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
28 May, 2020
Scientists came up with an experimental virus-blocking membrane that can be discarded so doctors can use the mask again.
17 May, 2020
Professors at KAUST are employing differential equations and machine learning to help understand what’s coming next in the Covid-19 pandemic.
19 September, 2021
President Chan receives the Kingdom’s first, KAUST-developed COVID-19 RT-PCR test, processed by KAUST startup Noor DX.