Congratulations to Prof Lim Chwee Teck on his election as an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and for being awarded the Otto Schmidt Award!

Professor Lim Chwee Teck, Director of the Institute for Health Innovation and Technology at the National University of Singapore (NUS iHealthtech), MBI Principal Investigator, and NUS Society (NUSS) Professor, has been elected an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) – one of the most prestigious honours in the global engineering community.

The Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering recognises the most accomplished engineers, inventors, and technologists from the United Kingdom and around the world who have made exceptional contributions to engineering. This year, 74 new Fellows were elected by their peers, including nine International and five Honorary Fellows who have demonstrated outstanding impact in their fields.

This latest honour follows Prof Lim’s election to the Royal Society in 2024, highlighting his rare distinction as the first and only Singaporean to be recognised by both of the world’s most prestigious science and engineering academies – a testament to the interdisciplinary impact of his trailblazing work.

For more details, please see the NUS News story here.

He also recently received the Otto Schmitt Award in recognition of his pioneering work in mechanobiology, microfluidics, and wearable technologies.

Otto Schmitt was an American inventor, engineer, and biophysicist known for his scientific contributions to biophysics and for establishing the field of biomedical engineering. This triennial award, presented by the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering—the world’s largest federation of national and transnational societies—honours a biomedical engineer for exceptional contributions to the field of medical and biological engineering. In particular, the Otto Schmitt award honousrsSelection criteria include innovation, leadership, and seminal contributions to medical and biological engineering.

For more details, please see the iHealthtech story here.