About

Growth Readiness Program

The establishment of “Samih Darwazah Center for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship” at the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business was made possible in 2011 through a generous gift by the Darwazah Family, founders of the largest MENA-based pharmaceutical company with global reach—Hikma Pharmaceutical headquartered in Jordan. The Darwazah Center’s mission is to transform entrepreneurial thinking and practices within the MENA region and help organizations become innovative. The Center develops and promotes evidence-based approach to establishing, operating and growing ventures and businesses. Its work agenda includes entrepreneurship-innovation research, developing teaching case studies, venture acceleration & scale-up programs, running competitions, mentoring, and conferences.