Office of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization conducted an official visit to the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry to advance research commercialization and strengthen industry–academia linkages. The meeting, chaired by Mr. Tanveer Ahmad Sheikh, Senior Vice President, LCCI, was attended by Mr. Omer Saleem, Convener, Industry–Academia Linkages, Mr. Kamran Saeed, Director R&D, and executive committee members. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh, Director ORIC, presented UCP’s commercialization initiatives and prototypes across Food, Pharmaceutical, and Engineering sectors. The UCP delegation included Dr. Ali Ahmad, Dr. Kanza Aziz Awan, Hamid Bilal, Dr. Arsalan Tariq Rana, Ms. Ayesha Khalil, Ms. Yakhshi Saleem, along with ORIC staff Malik Abdul Raheem and Dr. Faiza Anum. During the meeting, LCCI recognized UCP’s efforts and offered sector‑specific meetups for research commercialization, as well as opportunities for UCP to participate in project exhibitions and LCCI‑organized startup competitions.
