Siew Bee Ng obtained her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in 1995. She then embarked on her career in natural product research and drug discovery at the Centre for Natural Product Research (CNPR). In 1998, she was promoted, becoming leader of the Assay Development and High-Throughput Screening Group. When CNPR incorporated, forming MerLion Pharmaceuticals Pte Ltd, she became the Director for Discovery Biology (2002–2012), managing all assay development and screening activities, as well as leading the internal antibacterial discovery program and supporting antibiotic development programs. She joined A*STAR in 2014, and continues her natural product discovery research in food and consumer care applications, currently as Senior Principal Investigator at the Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR). Her research interests include discovery of bioactive secondary metabolites and understanding their mode-of action and biosynthesis; in silico screening methodologies; and discovery and characterization of strains for industrial applications.