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Organized by: OIC-COMSTECH Technovation Academy
Hosted by: Pardis Technology Park, Iran
Location: Pardis Technology Park, Iran International Innovation District, Tehran
Dates: 14-25 April 2026

INTRODUCTION

In today’s rapidly evolving global economy, technology and innovation ecosystems play a critical role in driving sustainable development, economic diversification, and competitiveness. Effective innovation ecosystems bring together policymakers, academia, industry, startups, investors, and support institutions to transform ideas into impactful solutions, generate high-value employment, and address complex societal challenges.

Recognizing the growing importance of innovation-led growth across OIC Member States, the OIC-COMSTECH Technovation Academy, in collaboration with Pardis Technology Park (PTP), Iran, is organizing the International Capacity-Building Training Program on Technology & Innovation Ecosystem Development, to be held from 14–25 April 2026 at the Pardis Technology Park, International Innovation District, Tehran.

This intensive, practice-oriented program is designed to equip mid- to senior-level professionals with the conceptual frameworks, practical tools, and hands-on exposure required to design, strengthen, and manage innovation ecosystems tailored to their national and regional contexts. Leveraging Iran’s experience—particularly the successful model of Pardis Technology Park—the program will combine expert-led training, technology tours, case studies, and collaborative group work to foster actionable learning and cross-country knowledge exchange among participants from OIC Member States.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Understand the core components and dynamics of innovation ecosystems
• Design context-specific strategies for ecosystem development
• Identify key stakeholders and build effective collaboration models
• Develop funding, policy, and infrastructure roadmaps
• Learn from global best practices and Iranian success stories
• Build an international network of ecosystem builders

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

Duration: 10 Days

Daily Schedule:

• Workshops;
• Tech tours;
• Expert panels;
• Group projects;
• Networking sessions;
• Iranian culture experience;

BENEFITS

Limited to 20 participants from OIC member countries — Selection is competitive.

• Round-trip international airfare
• Accommodation (shared twin rooms)
• All local transportation (airport transfers & program-related travel)
• Daily meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
• Training materials & certification of completion
• This program is fully funded for selected participants.
• No participation fee.
• Visa assistance provided.

QUALIFICATION FOR PARTICIPANTS

Eligible applicants include professionals from OIC member states, particularly those working in:

• Government officials & policymakers in science, technology & innovation
• Managers of science & technology parks, technology incubators, and innovation accelerators
• Innovation ecosystem developers & consultants
• Representatives of international development agencies
• Academics & researchers in innovation policy
• Startup ecosystem enablers & investors

Applicants must be fluent in English and committed to implementing learnings in their home ecosystems.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Application form (Download here)

CV/Resume (max. 2 pages in free format)

Passport copy (valid until at least December 2026)

HOW TO APPLY

Applications including the required documents must be submitted via email to events@comstech.org  

Training Coordinators:

Mr. Haris Akram, Program Manager, COMSTECH. (Haris@comstech.org)

Mr. Reza Aslani, Pardis Technology Park, Iran

UNDERSTANDING THE EXECUTIONERS OF LIFE

PCMD, ICCBS, KARACHI, PAKISTAN

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VENUE

Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.

Flyer in English
Flyer in French
Flyer in Arabic

مقدمة:

يسرّ اللجنة الدائمة للتعاون العلمي والتكنولوجي التابعة لمنظمة التعاون الإسلامي (الكومستيك) أن تعلن عن عقد ندوة دولية حول الأمراض المدارية المُهمَلة، بهدف مناقشة التحديات الصحية العالمية الحرجة التي تؤثر في الفئات السكانية الأكثر هشاشة في إفريقيا وآسيا والأمريكتين.

تضمّ الأمراض المدارية المُهمَلة مجموعة مكوّنة من 20 مرضًا معديًا تسبّبها فيروسات وبكتيريا وديدان طفيلية. ومع تأثيرات تغيّر المناخ والاحتباس الحراري، أخذت هذه الأمراض تنتشر بشكل متزايد خارج المناطق المدارية لتصل إلى المناطق ذات المناخ المعتدل.

وسيُخصَّص محور من هذه الندوة لمرض اللِّيشمانيا (داء الليشمانيات)، وهو أحد أكثر عشرة أمراض مدارية مُهمَلة انتشارًا عالميًا، إذ يصيب أكثر من 12 مليون شخص حول العالم. وسيشارك في الندوة نخبة من المتحدثين الدوليين المرموقين لمناقشة تشخيص الأمراض المدارية المُهمَلة، واكتشاف الأدوية المعتمد على بنية الجزيئات، والمدعوم بالذكاء الاصطناعي، والموجَّه ضد الطفيليات المسببة لمرض الليشمانيا.

المشاركة:

تقتصر المشاركة الحضورية على المقيمين في إسلام آباد وراولبندي والمناطق المجاورة لهما في باكستان.

المشاركة الافتراضية متاحة لجميع المهتمين من الدول الأعضاء في منظمة التعاون الإسلامي وغيرها.

النشرة الإعلانية: انقر هنا

رابط التسجيل:انقر هنا

يرجى تقديم عنوان بريد ألكتروني صحيح لأنه سيكون السبيل الوحيد لتأكيد المشاركة وإرسال الرابط.

متطلبات التسجيل:

أن يكون المؤهل العلمي مرحلة الماجستير أو أعلى؛

في مجالات العلوم الطبيعية/العلوم البيولوجية التطبيقية/علم الأحياء الدقيقة/علم الفيروسات/الطب/علم الأحياء الجزيئي.

Date: June 9-10^th, 2026
Venue: COMSTECH Secretariat, 33. Constitution Avenue, G-5/2,Islamabad, Pakistan

Flayer in English: Click Here
Flayer in Arabic: Click Here
Flayer in French: Click Here

OIC- Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, and Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) is pleased to announce the “ Exhibition and Seminar on Research, Processing, and Product Development of Herbal Mediicnes: Integrating Traditional Healing Practices into National Healthcare Systems.” At the COMSTECH Secretariat, 33-Constitution Avenue, G-5/2, Islamabad, Pakistan. Islamabad, Pakistan

This important Exhibition and Seminar is aimed to bring together playmakers, regulators, practitioners, industry experts, traditional practitioners, researchers, and healthcare professionals to deliberate and advancing herbal medicines, promoting sustainable processing techniques, research, enabling the integration of traditional healing practices into main national healthcare systems.   

The seminar will focus on:
1. Showcasing research advancements in medicinal plants, and phytopharmaceuticals.
2. Highlighting modern processing technologies, and quality control mechanisms.
3. Promoting product development, aligned with international standards.
4. Facilitating collaboration between researchers, regulators, industry, and traditional practitioners.
5. Encouraging the integration of validated traditional healing practices into mainstream Systems,
6. Working towards the compilation of “National Herbal Pharmacopoeia”

This Exhibition and Seminar will provide an important and interactive platform for Unani Tabeeb, health policy makers, academicians, regulators, researchers, pharmacists, homeopathy   practitioners, and other healthcare professionals to exchange their knowledge, share experinces and intergration of Unani, Homeopathy and other Traditional practices into main national healthcare system. 

Who can Attend?

1.  Unani Tabeeb, Homeopath, and their educational  institutions.
2. Tibbi and homeopathic pharmaceutical manufacturers association.
3. Regulators of National Council for Tibb, National Council Homeopathy, Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan.
4. Pharmacists involved in manufacturing of Unani, Herbal, Nutraceutical, Chinese, Traditional, Homeopathic medicines, and Medicated Cosmetics.

• Representatives from relevant professional associations, societies, hospitals, and stakeholders,

• Policy makers from Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Planning Commission, and Ministry of Law and Justice.

Interested participants are encouraged to register online using the link provided below.
Registration link: Click Here
Address: OIC-COMSTECH Secretariat, 33-Constitution Avenue, G-5/2, Islamabad, Pakistan

      Dr. Abdur Rashid
Consultant (Health Initiatives)
Phone No: +92 51 9220681-3
Mobile No: +92 321 5255442
Email: rashid.consultant@comstech.org.

DRAP Office:
Mr. Ammar Ashraf, Deputy Director, CEO Office:
Mobile No; +92 333 8149272
Email Address: ammar.ashraf@dra.gov.pk

يقدمها الأستاذ الدكتور فيجايا كومار
من 2 إلى 8 أبريل 2026
من 13 إلى 15 أبريل 2026

مقدمة:

تهدف سلسلة محاضرات كومستيك حول المنتجات العشبية إلى توفير فهم شامل لأبحاث المنتجات العشبية وتطويرها وتسويقها. ستجمع هذه السلسلة من المحاضرات الباحثين والأكاديميين والمتخصصين في الصناعة وصناع السياسات لاستكشاف الأبعاد العلمية والتكنولوجية والتنظيمية للمنتجات العشبية.

ويسعى هذا البرنامج إلى الربط بين المعارف التقليدية والأساليب العلمية الحديثة، مع تسليط الضوء على سبل تحويل الموارد العشبية إلى منتجات آمنة وفعالة وقابلة للتسويق، لا سيما في البلدان النامية.

أهداف التعلم:

1)     فهم أصل وتطور المنتجات العشبية.

2)     تعلم منهجيات البحث الأساسية، بما في ذلك المقايسات الحيوية، وطرق الفصل، وتحديد البنية.

3)     اكتساب فهم معمق لعمليات التخليق ودراسات العلاقة بين البنية والفعالية.

4)     فهم مسارات التسويق، والاختبارات السريرية، وتطوير السوق.

5)     اكتساب معرفة أساسية بحقوق الملكية الفكرية، واتفاقية تريبس، والتحديات ذات الصلة.

محتوى الدورة:

• المنتجات العشبية: مقدمة، الأصل، الدراسات المبكرة، المنتجات الحديثة
• المنهجية: المقايسات الحيوية، طرق الفصل
• تحديد البنية
• تصنيع وتطوير المنتجات التجارية: دراسات العلاقة بين البنية والنشاط، التخمير، المنتجات القابلة للتسويق
• الاختبارات السريرية/الميدانية
• حقوق الملكية الفكرية: مقدمة وتأثير اتفاقية جوانب حقوق الملكية الفكرية المتصلة بالتجارة (اتفاقية تريبس)
• التحديات في الدول النامية
• بدائل لدخول السوق

الجمهور المستهدف:

• الباحثون والعلماء في مجال المنتجات الطبيعية وعلم الأدوية والمجالات ذات الصلة

• أعضاء هيئة التدريس والأكاديميون

• العاملون في قطاعي الأعشاب والأدوية

• العاملون في مجال الرعاية الصحية

• صناع السياسات والمسؤولون الحكوميون

المدة: ساعتان في اليوم (8 أيام)

من 2 إلى 8 أبريل 2026

من 13 إلى 15 أبريل 2026

  طريقة المشاركة: هجينة (حضوري وافتراضي)

آخر موعد للتسجيل: 15 مارس 2026

رابط التسجيل:

https://forms.gle/4GXPoqEv2icP8mqQ6

معلومات الزووم:

 التاريخ: 01 أبريل 2026، الساعة 01:00 مساءً بتوقيت إسلام آباد، كراتشي، طشقند

يُعقد الاجتماع يوميًا حتى 15 أبريل 2026، في طيلة أيام التكوين.

انضم إلى اجتماع زووم

https://zoom.us/j/94126667308?pwd=yVabNBQOoP3k8kHZcEoL4DqxCxtpkK.1

معرّف الاجتماع:941 2666 7308

رمز المرور:249426

ملصق ورشة العمل: مرفق

العنوان: أمانة لجنة العلوم والتكنولوجيا (COMSTECH)، 33 شارع الدستور، G-5/2، إسلام آباد

رقم الهاتف:92 51 9220681-3

البريد الإلكتروني:khazima@comstech.org ; pojabbina@comstech.org

Registration: Click here
Last Date of Registration: 23 August, 2023

The Nobel Fest 2023 in Islamabad will be jointly hosted by OIC-COMSTECH and Inclusive Development Foundation during November 29-30, 2023. It will center around scientific discoveries and technological innovations, with a particular focus on key topics such as the future of medicine, digitalization in education, world-changing technologies, efforts to combat climate change, and strategies for economic development.

The objective of the Nobel Fest is to make education and science accessible for everyone in the world, especially the least developed and developing countries of OIC. Nobel Fest is considered as one of the key tools in the popularization and development of education, science and technology and motivate thousands of students and young scientists to search for answers to the unexplored mysteries of our world. The Nobel Fest will have participation from Nobel laureates, reputable scientists, experts and heads of international companies/tech giants.

Detailed information regarding the Nobel Fest Islamabad can be accessed via the Pdf below:

Coordinators:

Muhammad Haris Akram|
Program Manager
COMSTECH, Islamabad.
Email: haris@comstech.org
Phone: +92 51 9220681

Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad
Program Officer
COMSTECH, Islamabad.
Email: Haseeb.ahmad@comstech.org
Phone: +92 51 9220681

Dates: 7-9 August 2023

The Ministerial Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) of the Organization of Islamic Organization (OIC) in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (M/oNHSR&C), will organize a Training workshop for National Assessors on the Implementation of Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Framework on 7th-9th August 2023 at COMSTECH Secretariat.
The Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Framework (PSFHF) is aimed at enhancing the visibility and implementation of patient safety practices in healthcare facilities. The initiative provides a framework through which hospitals can deliver safer patient care. The framework comprises a comprehensive set of standards and an assessment methodology that specifically target patient safety. The standards were initially developed in 2011 by a group of international experts and are based on research and best practice. The standards were revised to the second edition in 2016 and recently been revised to the third edition in 2020. The focus of PSFHF is twofold, one to assess hospitals from a patient safety perspective and two to build the capacity of staff in patient safety.
Training methodology
The workshop will foster an interactive approach for development of the local capacity on the use of the PSFHF assessment and improvement initiative. It will provide guidance on “know how” and “know do” for the implementation of PSFHF standards. The approach for implementation will be provided through a field visit to one selected hospital to illustrate the methodology for the identification of gaps and priorities. Then participants will be guided on how to use the findings for institutionalization of a patient safety system based on the WHO patient safety tool kit.

Training objectives:
• To provide updates on WHO global and regional patient Safety programs
• To introduce the Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Framework (PSFHF) and the associated tools for assessing and improving PS
• To train national assessors from each sector based on the PSFHF assessment manual.
• To develop a road map for action to be followed by all participating hospitals on the short/mid-terms.
Expected outcomes:
• Update knowledge of Patient Safety focal points on the WHO patient safety interventions.
• PSFHF components recognized by participating team from each health department and healthcare commissions, and hospitals.
• Identify Patient Safety Gaps at the hospital level based on the PSFHF standards.
• Guidance on how to successfully perform a self-assessment by reference to the PSFHI standards’ requirements.
• Road map for the institutionalization of a patient safety program at the hospital level based on the WHO PSFHF.

Target Participants:
• Hospital Managers, Healthcare Commissions, focal person healthcare department

COMSTECH Webinar
Co-Combustion of Coal and Biomass for Clean Electricity Generation

Date: Friday, 11^th August 2023
Time: 03:00 pm (Pakistan Standard Time)
Online participation only.

Flyer attached,

Speaker/Convener
Prof. Dr. Shahid Munir
Chairperson
Punjab Higher Education Commission

Speakers Profile:

Prof. Dr. Shahid Munir did his BSC Chemical Engineering and MSC Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Engineering & technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. He won gold medal by securing first position in MSc Chemical Engineering. He has 10 years of industrial experience on his credit. He obtained outstanding performance award from Punjab University in 2005. He did his PhD from University of Leeds, UK. His area of research in Biomass-Coal Co-Combustion and his research work has been published in international and national journals of high impact factor.

He worked as controller Examination, University of the Punjab from 2014 to 2018. He served as Director Centre for Coal Technology, University of the Punjab form 2011-2018. He secured funding of around Rs.2.0 billion in the projects and launched many academic programs including those that were not being taught in the country. He transformed centre for coal technology into Institute of Energy and Environmental Engineering in Punjab University. He has been member of panel of experts of Punjab Power Development Board for the Establishment of Coal Fired Power Plants in Punjab. He was first one who challenged the Thar coral underground coal gasification project of Dr. Samar Mubarakmand and suggested open pit mining in that coal field. Now, according to his proposed technology coal is being mined at Thar and power generation is going on.

Prof. Dr. Shahid Munir served as a Vice Chancellor of the University of Jhang from 2018-2022. Keeping in view his outstanding performance, he was appointed as Vice Chancellor on additional charge at, University of Mianwali from July 2020 to February 2021 to initiate that university from scratch that he did in similar fashion in Jhang. Moreover, he assumed the additional charge of the post of Vice Chancellor, University of Sargodha from 18 June 2021 to 17 September 2021. He worked hard to de-politicise the University of Sargodha and implemented meritocracy. He has been member of more than 100 statutory bodies/committees of different organizations keeping in view his visionary and dynamic leadership. He is appointed as Chairperson Punjab Higher Education commission in June 2022.

Who Should Attend?

Early stage researchers, students, relevant personnel from the research Laboratories and industries.

Abstract of the webinar Attached

Registration Form: https://forms.gle/wb6KhQ9zsZbKdNGw8

For more information please contact:

Khazima Muazim
Program Manager COMSTECH
khazima@comstech.org

Maham Yamin
Program Officer COMSTECH
maham.yamin@comstech.org

PROGRAM SCHEDULE: July 17-28, 2023
Time: 10.00 AM to 12:00 PM
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 14th July 2023
FOR REGISTRATION USE THE GIVEN LINK: Click Here

Course Title:     Drug Development and Advanced Technique for Drug Research

Credit: One                                                           Instructor: Prof. Dr. M. Hafizur Rahman, Ph.D. (Japan)

CLASS SCHEDULE: JULY 17 to JULY 28, 2023                       Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM)

CERTIFICATES: Registered participants will receive a digital certificate after the successful completion of all the necessary requirements of the course.

For more information: siren.lej@gmail.com;  Call:  021-111-222-292 Ext: 267, 275.

Room No. 202, 2nd floor, L.E.J. National Science Information Center, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi-75270.

Final Exam:

Critical Success Factors (Passing Criteria)

Time duration of Exam: 60 minutes, Passing marks: Min 50 %,Attendance: >=75 % or as per
rules of ICCBS

Suggested reading

1. Barrett JS (editor). Fundamentals of Drug Development. 1st ed. Wiley, USA: 2022.
2. Drugs@FDA Glossary of Terms. US Food & Drug Administration; Silver Spring, MD, USA: 2022.
3. Young DC (editor). Computational Drug Design. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Hoboken, NJ, USA: 2009.
4. Rowland M and Tozer TN (editors). Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics. 4th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Baltimore, MD, USA: 2011. Hafizur RM, Raza SA, Chishti S, Shaukat S and Ahmed A (2015) A ‘Humanized’ rat model of pre-diabetes by high fat diet-feeding to weaning Wistar rats. Integrative Obesity and Diabetes 1: 44-48
5. Shaukat S and Hafizur RM (2014) A long term high fat diet/low dose streptozotocin develops a type 2 diabetic rat model showing clinical presentation and pathophysiology of natural history of diabetes. Journal of Biological and Chemical Research 31, 1187-1204.