LS > Regarding employees. Could they have this increased head count because they need it for the Singapore grant?

My response: I think that is an extreme reach on your part. I would suggest you review the conditions of that agreement 

Since no answer was forthcoming from that individual on that question I decided to follow-up myself:

On Oct. 17, 2016, Poet Technologies Inc. entered into an agreement with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) to expand Poet's research and development (R&D) operations in Singapore…  

 The agreement:

Project Implementation:

Condition (a), (ii) By 31 December, establish in Singapore a research and development team comprising at least 53 researchers, scientists and engineers…