Mission
Propelling biomedical innovation, quality, and efficiency through standardisation
From Singapore, we develop and promote local and international standards in biomedical and healthcare landscape
Biomedical and Health Standards Committee (BHSC)
Develops and promotes critical standards for the biomedical and healthcare clusters to enable the development of Singapore into a world-class biomedical science hub. Supports priority areas under the relevant Industry Transformation Maps as well as emerging areas identified under the Health and Biomedical Sciences domain in the Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2025 Plan.
Our technical committees
Representing Singapore in international standardisation via National Mirror Committees (NMCs)
News and Events
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Singapore’s Biomedical and Health Standards Committee Charts New Course Amid Rapid Rise of AI in Healthcare
23 January 2026, Singapore — As artificial intelligence reshapes how people seek medical information and care, Singapore’s Biomedical and Health Standards Committee convened its 16th meeting to ensure the nation’s standards framework keeps pace with… Read more
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New Generation Takes Lead in Singapore’s TCM Standards Initiative
SINGAPORE, 8 January 2026 – Singapore has officially established a new National Mirror Working Group (NMWG) for ISO Technical Committee 249 Subcommittee 1, marking a significant step forward in the nation’s participation in developing global… Read more
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Singapore Strengthens Medication Delivery Standards with Revised SS644:2025
10 November 2025 marked another key milestone in Singapore’s healthcare standardisation journey with the successful completion of the SS644:2025 Virtual Workshop – Guidelines for the Supply and Delivery of Medication. The workshop, organised by the Centre of Regulatory… Read more
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Singapore Advances Digital Health Interoperability and Remote Clinical Monitoring with New National Standards
Singapore marked a new chapter in its digital health journey with the launch of SS 719:2025 Guidelines on data standards (terminology) to support interoperability of healthcare system records and SS 720:2025 Remote clinical monitoring – API standard for information… Read more
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Launch of SS 718:2025 – Raising the Standards in Edible Bird’s Nest Authentication
10 October 2025 marked a significant milestone in the local edible bird’s nest (EBN) scene in Singapore, as over fifty industry leaders, scientists, regulators, and innovators gathered for the official launch of SS 718:2025 –… Read more
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Advancing Quality and Cyber Resilience in Singapore’s Medical Device Landscape
On 10 September 2025, the Biomedical Engineering Society (BES), the Duke-NUS Centre of Regulatory Excellence – Standards Development Organisation (CoRE-SDO), and the co11ab Novena jointly organised the workshop ‘Ensuring Quality and Cyber Resilience’. The event… Read more