For the 314,000 people diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year, hope often comes in the form of platinum-based drugs such as cisplatin.

Cisplatin causes the death of quick-dividing tumour cells, so it is a potent first-line defence in the treatment of the often fatal disease.

However, over half of ovarian cancer patients develop recurrence and become resistant to cisplatin and other platinum-based chemotherapies, contributing to the five-year survival rate of 31%.

Riyadh is positioned to become the Silicon Valley of biotechnology, spurred by the innovative work of the Alfaisal Biotechnology Incubator

The Competitiveness Consultancy Center at Alfaisal University aims to support local businesses in a fastgrowing and globalised market

Alfaisal University’s Corporate Governance Center is leading the way on corporate governance research, benchmarking and partnerships in Saudi Arabia

The Alfaisal Human Capital Initiative is helping to build a sustainable skills framework in a changing economy

Guided by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and working in partnership with government ministries, Alfaisal University is demonstrating how one institution can have a big impact on society

By collaborating with industry and international research partners, Alfaisal University is working on the design of tomorrow’s world through product innovation, computer modelling and advanced materials

At Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, great efforts have been made to boost innovation and entrepreneurship through an open, inclusive and collaborative attitude to knowledge-sharing

Glyphosate, a widely-used chemical compound in herbicides and its wide-ranging impacts on ecosystems and pollinators will be the research focus at the University of Turku. In their proposals, the researchers highlight the importance of comprehensively understanding the problem and stress the significance of collaboration between researchers, farmers and decision-makers to address the issue effectively. The research has received significant funding from the Research Council of Finland and Sakari Alhopuro Foundation.