The New Ventures Accelerator is designed for individuals and teams who have a business idea, want to develop it, and understand its full potential application in the marketplace. It runs by KAUST Entrepreneurship Center twice a year and serves entrepreneurs in...
WDRC will hold its 7th Annual Center Industry Affiliates Program (CIAP) on November 9-10, 2016. More than 40 participants (primarily from CIAP members and observers, along with WDRC faculty members and researchers) are invited to this two-day event at KAUST.
The Arabian Venture Forum “AVF” is an initiative aimed at supporting the venture capital landscape in Saudi Arabia and the region, by connecting international and local VC firms with high-profile technology-based start-ups. AVF will provide a unique, cross-border platform to...
Tom Blundell will be sharing his experience of basic research in academia and its translation into a small company. He will also describe the exciting developments in the platform technology of fragment-based drug discovery that eventually led to the sale of Astex Pharmaceuticals to Otsuka for $886 million.
Over the past decade, the GPCA Annual Forum has not only become a key feature in the global chemical industry agenda, but also a crucial knowledge sharing and networking platform for regional and global stakeholders. In 2015, over 2,000 members...
TAQADAM is a multi-university startup accelerator program delivered by KAUST to the kingdom with sponsorship from SABB bank. The program equips entrepreneurs with the tools and support required to successfully launch a technology based company through mentoring, marketing, ideation, fundraising...
A conference that brings together researchers, designers, developers and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of Smart Grids, Green Information and Communication Technologies, Sustainability, Energy Aware Systems and Technologies.
Where Innovators Gather
For 50 years, CES has been the launch pad for new innovation and technology that has changed the world. Held in Las Vegas every year, it is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies and where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace.
The World Future Energy Summit (WFES), part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2017. Already the world’s most influential event dedicated to advancing the use of renewable energy, energy efficiency and clean technology, to mark this...
SWEF 2017 provides a great opportunity to participate in discussions and hear first hand about the new policy updates, investment opportunities and project tenders.