ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) has upgraded its
research and pilot plant facilities and launched new initiatives in the development of Nano-
coating for surgical/auto/tool industries etc during last three years.
Besides routine Research and Development andamp; services to industry and extending quality testing
services through 37 accredited laboratories across the country, PCSIR has developed 170
processes, out of which 47 have been leased out, registered and filed 53 patents and 427 research
publications, said a document of Ministry of Science and Technology.
PCSIR had also established Dioxin and POPs Testing Laboratory for providing services
exporters of fish, fisheries, seafood and food products for the resumption of fisheries export to
the European markets.
Another major achievement is the establishment of Halal Certification Centre at Lahore and
Karachi. The document said that Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) funded 150 research
projects of basic and applied nature, funded Randamp;D industry programmes to promote
commercialization of developed technologies, and arranged exhibitions at various cities through
9 Science Caravans.
Pakistan Council for Renewable Energy Technologies (PCRET) installed a number of Micro-
Hydel Power Plants, solar system and bio-gas plants for demonstration purpose, and up-graded
PCRET building to establish four new laboratories to produce 80 KW solar panels yearly.
Similarly, Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) constructed 11 low cast
leaky dams and 10 check dams in Baluchistan during the same time.
PCRWR conducted a series of experiments for growing rice on beds for water savings, and
demonstrated to progressive formers for adaptation, it added.
It further completed the constructions of 4 water quality laboratories and made functional l24
laboratories at various locations for water analysis and advisory services to public and provincial
government.
National Institute of Electronics (NIE) established a center for quality testing and certification of
electronic products, designed and developed industrial stabilizers, produced multilayer printed
circuit boards.
The documents said that measures are also being taken to establish effective linkages between
various academia and Randamp;D organizations in order to ensure sharing of financial, material andamp;amp;
human resources for a demand-driven Randamp;D, indigenous development of products, technologies
andamp; processes through these collaborations and transfer of these to the industry.