The TTI team participated in the Sensors Expo & Conference that took place June 24–26 and showcased some of KAUST’s sensor-based technologies. The Sensors Expo & Conference is the only industry event in North America exclusively focused on sensors and...

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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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Technology transfer is much more than processing invention disclosures and filing patents; it involves development of prototypes all the way to ferrying them along to the marketplace. Inventions do not become successful by mere accident or luck. Technology transfer is a...

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In a recent report entitled “Encouraging a British Invention Revolution,” the CEO of GlaxoSmithKline, Sir Andrew Witty, highlights the importance of universities to economic growth. He notes that “the research strength of the UK’s universities is an enormous national asset,”...

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With Saudi Arabia’s accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), there is much anticipation and discussion going on regarding the impact of the accession, particularly in our field of technology transfer. For example, people are wondering about impacts on patent...

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As KAUST TTI’s patent administrator, my job is to keep the patent prosecution process moving. This is a harder task than you might think. I coordinate between TTI case managers, our outside counsel in the United States, and KAUST inventors....

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