Regional

“Ensa” women defy the invisible barriers in R&D space

Article written by Caroline el Nahas, Raya Khaty and Laura-Joy Boulos (PhD) When we first launched our research and development...

Thought Leadership • 07 March, 2024

R&D Ensa Project International Women's Day

U.A.E

Could EDGE boost R&D in the UAE?

Abu Dhabi is restructuring the UAE’s blossoming defence industry, placing many state-run companies within a single organisation and...

Matt Smith • 13 January, 2020

Research R&D

Regional

The Gulf embraces quantum power

Quantum computing could herald a breakthrough for Middle East innovation and security, according to experts. A quantum computer would...

Alicia Buller • 02 June, 2019

Computing R&D

Lebanon

Lebanon sets sights on being R&D hub for the Middle East

It’s all about sharing. That is what former Nokia Technologies president, Ramzi Haidamus, thinks when it comes to a country...

Rida Mawla • 28 March, 2017

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U.A.E

Careem to invest $100M in R&D

Careem has announced a new strategy, plus their plans for global expansion. According to a statement released today they plan, over...

Lucy Knight • 11 July, 2016

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Qatar

Looking to build an ecosystem, Qatar Foundation

“I met with a Jordanian minister a few years ago and he told me that he wanted the country to have 10,000 PhDs in the next few years,...

Lucy Knight • 27 March, 2016

ARC'16 Qatar Foundation techwadi

New Egyptian conference will support science R&D; applications open Saturday

Linking universities to local industry is becoming increasingly important for transforming scientific research into projects that can...

Hanan Solayman • 03 October, 2013

Research R&D Egypt

Can Microsoft help scale R&D in the Middle East? [Wamda TV]

At the recent World Economic Forum Meeting in Jordan this May, we caught up with Charbel Fakhoury, VP of Sales, Marketing, and Services at M...

Nina Curley • 18 July, 2013

R&D Technology Ecosystem