AMENA is pleased to share a new opinion piece by Honorary Chairman Dr. Mohammed I. Al Majed, examining the hidden cost of how institutions evaluate and adopt startup innovation and arguing that attracting promising companies is only the first step. The real test is whether institutions can create a clear, fair pathway from technical validation to actual adoption, without shifting the cost of institutional uncertainty onto the startups themselves.
New Opinion Piece: “Who Pays for Knowledge?” by Dr. Mohammed I. Almajed
August 6, 2026
AMENA is pleased to share a new opinion piece by Honorary Chairman Dr. Mohammed I. Almajed, examining why research funding so often struggles to defend
AMENA Center Welcomes HE Professor Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov, Uzbekistan’s Minister of Agriculture, to Its Advisory Council
August 6, 2026
AMENA Center Welcomes Professor Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov to Its Advisory Council The AMENA Center is honored to welcome H.E. Professor Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov, Minister of
UC Berkeley AMENA Center Team Wins First Prize at AI in Healthcare Hackathon 2026
April 6, 2026
A team representing the UC Berkeley AMENA Center has won First Prize at the international AI in Healthcare Hackathon hosted by Central Asian University in