KAUST-based startup NOMADD (NO-water Mechanical Automated Dusting Device) recently closed a Series A funding round from the KAUST Innovation Fund totaling $1 million. NOMADD is a smart and ecological desert solar panel cleaning system developed at KAUST by Georg Eitelhuber, NOMADD’s founder and current chief...

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Click here to read Part I of this series. KAUST is helping the Kingdom diversify and become a knowledge-based economy by supporting and growing new technology start-ups and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Vision 2030, released by Saudi Arabia’s Council...

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With an open economy and a strong commitment to economic diversification and building a knowledge-based society, it is a good choice to do business and research in Saudi Arabia, particularly in the healthcare and biotechnology sector. Saudi Arabia is a...

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Watch this behind the scenes story of Ahmed, an employee with KAUST startup NOMADD, as he prepares to pitch to international investors at the first Arabian Tech Tour event, hosted at KAUST in November 2015.

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Relocating to KAUST has a number of advantages for top-quality start­ups from around the world. Companies can immediately benefit from KAUST’s culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, including access to the Research and Technology Park, industry engagement, Innovation Fund and Entrepreneurship...

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