Meet The Dubai Startups Cutting Waste With Science – Entrepreneur

Meet The Dubai Startups Cutting Waste With Science – Entrepreneur

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Dubai Science Park is quickly becoming a catalyst for entrepreneurs that care about climate change and sustainability. From the UAE’s first company making t-shirts out of plastic bottles, to a startup turning food waste into fertilizer, big ideas are gaining ground in a vibrant hub for knowledge and innovation. 

Established in 2005 to diversify the UAE’s economy and accelerate the biotechnology industry, Dubai Science Park is a global business district focused on healthcare, energy and the environment. It is home to more than 400 companies and 4,000 people. Many are pharmaceutical or life science heavyweights listed on stock markets in Asia, Europe, or the US. But with state-of-the-art infrastructure, environment-friendly laboratories, and a solar-powered community park with green spaces nearing completion, many science-minded entrepreneurs are seeing the business hub as an attractive ecosystem for research and development as well.