Events

CRIS 5th Year Anniversary and Appreciation Dinner

30 April 2025

The CRIS 5th Year Anniversary and Appreciation Dinner marked five years of advancing Singapore’s clinical research and innovation ecosystem, strengthening clinical trials, precision medicine and biomedical capabilities, while recognising the leadership and contributions of CRIS' inaugural Chairperson, Prof John Lim.

Celebrating CRIS' 5th Year Anniversary

Two men in dark business suits shake hands, positioned in front of a backdrop listing various healthcare organizations.

11 individuals stand on a red carpet in front of a banner with logos of CRIS, NH-ATRIS, PRECISE, IMEC, and Cadence.

The CRIS 5^th Year Anniversary and Appreciation Dinner recognised the dedication and achievements of the collective effort over the past five years in strengthening synergies and developing strategies to enhance the clinical research and innovation landscape for Singapore.

Together with ecosystem partners and friends, we reflected on the milestones achieved and renewed our commitment to building capabilities to support our programmes. Our goal remains clear: to advance Singapore’s clinical trials ecosystem, healthcare innovation, precision medicine, cancer and cardiovascular research, and cell therapy manufacturing.

We also took the opportunity to express our heartfelt appreciation to Professor John Lim for his contributions in establishing CRIS as a consortium for the Ministry of Health’s national clinical research and translation programmes.

Over the past five years, Professor Lim’s leadership has been instrumental in overseeing the development of CRIS as a unified platform for national clinical research and innovation efforts, growing our biomedical research capabilities for the benefit of the healthcare ecosystem and economy.

With a shared sense of purpose, we look ahead to the next chapter of shaping clinical research that will deliver impact for both researchers and patients in Singapore.

CRIS 5th Year Anniversary fringe activities

A display with a Singapore Post mailbox, CRIS banner, and numerous aqua-colored drawstring gift bags on a table.

Five people are standing indoors holding blue pouches and cards with small illustrations and writing.

As part of our 5^th year anniversary fringe activities on 16 April 2025, staff were invited to pen down words of encouragement to colleagues on special edition CRIS 5th anniversary postcards. Beyond a simple postcard, their messages to one another were a recognition of the dedication poured into our programmes, and shared commitment to shaping clinical research and translation collectively to advance healthcare.

Wrapping up the exchange with a fun twist, staff were also given a pouch of five stones which represent the building blocks and milestones that have enabled CRIS and our programmes to thrive. Each trinket contains a collectible fun fact about CRIS and serves as a reminder that everyone has played a part to enable the collective success at CRIS.