Asia Research News, the largest science news platform in Asia is on a mission to elevate new voices, increase diversity and spread knowledge.
For over 20 years, we have communicated more than 15,000 pieces of newsworthy research to 190 countries. If you would like to increase awareness about your research, email info AT asiaresearchnews.com to discuss further.
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Our journey so far ...
By Maggie Pokar, Founder and CEO
Connecting research with the wider world, we bring first insight into the latest breakthrough from the best researchers.
The service came about in the early 2000s when I heard from several prominent journalists that information about research in Asia was difficult to come by. Being an Asian researcher, and having worked as a journalist, the comments planted a seed that would germinate into Asia Research News.
After discussions with many university leaders, press officers, researchers and journalists, I realized that Asia needed a mechanism enabling researchers and journalists to connect directly with each other. In 2005, we launched ResearchSEA.com as Asia’s first research news portal, creating a framework for institutions to share their news and thrive independently. Researchers gained greater recognition for their work and journalists benefited from a centralized resource for a wider variety of news to interest their readers, viewers and listeners. Read our origin story here.
Over the years, we listened to our clients and evolved to provide a complete suite of communication services and training for research institutions looking to expand their international presence.
Our flagship Asia Research News print magazine, published since 2009, has been so popular that we adopted the title as our brand name with a redesigned Asia Research News website in 2019.
We are proud to support Asia's research community by continuing to increase awareness of the innovation throughout the region.
Meet our management team
Dr Magdeline Pokar, CEO and Founder
Maggie oversees all aspects of this innovative startup. Before life as an entrepreneur, she investigated the impacts of garbage, groundwater and climate change. Her interest in journalism grew from reporting stories in Malaysia to contributing features to international science magazines. Being able to combine research and news is a dream job for her. Maggie is also a Salzburg Global Fellow, Japan Airlines, Chevening and NESTA Scholar. She loves trying out new restaurants and going to the beach.
Read how Maggie pioneered Asia's science communication in Asia Research News - How it all began.
Dr Daniel Raymer, Director
Dan is a director of Asia Research News, leveraging his deep experience as an active research scientist, software developer, data processor and business developer. He is a geophysicist, who for the last 20 years actively investigated and deployed microseismic monitoring technology. He has a truly global perspective, having worked with teams worldwide and been involved with projects on all seven continents. Dan is a NESTA and Monbusho Scholar. He enjoys making a good coffee in the morning, and recently, baking cinnamon rolls to go with it.
Aya Kawanishi
Aya oversees distribution of content bringing her insight and experience as a member of Asia Research News since 2012. With the knowledge gained over five years as a journalist in Scotland, she delivers research to the right media outlets and reporters. Originally from Japan, she is happy to correspond with researchers and institutions in Japanese. Her curiosity takes her around the world while mastering local cuisine and languages: her third tongue is Italian, the main language spoken where she now lives.
国際研究広報について何でもお気軽にご相談ください。
Christine Gapuz
Christine is an editor and digital content professional with a background in education. She has worked on content across a wide variety of disciplines, from healthcare to information technology. She enjoys sunsets, stargazing and a good mystery or sci-fi novel. Her summers are spent organizing youth-oriented workshops and exploring some of the Philippines' 7,000+ islands.
Vivien Chiam
Vivien oversees our media partnerships with conferences all over the world. She brings more than 20 years of experience in international development and networking in South East Asia. Having previously worked with a research funding agency, she fully understands the importance of communicating research results well to gain support from stakeholders. Vivien helps build meaningful relationships with our conference partners and is always looking out for new partnership opportunities. She is also an active volunteer in her local community.
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