UAE-based AI, cloud computing company celebrates 5 year anniversary with major event

G42, the leading UAE-based artificial intelligence and cloud computing technology company, commemorated its five-year anniversary by hosting Supercharged, an all-employee town hall event inspired by AI’s potential to be a game-changing utility that supercharges every process or industry. The event featured remarks from G42 Group CEO Peng Xiao and guest speakers including Alex Kipman, a world-renowned technologist and inventor among others.

Since its founding in 2018, G42 has been a force multiplier of the UAE’s innovation and digital transformation efforts, contributing to the country’s ability to compete within the global AI market.

At the event, Peng Xiao talked about the company’s humble beginnings, its journey so far, its promising future and the importance of relationships.

Looking ahead, G42 is set to remain at the forefront of breakthrough technologies, including quantum computing, genomics, personalized healthcare, smart mobility, and sustainability, leveraging its vast partnership network to pioneer the development of visionary artificial intelligence for a better tomorrow.

Over the past five years, G42 has experienced consistent growth and expansion, as the adoption of AI technologies is transforming industries around the world. Since its beginning as a 30-person team, G42 has evolved into a dynamic and diverse community of over 22,000 AI experts, engineers, and visionaries, made up of more than 85 nationalities. The company’s growth reflects its employees' commitment to championing AI as a solution, and pushing its boundaries to solve the world's most complex problems.

Some of G42’s most impactful endeavors in the last five years include:

● Leading the COVID-19 Response: G42 Healthcare was at the forefront of the UAE’s COVID-19 response – both in diagnostics and prevention. G42 Healthcare set up Biogenix Labs in just 14 days to cater to the urgent scale-up for COVID-19 testing needed in early 2020. G42 then partnered with Sinopharm to accelerate the development of a vaccine to support the global community in its fight against the pandemic, and established Hayat Biotech, to launch the first COVID-19 vaccine to be produced in the Arab world.

● Collaboration and Partnerships: Over the years, G42 partnered with some of the leading organizations globally including AstraZeneca, AWS, Cisco, IBM, Illumina, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, Schlumberger, among many others. G42 also entered a multi-year partnership with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team aimed at unleashing the full potential of artificial intelligence in motorsports.

● Revolutionizing Healthcare in the UAE: In partnership with the Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, G42 Healthcare launched the Emirati Genome Program, now a federal initiative, to use genomic data to improve the health of the Emirati population and accelerate the transition to a preventative and personalized healthcare system. Additionally, in 2023, G42 and Mubadala came together to launch M42, a first-of-its kind, tech enabled integrated healthcare company, that quickly became the largest healthcare company in the Middle East.

● Transforming Oil and Gas Energy: In 2021, G42 entered a joint venture with ADNOC to form AIQ, an entity established to develop and commercialize market-leading AI-based technological solutions for the oil and gas industry. AIQ has since formed partnerships with, and invested in, future energy-tech companies to usher in the energy transition.

G42 is driving change in the MENA region and beyond, joining forces with nations, corporations and individuals to create the digital infrastructure for tomorrow's world. From molecular medicine to space travel and everything in between, G42 realizes exponential possibilities, today.