Li Ming Tan graduated with a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering from NUS, but has focused her career on patents, joining Applied Materials in this capacity more than a decade ago. She built up her skillset in tracking innovation trends and modelling IP activity to make better decisions in managing patents for the company. Her passion culminated in a Master of Technology in Enterprise Business Analytics from NUS, which further strengthened her capabilities to combine Law and Deep Tech – this has helped her team to better use patents as signals of where technology is heading and how these help Applied’s long-term product & business roadmap.