Global Business Trading Centre What makes Singapore special? Because in spite of having no domestic market or raw materials, Singapore has established itself as one of the world's top trading nations. With low political risk, a highly skilled and productive global workforce, exceptional profit making potential and a top-notch standard of living, Singapore consistently scores high marks in the factors that matter to business. Global Leader in Biotech Singapore is investing $2 billion to establish a global centre of excellence in several fields, including cancer and regenerative medicine. Biopolis is a new state-of-the-art campus that clusters five public research institutes-specialising in genomics, nanotech and other cutting -edge disciplines-together with facilities for big drug firms and biotech research. Rise to the Top Singapore in 1965 was a third world nation and now the country can offer one of the highest qualities of life, with a per capita GDP of US$ 27,800. Singapore's infrastructure is unrivalled in Asia - the busiest container port in the world; one of the best connected airports in Asia; the most wired nation in Asia, and the third most wired in the world. They are leaders in new biotechnologies, petroleum refining, and the manufacture of computer components and pharmaceuticals. A Global Village of Scientists Singapore is attracting some of the best minds in the world by spending billions to create a stimulating environment for researchers, entrepreneurs and scientists to interact and exchange ideas. Singapore has even devised a share-a-scientist programme that allows prominent researchers to keep two labs, one in Singapore and one at home. Singapore is using advertising campaigns and scholarship programmes to convince more young Singaporeans to choose a career in the life sciences. The whole curriculum-from early education to university-is being revamped to promote the study of life sciences. Their goal is to create 1,000 PhD-qualified researchers from Singapore by 2010.