The work of the center starts from the submission of the idea by the researcher, where the center evaluates and reviews it, and in case it is not compatible with the evaluation mechanism, it is returned to the principal investigator to reformulate and amend it. In the event that it passes the evaluation, the researcher is assisted, counseling and technical support are determined, and appropriate protection is determined for it, whether it is a patent, copyright, trademark, or intellectual property.

After that, the application for registering the appropriate protection of intellectual property is submitted to the designated offices, locally or internationally. Then the researcher is directed to start the process of modeling and testing in case the idea to do so. In addition, they will be linked with other researchers from different fields to work with them and benefit from their experiences to develop the idea. Then the intellectual property is marketed to the local and international market, and thus, either by selling or transferring into a start-up company. This will help creating new jobs that contribute to adding economic value to the society.

Director

Knowledge Economy and Technology Transfer Center 
President and Board Chairman 
Saudi Scientific Society of Biomedical Engineering 
Associate Professor 
King Abdulaziz University -Biomedical Engineering

Got his PhD in Electronics Engineering (Biomedical) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia since 2014 and his master’s degree in biomedical engineering from La Trobe University, Australia since 2010. His bachelor’s in electrical engineering (Biomedical) from King AbdulAziz University since 2007. He is an Assistant Professor at KAU and an active researcher in the field of Nanotechnology, Biomedical Engineering and Sensors with several highly cited publications. He is keen in Innovation, Technology Transfer, Hospital design, regulation, and standards. He is a medical equipment and hospital design consultant. He is the President of the Saudi Scientific Society for Biomedical Engineering.

Vice director, Intellectual property, KETT, KAU

Dr. Raed Felimban, lab supervisor at the Center of Innovation in Personalised Medicine, King Abdulaziz University (CIPM-KAU) and 3D bioprinting unit. Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences (FAMS-KAU) and received his PhD, in 2015, in stem cell and tissue engineering, from the University of Melbourne, Australia. His current role in KETT is as Vice Director of intellectual property. Also, he is a patent officer in patent support and protection unit. Dr. Raed has a responsibility work to examine and evaluate applications for support and registration of the invention and to coordinate with one of the law firms specialized in protecting intellectual property and transferring technology.

Vice Director, Innovation and Development, KETT, KAU

Dr. Salman Hosawi received my PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular biology, from the University of Manchester, UK in 2018. Currently, he is the head of the biochemistry department, Faculty of Science, and the head of the innovation and knowledge economy unit at the Knowledge economy and technology transfer center (KETT) at KAU. The main objectives of the unit is promoting the culture of innovation and creativity among the university academic staff and members, and teaching innovators how to protect their products through intellectual property laws.

Consultant at KETT, KAU

Professor Yasser A. Shaban received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Duquesne University, Pennsylvania, USA, in 2008. He is currently a professor in the Marine Chemistry Department, Faculty of Marine Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, KSA. In addition, he is a consultant at Knowledge Economy and Technology Transfer Center, King Abdulaziz University, KSA.

Consultant in KETT, KAU

Prof.Dr. Awny Sayed, received my PhD in Computer Science, Data Management System and Knowledge Representation Group, from Duisburg-Essen University, (Germany) in 2005, currently, he is a professor of information system and consultant in KETT, King Abdel Aziz University, KSA

Consultant in KETT, KAU

Dr. Safiah Hamed Alhazmi, I received my PhD in Medical Genetics, from Nottingham University, (UK) in 2016. Currently, I am an assistant professor in Science College and consultant in KETT, King Abdulaziz University, KSA.

Head of the Intellectual Property Unit, KETT, KAU

Prof. Laila Ahmed Salim Bahammam is a professor and consultant of Endodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry (KAUFD) and the head of the Intellectual Property Unit at the Center of Knowledge Economy and Technology Transfer at the Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University. Prof. Bahammam is working as a part-timer at the Academic Leadership Center of Higher Education, Ministry of Education since 2014 and a representative of Technology & Innovation Support Center (TISC) of the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property.

Marketing Director of Patents at KETT, KAU

Mohammad Abuljadail is an assistant professor in Marketing Communication at King Abdulaziz University. He earned his PhD in Media and Communication from Bowling Green State University, U.S.A. in 2017 and his Master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communication from California State University, San Bernardino in 2009. Currently, he is the Marketing Director of Patents at the Center of Knowledge Economy and Technology.  He worked in the industry with companies as marketing and sales manager, as well as marketing consultant. He is a Certified Digital Marketing Professional from the Digital Marketing Institute.

Consultant at KETT, KAU

Dr. Albar is an assistant professor in Nutritional Epidemiology at King AbdulAziz University, School of Food Science and Nutrition. She got her PhD from the University of Leeds, School of Food Science and Nutrition in 2016, and a Master degree in Public Health International (MPH) from School of Medicine, University of Leeds, UK. She served as a consultant in different governmental organizations like the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA). She represented Saudi Arabia in the World Health Organization (WHO) regional office for the Eastern Mediterranean meeting in Amman, 2019. Recently, she is the faculty delegate for the International Communication and 

Manager of the Innovation and Cognitive Creativity Unit at KETT, KAU

Dr. Arkook is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at King Abdulaziz University. He was awarded his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California, Riverside, in the United States, in 2020.  He mainly worked on experimental condensed matter physics include spintronics, magnetism, and superconductivity. Before graduating, he served his internship during summer 2019 at a startup company named Cellular Nanomed Inc. at the Applied Innovation in University of California, Irvine USA, working as a researcher developing magnetoelectric nanoparticles for drug delivery and brain-computer interfaces. The company's investigation was explicitly focused on next-generation nonsurgical neurotechnology. In 2010, his MSc thesis was funded under the Graduate Research Program by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST). Dr. Arkook has a membership of the American Physical Society (APS) and Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).

Consultant at KETT, KAU

Dr. Basingab is an assistant professor in the department of Biological Sciences (DBS) at the Faculty of Science in King Abdulaziz University. She got her Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine (Tumour Immunology) from the University of Bristol in 2016. She also got a post graduate certificate in educational assessment from University of Cambridge in 2019. Currently, she is a member in the British society of Immunology (BSI). She is a member of the Academic accreditation committee at DBS. She is the head of one of the strategic plan initiatives of the Faculty of science.