Singapore commits S$150 million to Marvel-AI materials research platform

The government also named the first 24 companies in its Champions of AI programme, including DBS, OCBC and Singapore Airlines Singapore is putting S$150 million behind a single idea: let machines do the tedious part of inventing new materials. The government announced the investment in a new AI-powered materials research and development platform called Marvel-AI. Alongside it came the first cohort of companies in its Champions of AI programme. What Marvel-AI is supposed to do The announcement came on October 27, 2026, during the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology, better known as SWITCH 2026. The Agency for Science, Technology and Research, or A*STAR, will run the platform. Several government bodies back the effort, including the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Enterprise Singapore. Marvel-AI pairs artificial intelligence with robotics to speed up how new materials are discovered and validated. The platform will focus on four material categories: Metal alloys Polymers and organics Ceramics Composites The headline performance figure is striking. Marvel-AI aims to screen up to 470 unique metal alloys per day. The target applications are semiconductors, advanced manufactur...