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KAUST Innovation Hub in Shenzhen

Accelerate Research Commercialization

About the Hub

KAUST Innovation Hub in Shenzhen

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.

Our Mission

Accelerating research commercialization by connecting Saudi startups and entrepreneurs with Shenzhen’s technology and manufacturing ecosystem.

Functions of the Hub

Accelerating innovation from research to market

The Hub supports KAUST innovators, entrepreneurs, and partners through commercialization, entrepreneurship, talent development, and strategic services.

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Research Commercialization

Supporting KAUST technologies as they move from research outcomes toward market opportunities.

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Entrepreneurship

Enabling startup development, venture creation, and entrepreneurial pathways for KAUST innovators.

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Talent Development

Connecting students, researchers, and entrepreneurs with learning and innovation experiences.

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Partnerships & Services

Building strategic connections across innovation ecosystems in Saudi Arabia, China, and beyond.

Why Shenzhen

China’s tech capital

Shenzhen

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.

Partners

Building connections across innovation ecosystems

The KAUST Innovation Hub in Shenzhen connects with leading organizations, institutions, and ecosystem partners to support innovation, entrepreneurship, and research commercialization.

About Shenzhen

China’s tech capital

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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