About Us

Last updated 4 August 2026

The formation of Singapore Institutional Research Integrity Offices Network (SIRION) was announced at the conclusion of the Joint Conference on Research Integrity on 22 Oct 2018, and the first meeting was held on 11 Apr 2019.

SIRION serves as a platform for local research institutions to discuss and share best practices in order to promote the responsible conduct of research in Singapore. The Committee comprises of senior representatives from all local autonomous universities and healthcare clusters with observers from key funding agencies, thereby serving as a point of reference and advisory on matters of research integrity for participating institutions and other stakeholders locally. SIRION hopes to develop the local research integrity climate by creating a uniform and transparent approach in the handling of research integrity matters whilst keeping the research community up to date in relation to current and emerging global standards, practices and initiatives.

The establishment of SIRION in 2019 was highlighted in a Nature News article here.

SIRION Members

Institute	Representatives	Appointment
SMU	Prof Maartje De Visser (SIRION Chair)	Associate Provost (Research Governance)
A*STAR	Prof Andy Hor	Deputy Chief Executive (Research)
A*STAR	Mr Suresh Sachi	Deputy Chief Executive (Corporate) & General Counsel
A*STAR, NUS	Prof Barry Halliwell	Senior Advisor, Academic Appointments and Research Excellence, Office of the Provost NUS; Chairman, BMRC Advisory Council A*STAR
NTU	Assoc Prof Navin Kumar Verma	Research Integrity Officer
NUS	Prof Chng Wee Joo	Chief Academic and Research Compliance and Integrity Officer (interim)
SIT	Prof Ng Siu Choon	Director, Office of the President
SIT	Assoc Prof Desmond Chong	Chair of Research Integrity Committee
SIT	Mr Andy Chan	Director, Applied Research Office
SUSS	Assoc Prof Nicholas Sim	Director of Centre for Applied Research
SUTD	Assoc Prof U-Xuan Tan	Chair of SUTD Institutional Review Board
SingHealth	Mr Phang Wee Lee	Assistant Director, Research Integrity, Compliance & Ethics
National Healthcare Group	Ms Ng Hwee Hian	Director, Office of Human Research Protection Programme
National University Health System	Dr Sankari Ramanathan	Director, NUHS Research Office

SIRION Observers

Institute	Representatives	Appointment
MOE	Dr Teo Kien Boon	Senior Deputy Director, Higher Education Group
NRF	Ms Karen Tan	Director, Grant Management
NMRC	Mr Terence Goh	Head (Research Grants), Deputy Director