The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and KAUST co-hosted an International Workshop on Algae Innovation in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture (MEWA) of Saudi Arabia. The one-day event focused on exploring the current state and future prospects for microalgae and macroalgae culture and commercialization in the Middle East and North Africa region.

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At TAQADAM, we know that meeting the right people to get your startup off the ground is hard. This is why we bring founders together with an influential network of Saudi investors, industry and government leaders. Each startup team also...

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Over the past 20 years, Dr. Kevin Cullen has thought a lot about the role of universities and technology transfer. The first university and industry partnership program he ran was at Heriot-Wyatt University in Edinburgh. The companies Cullen worked with...

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Ideas worth spreading and innovation go hand in hand. Mix in the incredibly unique community we have at KAUST, and we’ve got a perfect setting for TEDx. TEDx is a spinoff of TED talks, where speakers engage with community on...

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KAUST students come from all corners of the world and have excellent and diverse academic backgrounds. There are more than 100 nationalities on campus, and graduates have expertise in important scientific fields such as biological and environmental science, computer science,...

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