Twenty-four startups from the seventh TAQADAM cohort at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology are gearing up to pitch their business ideas to investors at the final showcase taking place on March 3, 2024. Of the original 42 startups...
read moreThya Technology’s visual detection model is used to process large datasets; shown here, a culture of red blood cells. Photo courtesy Zenaida Stead.
read moreKAUST startups iStoria and Seavo don’t have much in common at face value. iStoria is a self-study English learning app. Seavo develops electric, e-mobile water scooters. What the startups do share is a competitive edge that sets them apart from other startups, thanks to the power of TAQADAM.
read moreKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology spinout WAYAKIT, a bio-tech company, has partnered with Saudi Ground Services to provide sustainable cleaning solutions for the airline industry.
read moreStudents from across Saudi Arabia competed in a KAUST-hosted, AI hackathon to solve some of the field’s toughest challenges in the areas of language, bias and safety.
read moreKAUST startup Excyton has developed a novel display technology called “TurboLED” that saves the battery power of digital devices while delivering more color — a first-of-its-kind innovation in the display technology arena.
read moreThe effects of climate change are already impacting the agricultural industry in the MENA region — temperatures, water shortages and droughts are increasing while crop yields are decreasing. It’s a challenging situation that will impact the region’s economy, food security...
read moreA KAUST-invented, portable wastewater treatment plant has demonstrated success, delivering sanitized clean water for communities without access to centralized sewage services.
read moreKAUST-based startup Proteinea is growing in the fast-growing world of biotherapeutics by creating a smarter, faster and safer protein engineering platform.
read moreWhile their businesses couldn’t be more different, TAQADAM 2022 graduates Kitchefy and Takadao shared similar experiences and even benefited from each other’s diverse backgrounds, support, and successes during the intense, six-month-long accelerator experience as they both looked to innovate centuries-old...
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