ORIC’s 28th Steering Committee Meeting chaired by Pro-Rector, Dr. Hammad Naveed brought together Prof. Dr. Hafiza Rizwana Kausar, Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, Iftikhar Hussain from Augment, HQ LLC, Naveed Ashraf from SRC Pvt. Ltd., Dr. Ahmad Junaid Rasheed from Genetics Pharma, Muhammad Nabeel from Healthwire, Dr. Saleha Waqar from Vital Management Services, Sarim Mehmood from Fruits of Sustainability, Muhammad Ameer from Foresight & Partners, Ahmad Waqar from Decathlon, Muhammad Waqas from Dafi Labs, and Qazi Ammar Arshad from ML Bench, along with ORIC-UCP representatives.
Director ORIC, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh presented ORIC’s progress and achievements across research funding, publications, internal grants, NRPU proposals, intellectual property registrations, faculty industry placements, product development, and industry collaborations, along with strategic initiatives for September–October 2026.
The committee reviewed ongoing and upcoming initiatives in research funding, faculty development, commercialization, industry partnerships, and academic conferences, while discussing opportunities to further strengthen UCP’s research and innovation ecosystem.
