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Asian Scientist Magazine is launched at www.asianscientist.com

Asian Scientist Magazine passes its first million page views.

Asian Scientist Magazine receives investment from World Scientific Publishing Company Pte Ltd, Singapore’s largest science and technology publisher.

World Scientific Publishing Chairman Prof. K K Phua joins as senior advisor to Asian Scientist Magazine.

Asian Scientist Magazine launches its inaugural print issue.

Together with co-organizer Science Centre Singapore, Asian Scientist Magazine launches the inaugural edition of the Asian Scientist Writing Prize 2015, Asia’s richest science writing prize.

The Asian Scientist team launches Asian Scientist Intelligence, a public relations and consultancy division that helps R&D and technology organizations in Asia develop their communication strategies with stakeholders and the public.

Dr Rebecca Tan and Dr Juliana Chan, editors of Asian Scientist Magazine, publish Singapore’s Scientific Pioneers with grants from the SG50 Celebration Fund and Nanyang Technological University.

Asian Scientist Magazine launches the Asian Scientist 100, a selection of 100 prize-winning Asian researchers, academicians, innovators and business leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region.

Asian Scientist Magazine launches a new print title, Supercomputing Asia.

Asian Scientist Magazine launches the second edition of the Asian Scientist Writing Prize 2017.

Asian Scientist Magazine moves into Block 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent, described by The Economist as the heart of Singapore’s technology start-up ecosystem.

Asian Scientist Magazine organizes a public science communications masterclass, Asian Scientist x PHD Comics: Where Art & Science Collide, featuring PHD Comics creator Dr. Jorge Cham.

Asian Scientist Magazine wins a total of six awards at the Media Publishers Association Singapore (MPAS) Awards 2017.

1. Education Media of the Year (Asian Scientist Magazine)
2. Education Project of the Year (Asian Scientist Writing Prize)
3. Science Media of the Year (Asian Scientist Magazine)
4. Science Trade Media of the Year (Supercomputing Asia)
5. Science Project of the Year (Asian Scientist X PHD Comics: Where Art & Science Collide!)
6. Technology Trade Media of the Year (Supercomputing Asia)

The official launch of Singapore-based Wildtype Media Group, Asia’s leading STEM-focused media company.

The Singapore Economic Development Board rolls out a global campaign to promote Singapore as a preferred location to start and grow a business. It includes:

1. An anthem film featuring the success stories of brands such as Singapore Airlines, Razer, ONE Championship, Grab and Asian Scientist Magazine, and a cameo by Dr Juliana Chan, editor-in-chief of Asian Scientist Magazine

2. The Impossible Shift: the Asian Scientist Magazine story

Asian Scientist Magazine launches the inaugural Asian Scientist Lab Tech of the Year Award 2019, with Abcam Singapore and World Scientific Publishing as key sponsors.

Asian Scientist Magazine launches the third edition of the Asian Scientist Writing Prize 2019.

Asian Scientist launches the Wildtype Media Expert Opinion series with MIT Professor Bob Langer, co-founder of Moderna, as our first interviewee.

Wildtype Media Group is a grateful receipient of the Splice Lights On Fund, courtesy of Splice Media and the Facebook Journalism Project.

The July 2019 print issue of Asian Scientist Magazine wins Gold in the Magazine Overall Design category of the Asian Media Awards 2020, organized by WAN-IFRA. The list of winners can be found here.