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RIKEN Singapore Representative Office

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    image of Director Yukiko Yamaguchi

    RIKEN Singapore Representative Office is RIKEN’s first overseas office officially opened in April 2006, located at Biopolis, Singapore’s world-class Bio-research hub, as a regional coordinator for scientific research exchange and collaborations between RIKEN and Southeast Asian countries.

    (Photo) Director, RIKEN Singapore Office:
    Ms. Yukiko Yamaguchi-NISHIDA

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    RIKEN Singapore Representative Office
    61 Biopolis Drive, #02-02 Proteos, Singapore 138673
    Email: inquiry-sg.riken[at]riken.jp

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    Recent News/Events

    • February 12, 2026 | THE UKM-RIKEN FRONTIER RESEARCH EXCHANGE (UKM-RIKEN Frontier) PROGRAM was held at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Selangor, Malaysia
    • February 10-11, 2026 | USM-RIKEN Interdisciplinary Collaboration on Advanced Sciences (URICAS) 11th Symposium was held at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia
    • August 14, 2025 | RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) Director Matsuoka receives award from Singapore government
    • June 19, 2025 | RIKEN’s participation as an observer in the 14th Meeting of the ASEAN -Japan Cooperation Committee on Science and Technology (AJCCST-14)
    • April 9, 2025 | URICAS MOU renewal signing ceremony was held at RIKEN Wako Campus in Japan
    • March 10-13, 2025 | RIKEN joined SuperComputingAsia 2025 in Singapore

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    Career at RIKEN

    As an institution at the forefront of research in science and technology, RIKEN is always on the lookout for talented young scientists, skilled technicians and experienced researchers to join existing projects and laboratories, or form their own. Scientists from nearly any field will find a place for themselves given RIKEN’s broad research scope and large number of centers and labs, which offer a rich environment for conducting cutting-edge scientific and technological research.

    Read more at Careers webpage.

    Apply now! FY 2026 Call for the RIKEN Early Career Leaders (ECL) Program for Team / Unit Leaders (deadline: July 9)

    Flyer for the FY 2026 call for applications for RIKEN ECL Team / Unit Leaders

    For more information, visit RIKEN Early Career Leaders Program website.

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    RIKEN Network

    RIKEN Network Membership for the residents of Southeast Asia and South Asia*
    *Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, East Timor, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives

    RIKEN Alumni Network
    For people who had RIKEN ID or email address during working at RIKEN / worked at RIKEN/ attached at RIKEN / participated in RIKEN Training Programs

    RIKEN non-Alumni Network
    For people who are not RIKEN Alumni but wish to join RIKEN Network

    How to apply RIKEN Network membership?

    • 1. Please read through “Terms and conditions / Your consent”
    • 2. If you accept “Terms and conditions / Your consent” ,please email us at rikennetwork_adm_sg [at] ml.riken.jp with the email title of either “RIKEN Alumni Network” or “RIKEN non-Alumni Network”, which you will be applicable.
    • 3. Please copy and paste the following items into your email and fill in the required information. The required information is as follows.
      • a. Your First, Middle, Last Name
      • b. Your Title (Dr., Mr., Ms., etc.)
      • c. Do you have RIKEN Alumni e-mail address? (*For “RIKEN Alumni Network” applicants only)
      • d. If you have RIKEN Alumni e-mail address, please write it. (*For “RIKEN Alumni Network” applicants only)
      • e. Your affiliation, position, period while staying at RIKEN (*For “RIKEN Alumni Network” applicants only)
      • f. Your RIKEN ID or e-mail address (*For “RIKEN Alumni Network” applicants only)
      • g. Your current organization, Department, Position
      • h. Phone number (*optional)
      • i. Current e-mail address
      • j. Do you want to receive quarterly published “RIKEN Research” magazine to deliver to your workplace address? (*For Singapore residents only)
          If so, please write your address.
        **Please note that you can subscribe to the RIKEN Research newsletter
          And you can download the PDF of the latest and the past printed issues at RIKEN Research archives
    • 4. We will reply to your email within 7 working days. If you don’t hear from us, please check your spam or junk mail folder, or email us.

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