Overview

The National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) is involved in a wide range of cardiovascular research projects and clinical trials to improve diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for our patients. The National Heart Research Institute Singapore (NHRIS) was established to bring cardiovascular research to new heights through NHCS' strategic collaboration with the Duke-NUS Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Signature Research Programme.

The NHRIS seeks to transform cardiovascular medicine via the power of basic and clinical research. NHCS has also embarked on the Academic Medicine journey with the introduction of the Cardiovascular Academic Clinical Programme, which seeks to improve the lives and outcomes through enhanced patient care, education and research.

Our Vision

Transforming cardiovascular outcomes through patient-centred research.

Our Mission

To use innovative approaches to identify disease mechanisms and to combine this knowledge with medical technologies and clinical research to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease.

Research Structure

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Recent News

Research Singapore opens first centre dedicated to stem cell research of the Asian heart The study and treatment of heart disease in the region have been boosted by the opening of the first centre in Singapore dedicated to stem cell research of the Asian heart that can be developed into treatments.

16 Oct 2026 | The Straits Times Read Story

Research National Heart Centre Singapore Launches Singapore’s First Asian-Focused Translational Research Centre And Cardiothoracic Surgery Professorship CIPHER is the first centre in Singapore dedicated to cardiovascular stem cell research and translational drug discovery built around Asian patient biology, addressing a longstanding gap in how heart disease is studied and treated in the region. The Tong Ming Chuan Professorship in Cardiothoracic Surgery is the first of its kind in the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, established to advance cardiothoracic surgical care and research and develop the next generation of cardiac surgical leaders.

16 Oct 2026 Read Story

Stories from the heart The Science Behind Every Heartbeat Meet Siti Nur'ain Binte Awalludin, Principal Cardiac Physiologist from Cardiac Laboratory, and Bryston Jonathan Calina Torres, Nuclear Medicine Technologist from Nuclear Cardiac Imaging, integral members of our allied health team who work quietly behind the scenes to support patient care and clinical decision-making.

02 Oct 2026 | Stories from the Heart (NHCS) Read Story

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