KAIMRC successfully hosted its 12th annual global conference, dedicated this year to medical biotechnology, bioinformatics and biotherapeutics. Running from 14-16th of September, the Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit (RGMBS) 2021 brought together over fifty-five speakers from the local, regional and international biotechnology community including academic, industrial and governmental organisations to discuss developments in biotechnology in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.