Accelerate Research Commercialization
In alignment with KAUST’s new strategy to accelerate research commercialization, the KAUST Innovation Hub in Shenzhen, China, is specially designed to support KAUST’s innovators and entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to the marketplace. The Hub provides solutions that address the national Research, Development and Innovation priorities set out to benefit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and beyond.
The Hub supports KAUST innovators, entrepreneurs, and partners through commercialization, entrepreneurship, talent development, and strategic services.
Supporting KAUST technologies as they move from research outcomes toward market opportunities.
Enabling startup development, venture creation, and entrepreneurial pathways for KAUST innovators.
Connecting students, researchers, and entrepreneurs with learning and innovation experiences.
Building strategic connections across innovation ecosystems in Saudi Arabia, China, and beyond.
Known as the “Silicon Valley of the East,” Shenzhen is an established global leader in manufacturing and innovation ecosystems, with a deep startup ecosystem. This tech-capital has unmatched efficiency in prototyping, leading to rapid product iteration and making it an ideal location for developing startups from the ideation phase to full-scale marketplace reality.
Shenzhen is China’s major entrepreneurial center, which will provide KAUST startups with the opportunity to meet leading incubators and potential partners in industry. Shenzhen is also home to several important research centers, such as the Research Institute of Tsinghua University, Shenzhen University, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Known as the “Silicon Valley of the East,” Shenzhen is an established global leader in manufacturing and innovation ecosystems, with a deep startup ecosystem. This tech-capital has unmatched efficiency in prototyping, leading to rapid product iteration and making it an ideal location for developing startups from the ideation phase to full-scale marketplace reality.
Shenzhen is China’s major entrepreneurial center, which will provide KAUST startups with the opportunity to meet leading incubators and potential partners in industry. Shenzhen is also home to several important research centers, such as the Research Institute of Tsinghua University, Shenzhen University, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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