Singapore-based Home Control, a specialist in household remote-control devices, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to collaborate on AI and IoT (AIoT) for home healthcare.

Under the MoU, Home Control will collaborate with the NTU’s Cyber Security Research Centre (Cysren) to explore AIoT-enabled healthcare. The partnership will focus on the preliminary planning and establishment of a personal healthcare AIoT platform, healthcare management ecosystems security, and related IP licensing and transfer.

Orbiva, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Home Control, has already signed an IP licensing agreement with NTUitive, the innovation and enterprise company of NTU Singapore. According to the agreement, NTUitive will grant Orbiva a licence applicable to the fields of home care, healthcare, IoT and AIoT. IP licensing is seen as the first step of in the cooperation.

Cysren, an integral part of the university, focuses on research and innovation in the cyber-security domain. Yang Liu, a professor at Cysren, possesses academic expertise in cyber security, software engineering and AI. He has published more than 600 academic research papers in international journals, including on his research in trustworthy AI and the security of AI models. This aligns with Home Control’s vision for a secured AIoT healthcare platform architecture, providing technical support for future product development.

Home Control has reaffirmed AIoT home healthcare as a core pillar of its mid-to-long-term development strategy. The group plans to accelerate the deployment of the AIoT home healthcare ecosystem in 2026. It believes this partnership will integrate world-class research with industrial resources, creating a secure and reliable platform that lays a solid foundation for business growth.

Chen Ji, IP commercialisation advisor to this collaboration, said the partnership between NTU and Home Control was expected to contribute to the long-term value realisation of world-class research achievements in healthcare and AI applications.

NTU said that it remained committed to promoting the commercialisation of research and enabling technology deployment in real-world applications through enterprise partnerships. Through this collaboration with Home Control, NTU aims to support the exploration and application of research outcomes in the fields of home healthcare and AIoT, especially to advance a secure and trusted AIoT home healthcare ecosystem and contribute to Singapore’s broader healthcare and digital trust landscape.

Home Control (www.omnidevices.com) is headquartered in Singapore with a presence in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Initially established as the home control division of Koninklijke Philips in the late eighties, the group was acquired by Morgan Stanley in 2015. It is known for developing and offering bespoke remote controls for home entertainment.

Orbiva is a wholly-owned subsidiary established to drive the group’s expansion into healthcare. Focusing on home health as an entry point, Orbiva explores health monitoring and management ecosystems.

A research-intensive public university, NTU Singapore (www.ntu.edu.sg) has about 35,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students.