Dubai’s Wellness Market flexes its muscle through innovative Sports Accelerators

Nook is the region’s first dedicated co-working space focused on helping sports and wellness entrepreneurs set up their own business with permission to issue up to 200 trade licenses across 40 different trading activities. Ravi Bhusari, Co-founder of Nook and Duplays, talks about fitness and business in Dubai: “I think the talent pool is growing. […]

INMATEC GasTechnology – Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ)

INMATEC GasTechnology is the market leader in the production of oxygen and nitrogen generators for independent gas supplies for various industrial and medical applications. Since 2013 the company has held its regional office in RAKEZ. For INMATEC, Ras Al Khaimah’s strategic location was the main attraction, along with ease of logistics for the regional markets […]

Artificial Intelligence could create 58 Million jobs by 2022

A.I. adoption has potential to create millions of new jobs with cities like Dubai paving the way for innovation. “A.I. is already everywhere especially in #Dubai, where there’s a massive demand for data and A.I.”, Dr. Eva-Marie Muller-Stular, Chief Data Scientist – MEA, IBM UAE, said speaking at the A.I. Everything’ Summit 2019. “We are […]

Current healthcare expenditure in the GCC is projected to reach US$104.6 billion in 2022

“Home to one-third of all MENA investors, Dubai is a great place for a start-up. From access to funding, to our strategic partnership with healthcare city, the government’s faith in new technologies that provides a greater patient experience is fantastic”, says Okadoc CEO and Founder Fodhil Benturquia. The healthcare market in Dubai and the GCC […]

RAKEZ GITEX Exhibition 2019

The 39th GITEX Technology Week starts today. Make sure to visit our stand in DWTC Concourse 2, near Hall 7, and avail our limited-time offer of same renewal rate, guaranteed for life! ها قد بدأ أسبوع “جيتكس للتقنية بنسخته الـ39 اليوم. تفضل بزيارة منصتنا في مركز دبي التجاري العالمي، في القاعة 2 بالقرب من صالة […]

Dubai-based Badia Farms, brings high tech vertical farming to the region

The GCC’s first commercial vertical farm, Badia Farms, is plating the green shoots of innovation in the regional agri tech sector by growing produce in an environment which requires 90% less water than regular farming, thanks to hydroponic technology. “Dubai was the obvious choice as a hub for us due to its hunger for innovation […]

District 2020 – Future-proofed urban design

A new urban experience supporting the growth of Dubai, District 2020 connects people and spaces in a smart and sustainable urban environment designed to encourage creativity, collaboration, and innovation. Helping accelerate Dubai’s business enabling ecosystem, District 2020 will be a world-class mixed use development designed to promote an innovation driven business ecosystem and balanced lifestyle. […]

Delve into Dubai’s hidden gems

From cutting-edge technology and entrepreneurship to world-leading arts and culture, food and design, Dubai is constantly innovating and changing. This film, produced by BBC StoryWorks in partnership with Dubai Tourism, tells the stories of the people behind the big ideas, delving into the emirate’s hidden gems and discovering things you probably didn’t know about Dubai.

Dubai is a global health-tech and medical tourism destination

Dubai’s healthcare industry’s development has helped establish the city as a major international medical tourism destination with a stated goal to attract 500,000 medical tourists by 2020. The city’s proximity and accessibility to the Middle East and GCC markets as well as Africa and Asia, its highly qualified pool of multi-disciplinary medical professionals and internationally […]

Dubai: A strategic investment haven for health investors

Aiming to become a global platform for knowledge-based, sustainable and innovation-focused businesses, Dubai aims at having 34 indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturing factories by 2020. The market value of the city’s pharmaceutical industry is set to go up to US$6.8 billion by 2025 whereas it stands at US$1.6 billion currently. Through the development of its knowledge economy, […]