About Us
Vision & Mission
Defining our purpose and the future we are building together
Bridging the genius of the past with the possibilities of the future.
— Named after Imhotep, ancient Egypt's architect, engineer, and polymath
Our Vision
Egypt as the regional hub for electronic design & manufacturing.
To position Egypt as a leading regional destination for innovative electronic design and manufacturing — a place where global investors, world-class researchers, and ambitious entrepreneurs converge to shape the technology of tomorrow.
Drawing on Egypt's deep tradition of engineering excellence — from the pyramids to the modern Nile Valley — the Imhotep Center envisions a future where Egyptian electronics companies compete and win on the global stage.
Our Mission
Drive Egypt's digital transformation through infrastructure, innovation, and people.
To accelerate Egypt's digital transformation by supporting technology startups and electronics companies — enabling cutting-edge microelectronics innovation, Industry 4.0 adoption, and the human capital development needed to compete globally.
Under ITIDA's Egypt Made Electronics (EME) initiative, every lab, programme, and partnership at the Imhotep Center is engineered to move Egyptian technology forward — from concept to commercialisation.
Core Values
The principles behind every decision.
Innovation
We foster a culture of bold experimentation and creative problem-solving — pushing the boundaries of what is possible in electronics, microelectronics, and deep technology.
Collaboration
We build bridges between startups, established industry, academia, and government agencies — creating an interconnected ecosystem where every stakeholder grows together.
Excellence
We hold ourselves to the highest standards in engineering, research, and business support — ensuring world-class outcomes across every program and partnership we undertake.
Impact
Every initiative is measured by its real-world contribution to Egypt's economy, workforce, and global technological competitiveness — not just outputs, but lasting outcomes.
Key Milestones
From initiative to ecosystem.
2015
EME Initiative launched
Egypt Made Electronics: a Presidential programme to transform Egypt's electronics sector
2019
Center established
Imhotep I&D Center founded under ITIDA at Knowledge City, New Administrative Capital
2021
SIRI Certification
INCIT SIRI-certified assessors join the team — global standard for industrial digital maturity
2023
25+ companies hosted
EIEDCEP programme reaches milestone of 25 resident electronics companies
2024
40+ instruments
Microelectronics Lab expands to 40+ instruments across RF, analog, digital and optical domains
The Name: Imhotep
Named after Egypt's greatest polymath.
Imhotep — architect, physician, sage — was the world's first named engineer. He designed the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara around 2650 BCE, the first large-scale stone structure in history.
Deified by later generations, he embodied the union of art, science, and engineering. The Imhotep I&D Center carries that legacy forward — blending ancient ingenuity with modern technology to build Egypt's future.
Just as Imhotep bridged the human and the divine, this center bridges the genius of the past with the possibilities of tomorrow.
c. 2650 BCE
Imhotep born
Step Pyramid
World's first stone monument
Saqqara
Original site
2015
EME initiative launched