Technology Transfer, Innovation & Entrepreneurship (TTIE) is a major undertaking that was initiated by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals during the year 2006. It is envisioned to be Middle East’s most prestigious, industrial research and development (R&D) and technology nucleus. TTIE also provides development, production, and marketing support services for innovation that originates from academic research, but under business environment. It is set up to provide infrastructure for industrial R&D to flourish in the Kingdom.

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(From left) Mohamed Al Mousa, Honeywell Country Manager, Saudi Arabia; Khalid Al Faleh, CEO of Saudi Aramco; Dave Cote, Chairman and CEO of Honeywell; Khaled Al-Sultan, Rector and CEO of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM); Yahya J. Shinawi, Director General of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources; and Norm Gilsdorf, President High Growth Regions, Russia, Middle East and Central Asia, at the opening of Honeywell research & training center in Dhahran.

DAMMAM – Honeywell held Wednesday the grand opening of its research & training center at the Dhahran Techno Valley business cluster in Saudi Arabia. “The opening of this new research and training facility, here in Dhahran, enables Honeywell to provide career-path opportunities for Saudi nationals,” said Mohamed Al Mousa, Honeywell Country Manager Saudi Arabia. “This center provides a base to develop stronger relationships with our industrial partners and universities like KFUPM. The scholarships and internships we are providing to Saudi students also form part of our long-term investment in the country and its future. Today embodies an exciting beginning for us all.” In addition to the new center at the Dhahran Techno Valley, Honeywell’s site locations also include Riyadh, Jeddah and the key industrial cities of Jubail and Yanbu. 

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DHAHRAN: A top-tier Houston-based oil field services company Baker Hughes expanded its footprint in Saudi Arabia with the opening yesterday of a multimillion-dollar research and technology center at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals' (KFUPM's) Dhahran Techno Valley (DTV).

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DHAHRAN: Veolia from France, which is rated as the world’s biggest water company, on Wednesday
teamed up with King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) to set up research facilities
 at the high-tech Dhahran Techno-Valley.

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