Press Release

Virgin Launches Qatar Stem-Cell Bank
08/03/2009
Virgin Health Bank and QSTP partner to establish a cord blood stem cell bank in Qatar

QSTP to be inaugurated 16 March 2009
22/02/2009
QSTP will be officially inaugurated by HH Sheikha Mozah at a ceremony on 16 March 2009

Chevron to Establish Sustainable Energy Efficiency Center in Qatar
17/02/2009
Chevron and QSTP Partner to Develop Energy Efficiency Technologies

Safer roads for Qatar as TRL joins QSTP
03/02/2009
Qatar's roads and traffic are set to benefit from the world's latest technology as the UK's Transport Research Laboratory joins QSTP.

Qatar's Aluminium Expertise to Leap as Hydro Joins QSTP
14/01/2009
The Hydro Technology Centre at QSTP will study ways of maximising the safety and productiveness of Qatalum, through both technology development and training. Its first projects will focus on hot climate working conditions, the environment and cross-cultural technology management.

QSTP Partners with Italian Bioscientists
16/12/2008
Biogem will train Qatar University students and perform joint research in agreement with QSTP

QU to Establish Wireless Center at QSTP
26/11/2008
Qatar University Wireless Center will conduct applied research, consulting and training

Robotic Surgery Training Launched
16/11/2008
Six Doha doctors undergo training for new robotic-surgery centre in QSTP-HMC collaboration

Tata to Develop Green Technologies at QSTP
19/10/2008
Green-building software, solar power and nanotechnology on R&D list

Putting Qatar on the Map
10/09/2008
QSTP has awarded a grant to Qatar Navigator to develop and commercialise an automated map of Qatar

Grant Awarded to Develop Innovative Desalination Process
30/06/2008
QSTP and Texas A&M will launch a $400,000 project to overcome a major environmental impact of water desalination

QSTP in Reservoirs Research Collaboration
10/06/2008
QSTP, QP, Shell and Imperial College have launched a major collaborative research project on carbonate reservoirs

TECHtalks Conference Shows Research Path
08/06/2008
Research collaboration as a source of competitive advantage was the focus of QSTP TECHtalks - The 2008 Conference on 28 May

First POCF Grant Awarded
09/04/2008
QSTP has awarded its first Proof of Concept Fund grant to Fuego, for website-development software on mobile devices

Qatar Petroleum Will Open Research Centre at QSTP
01/04/2008
QP Research & Technology Centre will focus on oil & gas operations, carbonate reservoirs and the environment.

SMARD: Qatar's first medical R and D company
28/01/2008
SMARD, Qatar's first biomedical R&D company, joins QSTP and will focus on chronic immune diseases

Cisco announces Project IQ at QSTP
24/01/2008
Cisco will establish a research and technology centre at QSTP, including the 'Project IQ' collaboration platform

Study launched into synthetic jet fuel
14/11/2007
QSTP, Shell, Rolls-Royce, Qatar Airways and others agree to study synthetic jet fuel

Management Board appointed
27/09/2007
A new board has been appointed to oversee QSTP's next phase of development

Entrepreneurship program starts
04/09/2007
43 future technology entrepreneurs came together this week for the start of QSTP and CMQ's executive program