Dr. Boon S. Ooi, a professor of engineering at KAUST, has developed a new laser-based horticultural technology that could significantly benefit the agri-foods industry, especially in places with limited sunlight such as Northern Europe or with limited water/soil such as...
read moreAs you walk into KAUST’s Innovation Cluster, there is a plaque that gives me inspiration every time I see it. It reads ‘Patience, Persistence, Perseverance.’ The quote is advice to KAUST pioneers back in 2010 from His Excellency Ali I....
read moreUniversities hoping to commercialize the innovations of their students, staff and researchers are paying more attention than ever to developing strong partnerships with industry and focusing on collaborations that have tangible social and economic benefits. KAUST was created with such...
read moreWatch this behind the scenes story of Ahmed, an employee with KAUST startup NOMADD, as he prepares to pitch to international investors at the first Arabian Tech Tour event, hosted at KAUST in November 2015.
read moreA new flexible lithium sulfur battery developed at KAUST could significantly improve the battery life and safety of rechargeable batteries. The technology has been developed by the team led by Lain-Jong Li, an associate professor of material science and engineering...
read moreWith its world-class academics, labs and facilities that are second to none, strong partnerships with leading industry partners, strategically connected innovation and economic development programs and its community of over 100 nationalities on campus, KAUST’s innovation ecosystem is making an...
read moreKAUST Innovation’s Entrepreneurship Center received recognition for its Startup Bootcamp at StartSmart Saudi Arabia on January 16, 2016, which was produced by MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF) Saudi Arabia and sponsored by Bab Rizq Jameel (part of the Abdul Latif Jameel Community...
read moreSaudi Arabia is making huge efforts to diversify its economy and attract foreign investment. Since acceding to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2005, the Kingdom has started to simplify its regulatory regime, open up key sectors to foreign investment...
read moreSerendipity means a ‘fortunate happenstance’ or ‘pleasant surprise.’ At innovation ecosystems such as KAUST, where science and technology is elevated through collaboration on a number of fronts, serendipity is encouraged and even celebrated. Some of the greatest inventions of all...
read moreDuring next week’s KAUST Winter Enrichment Program (WEP), Innovation and Economic Development’s Entrepreneurship Center will be delivering a program for students called ‘ICED in the Desert,’ which combines teaching and workshops on innovation, creativity entrepreneurship and design thinking. As part...
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