AProf Tey Hong Liang Receives the Public Sector Transformation Exemplary Innovator Award

Heartiest congratulations to Associate Professor Tey Hong Liang from National Skin Centre for winning the Exemplary Innovator Award at the Public Sector Transformation (PST) Awards 2024!

The award recognises exemplary officers or teams who have injected innovation in their work, made a real difference to their stakeholders and advocated the spirit of innovation in their teams and agencies.

A/Prof Tey is a visionary leader and serial innovator. In always putting his patients first and constantly thinking about how to improve their care outcomes, he has helped develop 20 ground-breaking skin health products. Some of these products include a novel dissolvable microneedle patch that reduces post-surgical scarring and an anti-odour foot spray.

A/Prof Tey shared, "It's an honour to be recognised by this award, but what's more meaningful is seeing how our work actually translates into positive real-world outcomes for our patients and population, and helping them improve their quality of life."

As Clinical Director of NHG's Centre for Medical Technologies and Innovations (CMTi), he also inspires his colleagues and fellow clinicians to think creatively, and shares his insights and contributes to innovation activities in the cluster. And to fellow colleagues who are thinking about kickstarting their own innovation projects, A/Prof Tey advised, "Keep looking at the issue from other angles and think outside of conventional approaches. This includes learning from people in other industries and how they tackle their issues.”