Fresh off Stars of Science Season 6, these young innovators are ready to shake up the industry

It’s a new beginning for the finalists and winners of Stars of Science Season 6, a Qatar Foundation initiative to empower young innovators. The non-profit organization’s objective is to turn Qatar into a knowledge economy, and ‘edutainment reality show’ Stars of Science is one of many means by which to reach that goal. In its recent study on startup investment in the region, the Wamda Research Lab identified growing funding activity towards startups in the past several years, yet funding amounts were generally small – under $200,000 USD. Even in the ICT industry, where a lot of funding activity has been focusing in the past few years, suggesting that the tech movement in MENA is still young with lots of room to grow. So for the region, initiatives like that of the Qatar Foundation speak to a dire need for creating a culture in which such innovation is supported and encouraged.

Now, three and a half months after being shortlisted to take part in the competition, Mohammed Al Housani, Sultan AlSubhi, Rania Bou Jaoudeh, and Thieab Al Dossary are finally making their way back home, as innovators.

Original article by Stephanie Nour Prince

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Fresh off Stars of Science Season 6, these young innovators are ready to shake up the industry