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Building food security solutions through innovation and commercialization

KAUST · Jul 2

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has launched namya, a new venture established in collaboration with SEQUENCIVE, a Riyadh-based venture builder. namya will commercialize KAUST's MiZax technology, which delivers advanced bioactive products to farmers to enhance crop yield and resilience while reducing input requirements. MiZax is the result of over a decade of plant science research at KAUST, focusing on natural metabolites that regulate plant growth, and has shown promise in reducing fertilizer needs in trials. Why it matters: This venture represents a significant step in translating Saudi Arabian scientific research into practical agricultural solutions, directly addressing national food security challenges and promoting sustainable farming practices.

Ph.D. student Jian You Wang wins outstanding poster award at International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics

KAUST · Jan 8

KAUST Ph.D. student Jian You Wang won the outstanding poster award at the 17th International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics in Taiwan for his work on zaxinone mimics. His research, co-authored by other KAUST researchers and scientists from Japan and Spain, focused on developing easy-to-synthesize compounds that act like zaxinone. Two identified mimics (MiZaxs) significantly increased root growth and biomass in wild-type rice seedlings. Why it matters: This research has implications for developing new rice cultivars with higher yields, addressing global food security challenges.