Qatar University (QU) is participating in the Mobile World Congress 2025 (MWC25) in Doha as the exclusive education partner, reflecting its commitment to support innovation, advance national digital economy, and link research outputs with industrial and developmental applications.
At its dedicated booth at MWC25, QU is showcasing seven research and innovation projects developed within the university and through local and international partnerships. These projects address key priority areas such as digital health, artificial intelligence, environmental sustainability, and advanced industrial technologies.
Among the highlighted projects include an innovative blood test for early autism detection, iDiagnostix Ltd, whose research team developed the technology at QU and Hamad Bin Khalifa University is presenting the first-of-its-kind blood test to detect autism spectrum disorder using biomarkers and AI-driven analysis.
The test has undergone clinical validation, achieving sensitivity and specificity of over 80%, making it the first worldwide to meet the standards of the American Psychiatric Association. QU holds the patents related to this technology, and iDiagnostix has signed an exclusive licensing agreement to commercialise it globally, aimed at expanding access to early diagnosis and improving the quality of intervention services.
Advanced systems for emissions reduction and carbon capture, ClearExhaust LLC, a start-up company emerging from QU research and led by Prof Samer Ahmed from the College of Engineering, is showcasing its patented “smoke-free exhaust pipe” system, which holds a registered US patent.
The system removes 100% of visible emissions and can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 30%. It has been tested in QU’s thermal engines laboratory, as well as on Tata buses in collaboration with Al-Hamad Automobiles, and on trucks operated by the Ministry of Municipality.
The company is also presenting a prototype mobile carbon capture system that has demonstrated full capture of emissions in laboratory trials. This innovation supports Qatar’s drive toward a low-emissions economy, in line with the National Climate Change Action Plan.
QU president Dr Omar Mohammed al-Ansari said: “The projects we are presenting this year reflect the depth of our research ecosystem and the breadth of our international partnerships. They represent an important step toward enabling a knowledge-based digital economy that invests in the talents of our researchers and students.”
Prof Aiman Erbad, vice president for Research and Graduate Studies at QU, said: “The projects showcased this year are the result of long-term strategic investments in research and innovation and of effective partnerships with national and international institutions that have contributed to the development of advanced technologies in digital health, sustainability, and artificial intelligence.
“Through our participation in this global event, we are working to enable our researchers and students to engage with prestigious international networks and to strengthen Qatar’s presence as a regional hub for innovation and technology”.
Dr Amna al-Ansari, director of the Office of Strategic Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development at QU, said: “Our participation in MWC25 embodies QU’s commitment to driving the commercialisation of national innovation and supporting start-ups emerging from the university’s research ecosystem.
At its dedicated booth at MWC25, QU is showcasing seven research and innovation projects developed within the university and through local and international partnerships. These projects address key priority areas such as digital health, artificial intelligence, environmental sustainability, and advanced industrial technologies.
Among the highlighted projects include an innovative blood test for early autism detection, iDiagnostix Ltd, whose research team developed the technology at QU and Hamad Bin Khalifa University is presenting the first-of-its-kind blood test to detect autism spectrum disorder using biomarkers and AI-driven analysis.
The test has undergone clinical validation, achieving sensitivity and specificity of over 80%, making it the first worldwide to meet the standards of the American Psychiatric Association. QU holds the patents related to this technology, and iDiagnostix has signed an exclusive licensing agreement to commercialise it globally, aimed at expanding access to early diagnosis and improving the quality of intervention services.
Advanced systems for emissions reduction and carbon capture, ClearExhaust LLC, a start-up company emerging from QU research and led by Prof Samer Ahmed from the College of Engineering, is showcasing its patented “smoke-free exhaust pipe” system, which holds a registered US patent.
The system removes 100% of visible emissions and can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 30%. It has been tested in QU’s thermal engines laboratory, as well as on Tata buses in collaboration with Al-Hamad Automobiles, and on trucks operated by the Ministry of Municipality.
The company is also presenting a prototype mobile carbon capture system that has demonstrated full capture of emissions in laboratory trials. This innovation supports Qatar’s drive toward a low-emissions economy, in line with the National Climate Change Action Plan.
QU president Dr Omar Mohammed al-Ansari said: “The projects we are presenting this year reflect the depth of our research ecosystem and the breadth of our international partnerships. They represent an important step toward enabling a knowledge-based digital economy that invests in the talents of our researchers and students.”
Prof Aiman Erbad, vice president for Research and Graduate Studies at QU, said: “The projects showcased this year are the result of long-term strategic investments in research and innovation and of effective partnerships with national and international institutions that have contributed to the development of advanced technologies in digital health, sustainability, and artificial intelligence.
“Through our participation in this global event, we are working to enable our researchers and students to engage with prestigious international networks and to strengthen Qatar’s presence as a regional hub for innovation and technology”.
Dr Amna al-Ansari, director of the Office of Strategic Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development at QU, said: “Our participation in MWC25 embodies QU’s commitment to driving the commercialisation of national innovation and supporting start-ups emerging from the university’s research ecosystem.