8th ANRAP-COMSTECH Regional Seminar 2025 Plant Materials and their Clinical Validation in the Management of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders: Challenges and Scope

18^th – 20^th November 2025

COMSTECH secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan

Organizers: OIC – COMSTECH – OIC Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation & Asian Network of Research on Antidiabetic Plants (ANRAP)

Supported by: OIC – COMSTECH, ANRAP & International Program in the Chemical Sciences (IPICS), Uppsala University, Sweden

Seminar Focus:

This regional seminar aims to bring together experts, researchers, pharmacologists, and traditional medicine practitioners from the OIC region and beyond to discuss the current scientific and regulatory challenges, explore new research methodologies, and identify collaborative opportunities in the pharmacological validation of medicinal plant materials used in managing diabetes and metabolic disorders.

Objectives:

To assess the scope and potential of indigenous plant materials in diabetes management
To identify gaps in pharmacological validation and research capacity
To discuss strategies for translating traditional knowledge into evidence-based therapeutics
To foster networking and collaboration among institutions in Asia and OIC countries

Key Themes:

Traditional medicinal plants with antidiabetic properties
Pharmacological screening and standardization challenges
Role of ethnopharmacology in drug discovery
Integrative approaches combining traditional and modern medicine
Regulatory pathways for plant-based therapeutics
Collaborative research opportunities within the OIC member states
Pre-Clinical and Clinical on plant based antidiabetic agents

Expected Outcomes:

Policy and research recommendations for integrating validated plant-based therapies into mainstream diabetes care
Strengthened collaboration between regional and OIC institutions working on medicinal plant research
Establishment of a regional working group or consortium to pursue joint studies and funding opportunities
A roadmap for capacity building and training in pharmacological validation and quality control
Compilation and publication of validated data on plant-based antidiabetic treatments as a regional reference resource
Identification of priority plants and candidate compounds for further development through pre-clinical and clinical research

Target Audience:

Researchers & Scientists working in the area of Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Medicinal Plants, Metabolic Disorders, & Traditional Medicines.
From all OIC Member & Observer Countries.

Registration link: Click Here

Template for Abstract Submission: Attached here

Deadline for Abstract Submission: 15^th October 2025

Last date to Register: 15^th October 2025

Contact Info
For any query, Please contact on the below given Email address.
Email: Khazima@comstech.org
Khazima Muazim
Programme Manager