KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Dr Zeyad Abdullah Al-Kanderi in this file photo. - KUNA

KUWAIT: Like the rest of their global peers, Kuwaiti inventors have contributed immensely to the advancement and development of science locally and worldwide.  The success of the Kuwaiti inventors has been attributed to the leadership's keenness on supporting scientific development and it was due to the tremendous assistance provided by the Kuwait Foundation of the Advancement of Science (KFAS).

 

In this regard, Kuwaiti inventor Sadeq Qassem has provided valuable input during his various international participations. Qassem came up with a new technology to speed of the process of analyzing samples at laboratories and came up with a fascinating invention to enhance the performance of vehicles taillights.

 

Another inventor Sheikha Al-Majd came up with a device to enable the visually impaired to write. Al-Majd won recognition for her invention from the entities in the US.  Within the oil sector, Engineer Tareq Al-Buaijan came up with a mechanism to control the level of emergency shutdowns at oil facilities. Buaijan's invention helped save millions in operational expenses.

 

Kuwaiti Inventors Adel Jum'a, Mohammad Al-Azmi, Adel Al-Wasis, Nasser Al-Jimaz, Dr  Ahmad Nabil, and Laila Al-Wazan all won recognitions for numerous inventions while partaking in international events which proved that Kuwait was amongst the leading countries in the field of science.

 

Meanwhile, Kuwaitis excelled also in the medical field. Kuwait's Dr Ibrahim Al-Rashdan was honored by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in 2014 for his invention that help facilitate cardiac catheterization procedures. The invention gained recognition from European medical professionals.

 

Similarly, Dr Abdulrazzaq Al-Obaid also won recognition from US medical authorities for a device help in the treatment of spinal fractures. Medical professionals Dr Fuziya Al-Kanderi, Dr Muthana Al-Sartawi, Dr Jawad Abulhassan, and Dr Abdullah Al-Kanderi all received accolades for offering new methods in treating heart diseases, body aches, and other ailments. – KUNA