By KAUST Innovation | June 7, 2021
KAUST has opened registrations for its first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) “Entrepreneurship Adventures” scheduled to start on July 4.
read moreBy KAUST Innovation | June 7, 2021
Red Sea Farms, a Saudi Arabian AgTech business whose one-of-a-kind technology enables the commercial farming of produce using primarily salt water, received a $10 million venture capital investment today from a group of leading Saudi and UAE investors.
read moreBy KAUST Innovation | May 3, 2021
KAUST startup Wayakit has inaugurated its first production pilot plant in Saudi Arabia with Mexican ambassador Aníbal Gómez in attendance as an honorary guest. The plant will increase the startup's production capacity by up to 20,000 liters of cleaning and disinfection bio-formulations per day.
read moreBy KAUST Innovation | March 28, 2021
KAUST signed a partnership with the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), to achieve investment opportunities in the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sector, build a digital transformation strategy and develop artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives.
read moreBy KAUST Innovation | March 25, 2021
TAQADAM Startup Accelerator graduate Firnas Aero is an innovative DaaS startup (drone-as-a-service) designed to spot delay-causing debris on airport runways. Today, they’re a thriving business based out of KAUST’s Research Technology Park — and their innovative use cases and global interest is booming.
read moreBy KAUST Innovation | March 24, 2021
Using Zapata’s quantum workflows platform, Orquestra, KAUST will explore how quantum computing can simulate and optimize the aerodynamic design process for vehicles.
read moreBy KAUST Innovation | March 21, 2021
Launching a startup can be tough and many aspiring entrepreneurs have questions about where to start. To shed some light on the startup journey, we’re sharing stories and insights from some of our TAQADAM Startup Accelerator founders.
read moreBy KAUST Innovation | March 17, 2021
For the fifth year in a row, we’re inviting entrepreneurs from Saudi Arabia and beyond to apply for the TAQADAM Startup Accelerator. One of MENA’s top accelerators, TAQADAM helps startups at all stages of growth define, launch, and promote their big ideas.
read moreBy KAUST Innovation | March 17, 2021
At the beginning of March, when the world got its first glimpse into the COVID-19 abyss, we at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) found ourselves faced with a unique and pressing challenge
read moreBy KAUST Innovation | March 10, 2021
It started with nearly 561 startups, each vying for a spot in the 2020 TAQADAM Startup Accelerator. Now, one year — and a global pandemic — later, the final 37 startups hit the (virtual) stage as part of the fourth TAQADAM Startup Accelerator Showcase.
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