Chua Nam-Hai

Professor Chua is Chief Scientific Advisor, Wilmar International Limited, Deputy Chairman, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, and Distinguished Visiting Professor, Biochemistry Department, National University of Singapore. Also a Fellow of the UK Royal Society, an Academician of Taiwan's Academia Sinica, and a Foreign Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Professor Chua has advised government organizations, institutions, and MNCs worldwide, including Monsanto, DUPONT, Sumitomo Chemical Corporation, and biotechnology-related entities. He received his B.Sc. from the University of Singapore; AM and Ph.D. from Harvard University; and an honorary doctorate from Nanyang Technology University. He was awarded Public Administration Medal (Gold) by the Singapore Government in 2002.