On February 9th, 2026, Dr. Benjamin Müller and Dr. Peter Spieth of Biofidus (Germany) gave a seminar for the KAUST CoE in Smart Health. Dr. Müller shared his insights in biotech start-up founding, the struggles and risks associated with that career path to KAUST students, while also highlighting what Biofidus does as a small molecule analysis company within the larger Midas Pharmaceutical group.