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Innovation at KAUST

Economic development is at the heart of KAUST’s mission. Through partnerships with industry, entrepreneurial training, and protecting and commercializing our research, we are making that vision a reality.

Innovation at KAUST

Innovation news

Top agtech companies solving food security challenges in the MENA region

Over the past few years, a wave of agtech (agriculture technology) startups has flourished to address food scarcity challenges. Here…

KAUST Innovation annual report: scaling impact in 2021

Our KAUST Innovation Annual Report highlights the impact we’ve had growing Saudi Arabia’s deep tech ecosystem. Read the new interactive report to learn more about where we’re going in 2022 and beyond.

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Out of the lab: solutions to Saudi Arabia’s wastewater treatment challenges

KAUST professor Pascal Saikaly saw the urgent need for more widespread—and effective—wastewater treatment and invented a portable wastewater treatment system for commercial use with the support of KAUST Innovation.

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When everything stopped, these TAQADAM startups kept moving forward

Even a global pandemic couldn’t keep these diverse KAUST startups from growing, accelerating and excelling.

KAUST AI startup UnitX joins NVIDIA Inception program

KAUST startup, UnitX Technologies has joined NVIDIA Inception, a program designed to nurture startups revolutionizing industries with advancements in AI and data sciences.