A bridge that belongs to neither shore.
CASTA connects research, innovation, and capital between China and the Silk Road regions — the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe.
CASTA exists to make trustworthy, lasting scientific and industrial partnerships between China and the Silk Road regions easier to form, harder to break, and obviously valuable to both sides.
A connected research and innovation ecosystem — from Beijing to Cairo, from Riyadh to Bucharest — where the next generation of breakthroughs is co-created, not transferred.
Four non-negotiables.
Neutral broker, not gatekeeper.
We connect institutions, governments, and researchers; we don't middleman every deal.
Both directions.
Talent, capital, and IP move both ways across our routes.
Long horizon.
We measure success in decade-scale relationships, not annual deal flow.
High-trust by design.
Memberships and fellowships are earned, recorded, and accountable.
Founded by a group of experts, scholars, and technology entrepreneurs with deep connections across China and the Arab region, CASTA is committed to building a collaborative platform that promotes scientific exchange, technological innovation, and long-term partnerships between the two regions.
One charter, one rulebook.
Incorporated under the DIFC Non-Profit Incorporated Organisations regime as a Not-for-profit International Organisation, Registration No. 8490, dated 24 May 2024.
- Legal entity
- China-Arab Science and Technology Association NPIO
- Registration
- DIFC No. 8490
- Incorporated
- 2024-05-24
- Regulator
- DIFC Authority · Dubai International Financial Centre
- Institution type
- Not-for-profit International Organisation (NPIO)