Martin Ibarra and Michael Margineanu are two KAUST PhD students with a deep interest in the translational opportunities of bioscience research. Working with KAUST Innovation and Economic Development (I&ED), the pair designed KAUST’s first bio-entrepreneurship ideation workshop for a large...

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In the last week of February KAUST hosted some of the most cutting-edge researchers in the area of photovoltaics at the annual KAUST Solar Energy research conference. The conference theme, Synergistic Approaches in PV, underscored the overriding message of the...

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The UBI Index has ranked KAUST Entrepreneurship Center as a Top Challenger for University Incubator Programs! KAUST has been recognized from among 259 finalists in 53 countries selected from 1,370 submissions. UBI Global is a Stockholm-based data and advisory firm...

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Originally posted on KAUST News On March 24, the Research Products Development Company (RPDC), a tenant in the KAUST Research and Technology Park, signed an agreement with SaudiVax to establish and operate the first research and industrial center in Saudi...

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Originally written for KAUST News by Lulwah Shalhoub A year ago, a team of four KAUST master’s degree students joined efforts to build a startup that aims to serve the dairy industry in Saudi Arabia. Co-founders Suhaib Amer, Faisal Alhindi, Hamzah AlAhmadi and...

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KAUST startups have had a run of success in the Kingdom’s recent entrepreneurship competitions. Leading the way was KAUST startup Sadeem, a wireless sensor system for flood monitoring. After winning Best Global Startup and taking home $100,000 in prize money at...

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What defines an entrepreneur? Esteban Canepa, co-founder of Sadeem, asked an audience of startup hopefuls at the TAQADAM bootcamp. They are innovators from 18 universities across Saudi Arabia, a mix of STEAM startups working in fintech, education, AI, e-commerce, renewable...

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