KLSC is honored to represent Kuwait and the regional life sciences sector at the upcoming GLobal Entrepreneurship Summit in The Hague, THe Netherlands, from June 3rd to June 5th.
Initiated nearly a decade ago by the US Government, the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) is the preeminent annual gathering of entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, and thought leaders from around the world, providing a unique event that is a combination of an innovation marketplace and policy forum.
Since 2010, an estimated 20,000 emerging leaders having participated in GES, governments and the private sector have committed to providing over $1 billion in new capital to entrepreneurs worldwide.
Host cities have included: Dubai, UAE; Hyderabad, India; Istanbul, Turkey; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Marrakech, Morocco; Nairobi, Kenya; Silicon Valley; and Washington, DC.
This year’s Summit is about “The Future Now.” GES 2019, June 4-5 in The Hague, is the first GES held in the European Union. It focuses on five key investment areas: Agriculture/Food, Connectivity, Energy, Health, and Water.
Unique to this summit, institutional and angel investors, venture capital, family offices, and private equity join private and public sectors to bring innovation further, encouraging entrepreneurs from all over the globe to come with market-ready solutions.
During the two-day program, established entrepreneurs will showcase their scale-ups to a select group of decision makers, including funders, founders, experts and policymakers. GES 2019, “The Future Now,” will showcase the power of innovation to solve global problems, create economic prosperity and improve lives around the world, and plot the roadmap for “The Future Now.”
KLSC will be represented by Dr. Mussaad M. Al-Razouki who will be speaking on "Planting Seeds in the Desert: Investing in the Life Sciences Space in MENA"
Dr. Mussaad M. Al-Razouki is the principal author of the "Middle East Science Report" a 100 page plus report comprising over 10 sections and 35 charts, profiling 57 institutions that have funded, supported and published close to 1,500 significant scientific papers and registered over 30,000 unique patents and includes detailed interviews with 22 contemporary Arab STEM scholars and researchers.
About KLSC:
Kuwait Life Sciences (KLSC) was established in 2010, with a paid up capital of 18 million Kuwait Dinars (KD) which is equivalent to approximately $60 million US Dollars. KLSC is fully owned by National Technology Enterprises Company. National Technology Enterprises Company (NTEC) was incorporated in November of 2002, by the Kuwait Council of Ministers as a fully owned company by the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the State of Kuwait. Capitalized at 100 million Kuwait Dinars (KD) which is equivalent to approximately $350 million US Dollars, NTEC aims to play a vital role in servicing major stakeholders in Kuwait and the Middle East region with their technology requirements.
KLSC focuses on healthcare innovative concepts and demanded services which have a clear and unmet need in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. KLSC has been designed as an integrated healthcare company building unique projects and is considered one of the pioneer venture capitalist and private equity companies in the Middle East that invests globally and operates regionally seeking to advance healthcare services and systems within the region. KLSC supports both public and private sector stakeholders to access emerging technologies, establish unique projects and adopt best practices prevailing in today’s healthcare field. KLSC operates in healthcare investment, life sciences training, medical technology, and pharmaceutical distribution.
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