Knowledge E, headquartered in Dubai and founded in 2012 by its chief executive Kamran Robert Kardan, works with universities, research offices, libraries, government bodies and healthcare providers. For academic libraries it manages licensing of journal and e-book collections, online and medical databases and textbooks, and offers KnE Discover, an institution-branded library portal, and Zendy Complete, which pairs Zendy’s academic content with an AI assistant.
Its publishing services cover open access journal production, conference proceedings and book and textbook publishing, alongside author support, consulting and online training for faculty. The company says it began by serving clients in the Middle East and has expanded into Africa, Russia and the rest of Asia. Its clients page shows logos of universities including Sultan Qaboos University, The British University in Dubai and Arabian Gulf University.