Changing the future of Biotech
Advancing human and planetary health
MISSION & GOALS
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Addressing human
and planetary healthOur mission is to address major human and planetary health challenges by establishing a cutting-edge biotech innovation ecosystem based upon world-class infrastructure and regulatory standards – and global partnerships. -
Nurturing biotech
breakthroughsWe are committed to creating a world-class biotech ecosystem that will spearhead developments in human and planetary health, along with scaling new industrial biotechnologies. NEOM is a home to great ideas, where innovative projects are translated into technologies that solve global needs. We are key stakeholders in Saudi Arabia’s National Biotech Strategy. -
Advancing biotech innovation through investment
Shaping the future of life sciences, NEOM Investment Fund will back transformative ventures in medical, agricultural and industrial biotech. We aim to create a thriving NEOM biotech ecosystem through investment and a global innovator network. -
Growing biotech sustainably
NEOM is building a network of global partners to build local research and development and manufacturing capabilities. We collaborate with innovators tackling local challenges in order to grow a robust biotech ecosystem. Get in touch to explore opportunities to collaborate with NEOM.
Focus
We will focus on disruptive innovation in three main areas: investment, infrastructure and industrial development. NEOM will lead advancements in biotech by facilitating innovation and leveraging the capabilities of our key biotech partners.
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We will tackle global healthcare challenges including antimicrobial resistance, treatments for heart and metabolic diseases and more.
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We will foster a collaborative innovation ecosystem for a more sustainable, resilient world. NEOM's desert is ideal for developing genetically improved plants, advancing synthetic biology for humanity. Our abundant renewable energy supports biofuel development using cell engineering.
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Industrial technologies will help us deliver biotechnologies efficiently and affordably at scale.
Our plan
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INNOVATION
We aim to establish an innovation and venture biotech ecosystem to support early stage innovation scale into real-world solutions.
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PARTNERING
We will create a global platform uniting academia, industry, and government to attract top innovators and drive advancement.
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FACILITIES
We will build world-class infrastructure to attract and empower the world's best researchers and innovators – enabling them to create a comprehensive innovation ecosystem.
Biotech Leadership
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Jordi Naval
Biotech Sector Head
Jordi Naval has 27 years of biotech experience. He founded Spain’s largest clinical trials company and co-founded biotech ventures across Spain, France and Germany. He was CEO of Catalonia’s life sciences and healthcare ecosystem Biocat and holds a master of science degree in Biochemistry and Biotechnology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Biotech
Our mission is to address major human and planetary health challenges by establishing a cutting-edge biotech innovation ecosystem based upon world-class infrastructure and global partnerships.
Design and Construction
As the world’s most significant construction project, our mission is to become a global showcase for capital project execution, with world class examples of performance, efficiency and automation.
Education, Research & Innovation
A mission to create a new model for education, research and innovation that transforms learning and inspires discovery to improve our world.
Energy
Through our company Enowa, NEOM is building the world’s first at-scale and fully-integrated renewable energy system.
Entertainment and Culture
NEOM is building a global cultural capital and leading entertainment destination, a place to create and experience the future of culture and next-generation entertainment for audiences of the future.
Financial Services
Changing the future of financial services through inclusion, innovation and green financing.
Food
Through our food company Topian, NEOM provides high-quality, sustainably sourced food products and innovative services that empower individuals to make food choices that improve their health and protect our planet.
Health and Well-being
NEOM aims to transform the lives of our residents and visitors through accessible innovative health solutions powered by the latest technologies.
Manufacturing
NEOM will advance beyond traditional methods to enable Industry 4.0 with cutting-edge solutions – to shape the sustainable industries of tomorrow.
Media
NEOM’s Media Sector is operational and building a fully integrated media hub – bringing together screen production, gaming and digital publishing – enabled through industry learning.
Mobility
NEOM’s Mobility Sector connects people and services, aiming to create a smart, shared and sustainable public transport system – powered by renewable energy.
Sport
NEOM is championing livability and contributing to a dynamic economy through sport, physical wellbeing and adventure sport.
Technology and Digital
NEOM aims to harness the power of cognitive technology to build an ecosystem of disruptive and sustainable solutions that touch every aspect of life.
Tourism
Tourism aims to enrich a new society, vibrant economy and way of life through sustainable tourism.
Water
NEOM aims to be a global water reference, focused on improving water performance sustainably, through world class, smart and connected infrastructure, utilizing the latest innovation and future technology.