A*STAR’s Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES) inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH)  to promote joint research and collaboration in biomass-to-chemicals platform. The collaboration will build on the collective and complementary strengths in both chemical and biocatalysis in ICES and KITECH. Research collaboration areas include joint R&D on bio-based platform chemicals, bio-processing, pretreatment of biomass and other topics related to biomass-to-chemicals.