One of the key elements to developing a new startup venture is getting one or more mentors. The level of interaction can go from occasional advice to close mentoring on a weekly basis. So why are mentors so important for...

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A new round of the REVelate Corporate Innovation Program will run between November 24 and 26. Organizations in Kingdom looking to be more innovative are encouraged to reserve a place for their staff to help them come up with innovative solutions to old problems, improve processes...

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The KAUST Innovation Fund, formerly known as the Seed Fund, supports the University’s pipeline of technology-based startup projects and companies. It also invests in high-profile international technology companies willing to establish their operations in Saudi Arabia and to benefit from...

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Entrepreneurship Center hosts graduation ceremony for participants of New Ventures Accelerator A fresh batch of innovative ideas is emerging in the Kingdom thanks to theEntrepreneurship Center at KAUST. On February 18, KAUST honored the first graduating class from its New...

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The Falling Walls Lab, hosted recently by KAUST Graduate Affairs, featured 22 finalists who presented their product or venture idea to a high-profile panel of judges. These presentations are the result of a cumulative process that started in March of...

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Last week, KAUST signed its first royalty-bearing license agreement for NOMADD, the “No Water, Mechanical, Automated, Dusting Device.” Licensing this technology to NOMADD Desert Solar Solutions, a startup spun out of the university, establishes an important basis for the future...

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The NOMADD system has gained a lot of interest from several companies and investors in the solar industry in the last year. Georg Eitelhuber, founder of the startup that is spun out of KAUST, was awarded earlier this year the...

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