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National University Of Singapore
Medtech
NUS Innovation & Design Programme
Cyanobacteria
Eyewonder
Lymphedema
Singapore
Gillette
Carbon Dioxide
Myopia
Galassia-5
Ideate 2025
Project-Based Learning
Undergraduate Entrepreneurship
Municipal Food Waste
Crystal Clear
Duke-Nus Health Innovator Programme
Problem-Based Learning
Anomaly Bio
Clinical Decision Support System

Hosted by award-winning educator Dr Jovan Tan, "Intrigued to Innovate" is a podcast that shares inspiring stories of young innovators developing creative solutions for complex, interdisciplinary real-world challenges.

Each episode highlights the valuable lessons, insights, and unique perspectives these young innovators have gained throughout their journeys. From time to time, the podcast will als... more

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In this Season 2 premiere of Intrigued to Innovate, host Dr Jovan Tan sits down with Sarah Tan and Tay Hock Jun — two first-year Biomedical Engineering students in the NUS Innovation & Design Programme (NUS iDP), and his own residents at Residential ... more

In this special episode of Intrigued to Innovate, host Dr Jovan Tan does something he has never done before — he steps aside and lets you drive the conversation.

For the first time on this podcast, the questions came from you — our listeners, the ne... more

In this episode of Intrigued to Innovate, host Dr Jovan Tan invites two of his former students back to the same studio where their journey began — not for a project consultation or to submit a report, but as world-class startup founders.

Armaan Dhan... more

In this masterclass episode, host Dr Jovan Tan sits down with Prof. Jennifer Rudolph — a political historian at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) — to explore a question that challenges our assumptions about innovation education: what role do the... more

In this special NUS Open House 2026 episode of Intrigued to Innovate, host Dr Jovan Tan sits down with Tristan Voon, a student from the NUS Innovation & Design Programme (iDP) leading the Galassia-5 CubeSat payload project.

At its core, Galassia-5 i... more

In this candid episode of Intrigued to Innovate, host Dr Jovan Tan sits down with Guhan Ashok Kumar, a recent graduate of the NUS Innovation and Design Program (iDP). Guhan recounts how he turned his childhood challenge with a speech impairment and t... more

In this deeply personal episode of Intrigued to Innovate, host Dr Jovan Tan sits down with Lakshmi Sujeesh, a recent graduate of the NUS Innovation and Design Program (iDP) who transformed her childhood fear of eye treatments into EyeWonder™, a groun... more

In this captivating episode of Intrigued to Innovate, host Dr Jovan Tan sits down with Naadiah Ibrahim, Aaryana Pradhan, and Pahaul Ahluwalia – three newly graduated mechanical engineers who boldly ventured into uncharted territory for their iDP fina... more

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Recent Guests

Sarah Tan
Year 1 biomedical engineering student, Ideate 2025 winner
NUS Innovation & Design Programme (IDP)
Episode: The Weight of the Invisible: How Two Year 1s Took On a 250M-Patient Problem and Won IDEATE 2025 (feat. Sarah Tan Jing Ren and Tay Hock Jun)
Tay Hock Jun
Year 1 biomedical engineering student, Ideate 2025 winner
NUS Innovation & Design Programme (IDP)
Episode: The Weight of the Invisible: How Two Year 1s Took On a 250M-Patient Problem and Won IDEATE 2025 (feat. Sarah Tan Jing Ren and Tay Hock Jun)
Dr Elliot Law
Programme Director for the NUS Innovation and Design Programme; Deputy Director of the Engineering Design and Innovation Centre; Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at the NUS College of Design and Engineering
National University of Singapore
Episode: Beyond the Degree: Creating Impactful Innovations as an Undergraduate — The Questions You Were Too Afraid to Ask (feat. Vishnu Saran, Dr Elliot Law and Harini Ravichandran)
Vishnu Saran
Co-Founder and CEO of Invigilo Technologies, an AI-powered safety monitoring company
Invigilo Technologies
Episode: Beyond the Degree: Creating Impactful Innovations as an Undergraduate — The Questions You Were Too Afraid to Ask (feat. Vishnu Saran, Dr Elliot Law and Harini Ravichandran)
Armaan Dhanda
Co-founder of Anomaly Bio
Anomaly Bio
Episode: From My Classroom to Silicon Valley: How Two of My Students Outgrew University — and Raised US$2.6M to Prove It (feat. Armaan Dhanda & Samyak Baid)
Samyak Baid
Co-founder of Anomaly Bio
Anomaly Bio
Episode: From My Classroom to Silicon Valley: How Two of My Students Outgrew University — and Raised US$2.6M to Prove It (feat. Armaan Dhanda & Samyak Baid)
Jennifer Rudolph
Professor of Political History specializing in China, Taiwan, and Japan; leader in integrating humanities with STEM in teaching
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
Episode: What Can a Historian Teach Young Innovators? The Secret Sauce That Distinguishes the Great from the Rest (feat. Prof. Jennifer Rudolph)
Tristan Voon Zhi Kai
Team Lead for Galassia-5 CubeSat Payload Project; NUS Mechanical Engineering student with a second major in Innovation and Design
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Episode: From Campus to Cosmos: How a Freshman Pitched – and Now Leads – a Singapore Government-Backed Space Mission (feat. Tristan Voon Zhi Kai)
Lakshmi Sujeesh
Biomedical Engineering graduate, engineering fellow behind EyeWonder
NUS Innovation and Design Programme, EyeWonder
Episode: From Fear to Fearless: How a Biomedical Engineer Turned Childhood Trauma into a Medical Device Transforming Myopia Care (feat. Lakshmi Sujeesh)

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Dr. Jovan Tan
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The Weight of the Invisible: How Two Year 1s Took On a 250M-Patient Problem and Won IDEATE 2025 (feat. Sarah Tan Jing Ren and Tay Hock Jun)
Q: How did you approach prototyping given limited access to IDP labs?
We used RC4 sewing machines, borrowed a mannequin, and even traded voice acting for sewing access to keep prototyping moving while we waited for formal lab access.
The Weight of the Invisible: How Two Year 1s Took On a 250M-Patient Problem and Won IDEATE 2025 (feat. Sarah Tan Jing Ren and Tay Hock Jun)
Q: What motivated you to enter Ideate 2025 and tackle lymphedema specifically?
We wanted a problem statement that stood out and felt meaningful; lymphedema is neglected, affects hundreds of millions, and offered a real opportunity to innovate with a wearable solution that could restore mobility.
From Campus to Cosmos: How a Freshman Pitched – and Now Leads – a Singapore Government-Backed Space Mission (feat. Tristan Voon Zhi Kai)
Q: How did you secure funding as a year-one undergraduate, and what role did mentors play?
Funding was won through a combination of institutional backing from NUS, the experience and credibility of senior team members, and strategic partnerships with government agencies; mentors provided essential technical grounding and programmatic alignment to reassure funders.
From Leaks to Crystal Clear: How Friendship, Fun, and Fortitude Led to the Ultimate Wine Glass Cleaning Machine (feat. James Wang and Chong Jay-En)
Q: What was the biggest takeaway for you personally from this project?
The importance of starting to build early and testing components individually to avoid assuming everything will work, plus balancing friendship, work, and learning.
From Leaks to Crystal Clear: How Friendship, Fun, and Fortitude Led to the Ultimate Wine Glass Cleaning Machine (feat. James Wang and Chong Jay-En)
Q: What made you decide to pursue an end-to-end automated wine glass washer and polisher rather than modifying an existing dishwasher?
We learned from direct industry needs (high-end wine glasses require delicate handling) and saw an opportunity to automate a niche task, while ensuring the system could be scaled from two to many glasses and adapted for commercial contexts.

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A show that centers on young innovators tackling interdisciplinary, real-world problems through entrepreneurship and design. Episodes feature student founders, researchers, and educators sharing practical lessons on motivation, team dynamics, funding, and navigating academia while building tangible products or ventures. Guests range from undergraduates leading CubeSat projects or biotech startups to professors shaping project-based learning, with recurring emphasis on hands-on experimentation, mentorship, stakeholder validation, and bridging theory with real-world impact. The format often includes candid reflections on failure, pivots, and scalable strategies, making it helpful for aspiring founders, researchers, and educators who seek acti... more

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1. Sarah Tan
2. Tay Hock Jun
3. Dr Elliot Law
4. Vishnu Saran
5. Armaan Dhanda
6. Samyak Baid
7. Jennifer Rudolph
8. Tristan Voon Zhi Kai

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