Saudi Print & Pack, the 13th international trade exhibition for printing and packaging technologies, is being held at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center from Jan. 18-21.
The show, which gathers key local and international industry figures and major companies, has played an important role throughout the years in supporting the print industry by creating the ideal platform for showcasing new formats and cross-media concepts through a display of the latest equipment and supplies.
On the sidelines of the show, workshops will discuss latest trends and ensure knowledge transfer to support industry development locally and regionally.
The 13th edition attracts 24 countries from all over Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, along with the local companies who have occupied 97 percent of the 15,000 sqm area, and is held concurrently with the Saudi Plastic & Petrochemicals Exhibition.
Both exhibitions are organized by the Riyadh Exhibitions Company, with the support of the Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Industry and with the participation of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and National Industrialization Company (Tasnee) as diamond sponsors, and Advanced Petrochemical Company and Saudi Polymers Company LLC (SPCo) as platinum sponsors.
Nidal Al-Ghamdi, director of PR at the Saudi Print and Pack Exhibition, said: “This show comes in line with the Saudi government plans of economic diversification to boost economic performance through attracting investments and increasing exports.”
“The Saudi Print and Pack provides a platform for local and international companies to explore business and investment opportunities that aim at supporting the Saudi print and packaging industry, which is expected to touch $20 billion by 2016, while the packaging market is growing at the rate of 5 to 15 percent year-on-year where the Kingdom controls more than 70 percent of the GCC packaging market.
24 countries to exhibit in Saudi Print & Pack Show
24 countries to exhibit in Saudi Print & Pack Show
Jameel Research project at MIT tackles antimicrobial resistance
Jameel Research, part of Abdul Latif Jameel International network, is sponsoring a research project in the Department of Biological Engineering and Institute for Medical Engineering and Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, aimed at tackling the global public health crisis of antimicrobial resistance.
This ambitious, multi-disciplinary project is led by Professor James J. Collins, Termeer professor of medical engineering and science at MIT and faculty lead for life sciences at the MIT Jameel Clinic, the epicenter of artificial intelligence and health at MIT.
The project, spanning at least three years, will leverage the Collins’ lab’s cutting-edge strengths in synthetic biology and AI to create next-generation diagnostics.
The growing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant superbugs and a declining antibiotic pipeline has led to a global public health crisis. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has predicted some 2 million infections and 23,000 deaths occur each year in the US alone, costing $55 billion. The World Bank predicts that up to $100 trillion of economic output may be at risk by 2050. The UK government-commissioned Review on Antimicrobial Resistance is projecting more than 10 million deaths worldwide per year by 2050 if the crisis is not addressed.
Professor Collins and his team at MIT are setting out to develop the next generation of antibacterials and rapid diagnostics to overcome AMR — using synthetic biology and advanced generative AI to deliver faster results and help control the use of antibiotics to where they can be effective.
With support from Jameel Research, the first phase of this project will develop and validate programmable antibacterials to overcome AMR in a range of bacterial pathogens. These AI-designed minibinders will be delivered by engineered microbes to neutralize key toxins and protein targets.
This directed design and engineering approach to antibiotic development technology advances a long-term vision to create programmable antibacterials to address the AMR crisis. This would then offer the potential for the more rapid development of medical countermeasures to emerging and re-emerging pathogens and a swifter response to future outbreaks and pandemics.
Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel, KBE, chairman of Abdul Latif Jameel, said: “Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most urgent challenges we face today and addressing it will require ambitious science and sustained collaboration. We are pleased to support this new research, building on our long-standing relationship with MIT and our commitment to advancing research across the world, to strengthen global health and contribute to a more resilient future.”
“This project reflects my belief that tackling AMR requires both bold scientific ideas and a pathway to real-world impact,” Professor Collins said. “Jameel Research is keen to address this crisis by supporting innovative, translatable research at MIT.”
Jameel Research is advancing the work of pioneering pathfinders to create an extraordinary impact on a global scale.
This initial project holds the promise of rapidly developing medical countermeasures for emerging and re-emerging pathogens, offering a rapid response to future outbreaks and pandemics.
The new research project builds on the close and long-standing relationship between MIT and the Jameel family. This includes the MIT Jameel Clinic, which was co-founded in 2018 by MIT and Community Jameel, the international nonprofit organization founded by Mohammed Jameel, KBE, to advance science and learning for communities to thrive, and one of the Jameel family’s philanthropies.
