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    Science & Research

    Company size

    51-100

    Primary location

    11 Third Hospital Ave #05-00
    Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) was incorporated on 3 March 1989 and commenced operation in October 1990. It is the designated national centre for ophthalmology within Singapore’s public sector healthcare network, with a faculty of close to 80 ophthalmologists and more than 800 staff. SNEC spearheads and coordinates the provision of specialised ophthalmological services with emphasis on quality education and research.SNEC manages more than 330,000 patient visits and performs over 35,000 surgeries and laser procedures annually. The centre offers a full spectrum of subspecialties addressing every part of the eye – Cataract, Corneal & External Eye Disease, General Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Glaucoma, Neuro-ophthalmology, Ocular Inflammation & Immunology, Oculoplastic, Paediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus, Refractive Surgery, Surgical and Medical Retina.Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) was established in 1997 as Singapore’s national research institute for ophthalmic and vision research. It is the research arm of SNEC, and affiliated to the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Duke-NUS Medical School, as part of the SingHealth-Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre.Over the years, SERI has invested considerable resources into its research infrastructure and in the training of the next generation of clinician-scientists, clinician-researchers and scientists. In two decades, SERI has grown from a founding team of 5 to over 200 researchers, doctors and support staff, and is the largest eye research institute in the Asia-Pacific region.A global leader in eye research, SERI ranks ahead of its counterparts in the US, UK and Japan in terms of ophthalmology publications per capita. Tapping on its close affiliation to SNEC, SERI is in the unique position to translate basic research into cutting edge clinical care by enabling the development of new treatments for a variety of eye diseases.

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    Employees at the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) appreciate the good work-life balance, collaborative research environment, and opportunities for career growth provided by the company. They also feel treated well and fairly, with an environment of mutual respect and understanding.

    However, some potential challenges include the need for employees to stay up-to-date and have deep knowledge in their field, the fact that jobs are on annual contracts like many grant-based research positions, and a desire for more team bonding activities to improve the work environment.

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    5.0
    research technologist
    Apr 2022
    Singapore1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Enjoyable and nice work setting
    The good thingsThere is good work-life balance here.
    The challengesSo far it have been a good work place, can't think of anything bad.
    5.0
    Researcher
    Jan 2021
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Nice place to work, Cutting-edge research
    The good thingsResearch environment, collaborative work,
    The challengesStay up to date, deep knowledge in the field
    5.0
    Research Fellow
    Oct 2017
    Singapore1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Great working environment
    The good thingsThey provide opportunities for career growth
    The challengesJobs have annual contracts, like any other grant-based research position
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