ORIC

Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization (ORIC)

The ORIC encourages the Research, Innovation and Commercialization culture through integration among University, Industry and Civil Society. QU’s ORIC envisions to emerge as an innovation hub for the region. It aims to connect its faculty and students with existing industries, facilitate new venture creation by faculty and students and commercialize the potential research. ORIC will be a central place to connect academia and R&D institutions with industry and Government for technology exchange. It will increase efficiency in the processes of existing business, enhance social mobilization and development, connect society with state and contribute to improved quality life. Faculty can commercialize their research work to the industry for the benefit of the nation which will develop a trust worthy relationship for future mutual benefit.

Functions of ORIC

• Supporting the strategic research directions and policies of universities
• Improving integration of research and education at all levels of the institution
• Increasing and diversifying external research funding
• Improve recruitment and retention of the top faculty Translating research for the public’s benefit
• Improving and strengthening university-industry relationships
• Promoting entrepreneurship, technology-transfer and commercialization activities which improve and support the economy
• Promoting and improving multi-disciplinary research initiatives

Industrial Linkages

Academia and the industrial connection is the backbone of the economy. Every developed country’s companies resolve their industrial problems through their educational asset i.e. Universities.

Following are the initiatives that ORIC will take under industrial linkages:

• Develop, expand, enhance and manage university’s research programs
• Link research activities directly to the educational, social and industries.
• Promote and improve multi-disciplinary research initiatives
• Increasing and diversifying external research funding
• Translating research for the public’s benefit
• Internship opportunities
• Case study competitions

Technology Transfer

We are facing a threatening dilemma, on one hand industry is facing scarcity of good human resource and innovations and on the other hand well qualified PhDs and students are not getting any attentions for their noble work. If they get noticed they face a threat of getting their inventions hijacked. ORIC will make sure to solve both of their problems which mainly includes the following:

• Promoting entrepreneurship, technology-transfer and commercialization activities which improve and support the economy
• Complete guidance on how to get your research commercialized
• Mobilize faculty, business community and industry
• Easy access to government authorities and industries
• Coaching, mentoring and training sessions
• Intellectual Property and Legal services

Institutional Linkages (MoU’s)

For the purpose of research alliances, QU ties linkages with different national and international institutes/universities.

Contact Person: Dr. Rashid Saif

Associate Professor Department of Biotechnology

Email: [email protected]