Bioinnovation —
Vision and objectives
KAUST Smart-Health Initiative (KSHI) aims to operate as an incubator to accelerate research innovation in life science, biology, AI, precision medicine and drive the development of new solutions by early-stage life science start-ups and promote entrepreneurship initiatives from junior and senior scientist from KAUST and beyond.
Latest achievements
08 March, 2023
A protein complex that is crucial for messenger RNA stability during muscle-fiber formation has been identified by postdoc Brenda Sánchez and Prof. Imed Gallouzi.
13 February, 2023
KAUST postdoc Amal Bajaffer collaborated with KAUST professors Pierre Magistretti and Takashi Gojobori to study the role of lactate in the evolution of memory formation in humans.
30 January, 2023
A new disease model that can account for contact patterns between age groups shows how infectious diseases evolve in space and time and how to predict future case numbers across a region.