Media Release, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, November 2, 2020 AgriTech startup Red Sea Farms has found a new home at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) to advance their saltwater greenhouse technology. The new state-of-the-art 2,000-square-meter saltwater greenhouse pilot...
read moreFor the second year in a row, KAUST has partnered with Misk Foundation to present the 2020 Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC), the world's largest pitch competition
read moreOriginally published on KAUST News COVID–19 has had an unprecedented impact on almost every aspect of our lives. Strict lockdowns have kept most of us cooped up at home away from extended families and friends; office spaces are empty;...
read moreInternational university-industry partnerships set to strengthen as KAUST connects to leading innovation companies and research universities. KAUST has officially announced its membership as the first entity in the Middle East to join the prestigious University-Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP). This places...
read moreKAUST held the 11th annual meeting of its Industry Advisory Board (KIAB) virtually on September 2, 2020. The purpose of this years meeting was COVID-19 and focused on research, education and economic development opportunities with members of the KAUST Industry...
read moreOriginally published on KAUST News KAUST has partnered with investment platform VentureSouq, startAD, the Abu Dhabi-based global accelerator anchored at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), and its partner Tamkeen, to launch the first Conscious Investor Fellowship in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The...
read moreAs Saudi Arabia’s leading research university, KAUST is a place where big ideas are given the room to grow. Founded a little over ten years ago, the university has already made a significant impression on the international stage for the...
read moreThe fourth TAQADAM Accelerator cohort has officially kicked off with 59 accepted startups, including 168 entrepreneurs from 10 Saudi cities, Bahrain, Lebanon, and Egypt. Over 1,750 startups applied to the program earlier this year. The hopeful graduates range from 23...
read moreKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) recently partnered with the MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region (MITEF Pan Arab) for the Arab Startup Competition Finals which took place virtually this year on June 24, 2020. The online-only event...
read moreWhen word of a new virus first reached our ears around the turn of the year, few of us could have imagined the unprecedented impact it would have on our lives and livelihoods. Fast forward 6 months and we’ve seen...
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