Review, is in its 9th year of giving recognition to the outstanding projects of foreign companies in Singapore.
Thomas Tang, Managing Director Managing Director at Nicomatic Group
We seek to welcome our customers into the heart of our R&D and manufacturing facilities in a transparent manner that encourages codevelopment and partnerships. Mutual trust is the key to success. Reactivity, Quality & Short Lead times have always been part of Nicomatic’s DNA and we do all we can to ensure our customers benefit from this
T-Systems bagged the Technology - ICT Solutions win at the SBR International Business Awards
The company evaluated and improved Singapore’s TraceTogether Token.
As a company with 28,000 employees around the world, T-Systems offers integrated end-to-end IT solutions, driving the digital transformation of companies in all industries and the public sector with focus industries including automotive, manufacturing, logistics and transportation, as well as healthcare and the public sector. T-Systems develops vertical, company-specific software solutions for these sectors.
With companies and governments alike adopting digital innovations to complement their initiatives and efforts, data integrity and security have now become a premium, with hackers treating personal information and data as the new currency as breaches become more commonplace.
In light of this, T-Systems conducted a security evaluation of Singapore’s TraceTogether Token to make sure that the wearable COVID tracker’s integrity is not compromised and not easily exploitable, protecting the sensitive data of the Singaporean government and its citizens.
The TraceTogether Token is an initiative launched by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Government Technology Agency (GovTech) on the 20th of March 2020 as a communitydriven contact tracing platform for the Singaporean population and government, with the tokens being rolled out by the 28th of June 2020. The TraceTogether Token is a physical device that greatly aids contact tracing by exchanging Bluetooth signals with other TraceTogether Tokens or TraceTogether mobile apps nearby with light and easy-to-use design containing a battery that can last 4 to 6 months.
Whilst having cut down contact tracing times from 4 days to just 1.5 days, being a physical device that constantly transmits Bluetooth signals to nearby identical tokens does raise concerns when it comes to the security and integrity of the data stored within the tokens. Whilst the TraceTogether Token does indicate that they only store a limited amount of data, these data sets include phone numbers and identification details that are only shared with the MOH.
A security evaluation of the Trace Together Token was performed by T-Systems under the Cybersecurity Labelling Scheme (CLS) launched by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), in order to assess the safety of data that its Bluetooth contact tracking functions maintain in a privacy-preserving state. Properly assessing the security of the
T-Systems with the Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore at the SBR International Business Awards
system was necessary for the TraceTogether Token to achieve ETSI standards of cybersecurity.
As Arkadiusz Czopor, Managing Director for T-Systems Asia South stated, “T-Systems conducted penetration tests of the token to make sure that the tokens were tested properly and met security standards whilst presenting minimal risk and potential of a security breach. The process started with auditors from T-Systems checking documentation from the developers, making sure that the system was indeed within ETSI standards, and the assessment of the firmware before penetration tests.”
The tests were conducted according to the new evaluation scheme from CSA which is Cybersecurity Labeling Scheme (CLS) Level 4 along with the recommended process of assessment and testing. The CLS along with the credible evaluation led by T-Systems provided assurance to the public that the data and the TraceTogether Tokens were safe by design.
According to Lim Soon Chia, Director and Head of the Cyber Security Certification Centre at the CSA, the CLS incentivises developers to produce more secured products. Lim states that they can see partnering with T-Systems towards moving the CLS into other industries such as medical devices and consumer software.
The security evaluation yielded results that reassured TraceTogether Token’s users, as the platform uses encrypted and anonymous Bluetooth signals that it exchanges with nearby TraceTogether Tokens with the user’s consent and that all Bluetooth data is stored securely on the user’s device and is never shared with the Ministry of Health (MOH) unless he/she chooses to upload it to aid in contact tracing operations.
These efforts as well as T-Systems’ support with the successful security evaluation guarantee a safe platform for Singaporean citizens to use against the COVID-19 pandemic, even as the effects of the virus slowly recede and the new normal arises.
T-Systems is looking to expand the CLS methodology for testing in industries that revolve around electronics, communication, and other ICT industries that are potential targets for cyber attacks, along with applying the standards to consumer-grade commodities such as routers, and cameras.
“Another initiative that we feel strongly connected to Singapore is the National Quantum-Safe Network, which aims to prepare Singapore agencies and companies for the growing threat of quantum computing, with hardware algorithms that can easily hack existing infrastructure. T-Systems’ role, being in the tech community, is to support them in preparing evaluation standards and testing according to common criteria standards, for which we have extensive experience,” said Arkadiusz Czopor, Managing Director for T-Systems Asia South.
How Motul is embedding in the sustainable world of tomorrow
MOTUL Asia Pacific took home the SBR International Business Award for its innovative talent development programme.
Lionel Dantiacq, CEO, Motul Asia Pacific
Recognised for more than 150 years for the quality of products and innovation capacity, Motul is a world-class specialist in the production and distribution of premium engine lubricants, and fluids for all usages and ecosystems for better energy and new mobility.
With the accelerated need for companies to organise for a post-pandemic future, Motul Asia Pacific took the opportunity to reshape its vision and embrace new ways of operating. Motul sought to build an organisation that will be able to easily adapt and progress onward in a world that is invariably changing.
“The automotive sector is undergoing a phase of great change, from digital transformation to the use of green alternatives, and customers now expect greater trust and transparency,” says Lionel Dantiacq, CEO of Motul Asia Pacific. “We have to rethink where and how we create value for our customers in this exponentially changing environment.”
Accelerate Innovating on talent is just one of the ways that Motul is using to pivot, and transition towards a more sustainable future. With a focus on building our internal capabilities, the Accelerate programme is Motul’s way of empowering people to take ownership of their professional growth journey. By creating individualised career development plans, every Motul employee is given opportunities to develop their success capabilities. “We are committed to building a win-win culture of growth, accomplishment and satisfaction for all,” says Dantiacq. “This is our promise to our people, that when they become a part of our organisation, they will be able to build capabilities and experiences that they can take beyond just Motul, and to make an impact in the larger community.” In building toward Motul’s ambitions, investing in our people will lead to cultivating strategic thinkers with qualities to propel the business forward.
Impact on Sustainability Motul also aims to take the lead in being the “Most Responsible Lubricant Brand in Asia” validated by customers and employees. As a petrochemical company, Motul has a major role to play in impacting sustainability. As part of Motul’s credo, we utilise our people’s skills and industry specialities to impact others through corporate social responsibility and sustainability.
To address single-use plastic waste, Motul started working with partners to replace bottles with 100% Post-Consumer Recycled Resin. With pilot programmes passing qualification tests, discussions are underway on how this initiative will be operationalised. Motul is also looking to address imported packaging waste and is piloting projects that target packaging waste reduction. In terms of product offers, Motul has already launched a line of hybridfocused products. Motul is continuing to focus on research and development activities to keep innovating and providing excellent products for this dynamic industry and evolving customer needs.
Pushing the Boundaries to Drive the Change
In the increasingly competitive environment, Motul continues to innovate ways to extend its retail footprint, with customers’ needs at the forefront of our purpose. Following our ambitious roadmap of distribution expansion, diversification, and excellence of our offer, customer satisfaction, people development, and faster growth continue to be the daily compass in this moving environment. These are just some ways in which Motul continues to strengthen our value propositions for both customers and employees across APAC.
“Winning this year’s SBR International Business Awards represents an exciting continuation of our efforts to capitalise on engaging our teams as the central pillar of our strategy and is our most important challenge to further Asia’s dynamic growth and transformation,” said Dantiacq.
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Unanimously recognised as a specialist in high-performance lubricants for over 150 years, Motul works with leading OEMs to develop bespoke cutting-edge lubricant products across a broad range of needs
