There’s a force that takes over when you put a tent full of students, inventions and design forums together. It’s the collective momentum of innovation from students who’ve put a lot of thought into making things that matter. In a...
read moreTwenty-four teams from across the Kingdom have been nominated for the 9/10ths Startup Accelerator Program, which aims to develop early-stage entrepreneurs and their concepts into new, high-potential startups, and to accelerate the development of the Saudi Arabian startup ecosystem. The...
read moreIf you “Google” Consumer Electronics Show (CES), large news networks, tech writers and basement bloggers all agree on one thing: it is HUGE. And from January 5-8, KAUST was able to be a part of that large, tecchie jigsaw puzzle...
read moreThe KAUST community discovered what it takes to “get in the innovation game” this year at the Innovation & Economic Development (I&ED) Open House event on October 4 and 5. The interactive event provided an opportunity to learn about the University’s resident industry partners and...
read moreKAUST Innovation will be attending the 33rd IASP World Conference 2016 from September 19th to the 22nd in Moscow, Russia. This event brings together experts from science and technology parks and other areas of innovation including technology-based incubators, academia, the...
read moreThese past few months have been a busy time for the KAUST Research and Technology Park — from partnerships and collaborations to startup assistance, to networking events and conference participation. New Collaboration KAUST has partnered with FEI, a company that...
read morePlease check out our new brochure featuring some of the ways industry partners can engage with KAUST (download a PDF version here). To request a hard copy, please email your contact details to innovation@kaust.edu.sa. If you are interested in exploring a partnership with KAUST,...
read moreWhat an amazing week!!! The BIO International Convention (BIO) took place from June 6-9, 2016 in San Francisco and attracted over 15,000 biotechnology and pharma leaders. The event covered a wide spectrum of life science and application areas including drug...
read moreMark Crowell was named as KAUST’s Vice President, Innovation and Economic Development (I&ED), in July 2015 and recently sat down with KAUST Innovation to discuss his first impressions of the University. Crowell has over 25 years of experience as a...
read moreKAUST and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group, have recently established the Beacon I Venture Fund. The Fund will provide venture capital funding for high-tech startups...
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