NTU, in collaboration with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)'s Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Unifying Concepts in Catalysis (UniCat), jointly presented a symposium dedicated to the advancement of catalysis on 2 Nov 09 at the Biopolis. The symposium, which is the first of its kind, provided the institutions involved with a platform to collaborate on catalysis research to develop next generation catalysts and environmentally friendly catalytic processes.