DDI Research Sector Achievements

Published on 01/02/2019

• Establishment of the Patent and Research Translational Office
• Founding of the Kuwait National Genome Center (KNGC)
• Establishment of the Kuwait National Diabetes Registry in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health
• DDI wins the International Genetic Disorder Prevention Award, under the category: “Most Innovative Research institution” in the field of Genetic Research
• Coordination of the DDI Summer Internship program, which engaged 25 University students and recent graduates
• Establishment of key collaborations:
  • Mount Sinai Healthcare
  • Montreal Medical International (MMI), involving the following institutions:
    • McGill University
    • Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
    • Sunnybrook International
    • University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre
    • Montreal Diabetes Research Centre (MDRC)
    • University of Glasgow
• Obesity Center Amsterdam, Saint Lucas Andreas Hospital
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Harvard Medical School
• VSL3 Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Actial Farmaceutica Srl)
• The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, US
• Colorado State University, Fort Collins, US
• Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University