B2IP

From research IP to operating venture in 12–18 months.

For KAUST, KFUPM, KSU, KAU, PNU, KACST, NCAI — and every research office sitting on IP that deserves a product.

Most research IP in MENA never becomes a product. The gap between "paper published" and "company operating" is not funding — it is a commercialization engine with AI-native product skill, Saudi market access, and the patience to work with tech-transfer offices. We are that engine.

Why now

Saudi universities now hold substantial AI and applied-research IP that maps cleanly onto Vision 2030 demand (health, fintech, energy, public sector AI). But research offices are not product teams, and the commercialization path is long. The B2IP partnership shortens it to 12–18 months with shared equity — the researchers keep the science and a stake in the venture.

What you get

Full-stack commercialization

We take the IP, build the product around it, go to market, and hand the founders the keys. Research teams do not become founders by accident — we make the path deliberate.

Shared equity — real, not token

Research institution + researchers + Projex Labs co-own the resulting venture. The commercialization partnership is an equity partnership, not a service contract.

Vision 2030-mapped verticals

We prioritize IP in verticals with structural government demand: clinical AI (Hakeem), Arabic NLP, sovereign cloud tooling, fintech compliance. Your IP lands where buyers are already mandated to procure.

AI-native by default

Every B2IP venture gets the full Projex Labs stack: open-core product architecture, compliance posture, and the same engineering discipline we use on our internal ventures.

How we engage

Shape: Structured commercialization partnership — shared equity between the research institution, the researcher, and Projex Labs. We productize, go to market, and operate alongside the founding researcher.
Duration: 12–18 months from IP intake to operating venture
Deliverable: Independent operating AI venture with research-office equity share, researcher founder stake, and Projex Labs commercialization partnership

Context we work in

KAUST — King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
KFUPM — King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
KSU — King Saud University
KAU — King Abdulaziz University
PNU — Princess Nourah University
KACST — King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
NCAI — National Center for Artificial Intelligence
TAQADAM (KFUPM) — startup accelerator, adjacent B2IP channel