Research, Innovation and Commercialization

Fostering research, promoting innovation, and routing university knowledge into commercial and social use.

Introduction

The Office of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization (ORIC) at Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur (CUVAS) serves as a vital bridge between academic inquiry and industrial application, transforming laboratory research into tangible economic and social solutions. By ranking industry-academia linkages, intellectual property management, and grant acquisition, ORIC empowers the university community to evolution innovative concepts into commercial realities. Guided by integrity and excellence, the office provides a robust framework for ethical governance and professional development, fostering an entrepreneurial ecosystem dedicated to a knowledge-based economy. Ultimately, ORIC’s strategic efforts to streamline research and technological advancement position CUVAS as a leader in veterinary sciences, driving sustainable growth in the livestock sector and contributing to national progress.

Objectives

  • • To develop and promote strategic planning
  • • To streamline and coordinate internal processes with faculty and administration
  • • To develop and monitor standards for research, innovation, and commercialization
  • • To disseminate success stories of research, innovation, and commercialization of the university through print as well as social and electronic media
  • • To share cutting-edge research of other universities/institutes with the faculty members of this university.
  • • To promote linkages of the university with external partners..

Staff

NameDesignation
Dr. Amjad Islam AqibDirector ORIC
Dr. Rais AhmadAdditional Director
Dr. Santosh KumarDeputy Director (Research Operations and Development)
Dr. Zahid ManzoorDeputy Director (Industrial Linkages and Intellectual propery Rights)
Dr. YasminAssistant Director(Innovation and Commercialization)
Mr. Qaisar GhafoorManager Research Management
Mr. Arif AnwarJunior Clerk

Objectives

Six objectives

Strategic planning

To develop and promote strategic planning across the university's research effort.

Coordinate internally

To streamline and coordinate internal processes with faculty and administration.

Set standards

To develop and monitor standards for research, innovation and commercialization.

Disseminate success

To share success stories of research and commercialization through print, social and electronic media.

Share cutting-edge work

To bring research from other universities and institutes to the faculty of this university.

Build linkages

To promote linkages of the university with external partners.

Administration

Other offices

The offices that run the day-to-day business of the university.

Partner with the university

Applied research, field trials and commercialisation with industry and government.

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