Spaces and Facilities at KAUST
KAUST is a deep tech ecosystem unlike any other. offering world-class facilities designed to support our community of the brightest minds solving the world’s most urgent challenges.
Every Kind of Space You Need to Move Fast
2,500+ m²
Lab Space
2.7M m²
Campus Space
7,000+ m²
Office Space
- Land: Scale is never the problem here. 2.7 million square meters including flexible R&D plots, outdoor testing grounds, and customizable land for companies that need room to build something serious.
- Labs:
Over 2,500 square meters of fully equipped lab space in the KRTP Innovation Cluster, available as both shared or dedicated units —ready for immediate use. Plug in on day one, no delays, just science.
- Offices:
7,000+ square meters of serviced workspace designed for collaboration and focus, including private offices, shared workspaces, and open-plan environments. Because the best ideas rarely happen in isolation. - Workshops:
High-ceiling, open-plan spaces built for the physical side of innovation — assembly, prototyping, and hands-on technology testing. Ideal for hardware teams and deep-tech developers.
Suliman S. Olayan Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute
The Beating Heart of the KAUST Research Technology Park (KRTP)
At the center of everything stands the Suliman S. Olayan Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute (Olayan Institute) — the place where academic rigor and commercial ambition stop being separate conversations. Researchers, students, founders, and industry leaders share the same walls, the same energy, and the same urgency. This is where the Saudi knowledge economy is being assembled, one breakthrough at a time. More than a building, it is a launchpad for impact.
Saudi Arabia Is Changing. KRTP Is Leading That Change.
Every company, startup, and research project in KRTP feeds directly into Saudi Arabia's national development agenda. We are not merely aligned with Vision 2030 — we are one of its primary engines, translating the Kingdom's research ambitions into export-ready, commercially viable technologies that address real challenges.
Innovation Districts Alliance
Your Passport to a World-Class Innovation Network
Joining KRTP does not just put you on a campus — it puts you in a network that spans continents.
National Alliance for Innovation Districts (Saudi Arabia)
As a founding member of the Saudi Innovation Districts Alliance, KRTP coordinates resource-sharing across the Kingdom's top innovation hubs, shapes national R&D policy, and creates seamless soft-landing pathways for international companies entering Saudi Arabia.
IASP: International Association of Science Parks
350+ science parks. 70+ countries. Through IASP, KRTP's partners benchmark against the world's best innovation ecosystems and gain access to mentors, investors, and peer organizations from Silicon Valley to Singapore.
ASPA: Asian Science Park Association
Fast-track access to Asia's most dynamic markets, through a network built for technology transfer and deep-tech expansion into the world's fastest-growing economies.
Co-Working Space: Off-Campus
The KRTP Experience, in the Heart of Your City
Not ready to relocate to KAUST? No problem. The co-working space in Jeddah and Riyadh bring the KRTP ecosystem directly into Saudi Arabia's commercial capitals — individual offices, shared spaces, and open co-working environments, plus networking events and a community of founders building something real.
Where We Are
Located within KAUST on the Red Sea, KRTP sits 80 km north of Jeddah and near King Abdullah Economic City, with direct access to future high-speed rail infrastructure linking major regional hubs.
Ready to Build Something That Matters?
Whether you're a global corporation, a government entity, an ambitious startup, or an early-stage project seeking R&D ground and world-class facilities, KRTP has the space, the expertise, and the network to take your work further.