PSF ready to fund research projects of pharma industry for its growth.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) is ready to provide direct funding to the research projects of pharmaceutical industry in collaboration with Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI).

The funding would help it resolve its key issues and achieve better growth, said Prof. Dr. Shahid Mehmood Baig, Chairman PSF while addressing the representatives of local pharmaceutical industries at ICCI.

He said that currently, there was a disconnect between academia and industries and consultative meeting of PSF with the representatives of local pharma industry was part of efforts to strengthen academia-industry linkages.

Dr. Shahid Mehmood Baig said that pharma industries should send their research projects through ICCI to PSF for funding that would be considered on merit.

He said that universities were doing good research work and pharma industries should also send written issues to PSF and PSF in collaboration with universities would try to find their optimum solutions.

He said that PSF was also ready to work with the pharma industry on a public-private partnership model to promote research projects in order to resolve its major issues and facilitate its better growth.

Speaking at the occasion, Muhammad Shakeel Munir, President ICCI appreciated the efforts of PSF for promoting scientific research and providing funding for research projects in various fields of science and technology.

He urged the government to accord top priority to science and technology as its role was crucial in resolving the industrial, economic, social and environmental issues of the country and put it on the path of...