The Asian Scientist 100
Lim Chwee Teck
Professor
Institution
National University of Singapore
Country
Singapore
Field
Engineering
Lim won the Vladimir K. Zworykin Award 2015 for developing microfluidics devices for the detection and diagnosis of cancer. In 2016, he was elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows.
(Photo: National University of Singapore)
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