# Min-Han Tan

> Min-Han Tan is the Singaporean founder, chairman and CEO of Lucence. A former A*STAR research leader with a PhD from the National University of Singapore, he founded the company in 2016 and built operations in Singapore and Palo Alto. His entrepreneurial story connects scientific research, intellectual property, international expansion and the support of his younger brother, Razer co-founder Min-Liang Tan.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman, CEO and Medical Director at Lucence
- **Organizations:** Lucence, A*STAR, National University of Singapore
- **Nationality:** Singaporean
- **Education:** MBBS, National University of Singapore, PhD, National University of Singapore, Raffles Institution
- **Known for:** A*STAR Outstanding Scientist-Entrepreneur Award, 2018., Founder of Lucence, one of five inaugural WIPO Global Awards winners in 2022., Lucence grew from five staff in 2017 to 73 by August 2024.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Joined A*STAR to lead the Laboratory of Systems Medicine.
- **2016** — Founded Lucence to commercialise technology developed at A*STAR.
- **2017** — Lucence raised US$9.2 million in seed funding and won S$100,000 at Slingshot@SWITCH.
- **2018** — Received the A*STAR Outstanding Scientist-Entrepreneur Award.
- **2019** — Lucence raised a US$20 million Series A led by IHH Healthcare.
- **2020** — Lucence expanded operations to the United States and established its Palo Alto laboratory.
- **2022** — Lucence was one of five inaugural WIPO Global Awards winners.
- **2024** — August reporting put Lucence’s team at 73, compared with five in 2017.
- **2026** — Lucence marked its tenth anniversary in Singapore.

## Achievements

- A*STAR Outstanding Scientist-Entrepreneur Award, 2018.
- Founder of Lucence, one of five inaugural WIPO Global Awards winners in 2022.
- Lucence grew from five staff in 2017 to 73 by August 2024.
- Led Lucence’s expansion from Singapore into United States operations in 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Lucence’s public LinkedIn feed reported a tenth-anniversary gathering in Singapore featuring Min-Han Tan.
- **2026-01** — Lucence reported more than US$80 million in funding, 20% headcount growth over the preceding six months and expansion into India and Tokyo.

## Links

- Website: https://www.lucence.com/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/minhantan

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Last updated: 2026-10-22