Lahore, February 13, 2023 (PPI-OT):Director General Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan Ms Shazia Adnan along with Deputy Director Moeed and Assistant Controller of Patents Ms Shakra Khurshid paid a visit to the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore and called on Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad at City Campus on Monday.
Speaking on the occasion, Ms Shazia Adnan acknowledged the UVAS quality of education and research work of faculty members for the benefit of community. She spoke about IPO initiatives, digitalization, online hearing of queries, procedures and time duration for attaining of intellectual property rights/patent filing for the assistance of applicants. She said patent is necessary for the commercialization of research. She said IPO always willing for the assistance of UVAS in enhancing linkages.
Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad briefed Ms Shazia on the UVAS academic, research, extension, advisory services and training programmes. He showed a UVAS video documentary to Ms Shazia to give an overview of UVAS research ongoing projects of faculty won from national and international funding agencies, development interventions, achievements in curricular and extra-curricular activities, student strength and with national and international collaboration, etc.
Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad also mentioned the contribution of UVAS flood relief activities in the worst flood affected areas of Pakistan for the help of flood victims by providing them daily routine necessary items related to food, animal feed and goods in a transparent manner. Local production enhancing is our focus area for research, he added. Later, the DG IPO visited various laboratories and department of City Campus including Biosafety level-3 lab, Meat Processing Plant and Quality Operation Lab etc.
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