International Advanced Training Course on Intellectual Property

Date and Time: July 27-28, 2022, from 08:30-16:30 (Pakistan Standard Time)
Venue: COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad
Islamic Republic of Pakistan

(Flyer attached)

Overview:

Intellectual Property (IP) has been an integral part of every business organization whether SMEs, MNCs, or Institutions. Technology- based companies are built around and founded on intellectual property. Statistics show that the ROI in IP could be much higher than ROI on physical assets like building, land, and production plants. IP is an intangible asset which is neither exhausted by consumption nor subject to deterioration unlike physical assets.

The second COMSTECH Intellectual Property Summit, as a continuation of the previous Summit held in 2021, will be held in July 27-28, 2022 to aim enhancing knowledge and the ability of the IP experts of Islamic science and technology parks in the field of Intellectual Property Management accordingly.

Coverage:

• Introduction to the IP Management
• Fundamental principles of IP Administration, Patent Law, Trademark Law and IP-Management
• Patent Portfolio Generation and Management

Key Topics to be covered in this seminar:

• Intellectual Property Rights: A Management Perspective
• Patent Portfolio Management- Case Study
• Pakistani Innovation landscape
• Pakistani Patent Registration Procedure
• Pakistani Trademark Registration Procedure
• Patent Portfolio Generation and Management
• Patent protection in non-PCT countries
• Patent Registration- Case Study
• Introduction to the Madrid System for the International Registration of Trademarks

Speakers

Mitra Aminlou
KARAFAM Intellectual Property Consultancy
Talk Title:

• Intellectual Property Rights: A Management Perspective
• Patent Portfolio Management- Case Study

Mitra Aminlou has done her BSc in chemical Engineering in Tehran Poly Technique University. She moved to Management Of Technology in her MA, majoring Technology Transfer and continued her PhD in the same field, Majoring R&D Management in Allameh Tabatabaei University. Also by granting a WIPO scholarship, she has done a LLM in Intellectual Property in Turin University in Turin.

She has been working in Pasteur Institute of Iran for 16 years as head of Technology Development Office, Strategic Management Office and Board of Trusties secretariat. Establishing Pasteur IP Office (PIPO) 14 years ago is one of her prominent activities. Also initiating IP Policy Council in Health Ministry following a central IP Office in health ministry during last 5 years.

Promoting IP and Technology Management movement and activities, she is now working in National level with ministry of Health (MOHME), ministry of Science, research and education (NRISP) and IRAMOT

During last 15 years, she actively work on self-knowledge promotion on IP issues especially close connection to WIPO. Also tries her best in development and dissemination of IP Management culture in national level through educating, policymaking and regulation and proactive IP services via private sector.

Her Special focus in IP are: Patents, IP Management, Technological Cooperation (esp. TTOs)

Owais Hassan Shaikh
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law
Talk Title:

• Pakistani Innovation landscape
• Pakistani Patent Registration Procedure
• Pakistani Trademark Registration Procedure

Dr. Owais H. Shaikh completed his PhD with Magna-cum-Laude from Ludwig Maximilians Universität (Munich University), Germany in 2016. He wrote his PhD dissertation at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition in Munich. Owais also has a Master of Laws in Intellectual Property (LL.M) from Munich Intellectual Property Law Center.

Apart from these, he holds an MBA and a BBA from the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi. His teaching and research interests lie in IP, competition and technology laws. He is also a Tutor of Intellectual Property Management at the World Intellectual Property Organization Academy since 2015. He is also a member of the Scientific Committee of the IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Network and a guest lecturer at the Universitas Airlangga and at the National Agency of Research and Innovation (BRIN) Indonesia. He actively advises and mentors various technology startups. He is the Founder of Meydaan Ventures, a platform to connect early-stage startups with investors. He is also founder of a startup in stealth mode working at the intersection of Web 3.0 (Metaverse, NFTs) and IP. Previously he worked as Management Consultant in Germany as well as Assistant Director at the Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan where he assisted the Registrar Trade Marks in Ex-parte hearings.

Leyla Zarei
IKAF. LLC
Talk Title:

• Patent Portfolio Generation and Management

Working in a private company (2009) that had planned to enrich its patent portfolio to commercialize its innovative achievements in foreign countries, led up Leyla Zarei, as the IP specialist in that company to conduct patent prosecution, while she acquired valuable practical knowledge about essentials in patents to enter into commercialization process.

Regarding Leyla’s previous major in environmental engineering (Wageningen university-2004, Netherlands) and experiences already obtained in the private company, Leyla started her carrier in analyzing and valuing innovative environmental-related technologies through patent mapping and analysis while she worked in a technology development group in the Iranian Nano Initiative Council (INIC) (2011).

Leyla continued her IP journey by graduating LLM in intellectual property (WIPO scholarship- Turin University, Italy; 2013). Since then, she involved in many IP-related activities, mainly in patent fields, namely; patent drafting, novelty and freedom analysis, and technology mapping. Moreover, she consults individuals and companies about IP management to obtain more benefits from created Intellectual assets while providing related services for them.

She is managing Ikaf company at the moment while she transfers her experience and knowledge by lecturing in various specific IP-relating fields.        

Her Special focuses in IP are: Patents (drafting; prosecution; and analysis) and IP Management.

Fatemeh Jahanpeyma
KARAFAM Intellectual Property Consultancy
Talk Title:

• Patent protection in non-PCT countries
• Patent Registratoin- Case Study

Fatemeh Jahanpeyma holds a master’s degree in Medical Biotechnology from Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Iran (2018). She has worked as a research assistant with a demonstrated history of working in biotechnology, and in particular in the fields of medical diagnostics and nanobiotechnology. She has authored or co-authored 7 papers published in high impact scientific journals.

She is currently the head of patent department at Karafam company (Tehran, Iran) which is a private corporation providing high quality intellectual property (IP) management services, and is an agent of Iran Patent Center (Kanoon IP), Iran National Innovation Fund (INIF), Iran’s National Institute for Medical Research Development (NIMAD), and Iran’s Tech-Export Services Corridor (TESC) in providing IP services to entrepreneurs and technologists.

Fatemeh holds numerous international certificates in Intellectual Property (IP) disciplines and has lectured on different IP topics for start-ups, entrepreneurs, university students, and patent examiners. Meanwhile, she has conducted numerous projects in patent analysis and monitoring, preparing patent landscape reports, patentability studies, patent drafting and prosecution, freedom-to-operate search, and preparing IP policy memos.

Fatemeh is passionate about science, technology, IP management, and entrepreneurship and is always keen to help entrepreneurs leverage IP and technical innovations to maximize their business potential.    

Her special interests in IP include IP management and using patents metadata to investigate technological trajectories of path-breaking innovations in the different fields of healthcare industry.  

Sanaz Javadi
Talk Title:

• Introduction to the Madrid System for the Internatinal Registration of Trademarks

Sanaz Javadi Farahzadi, lawyer, lecturer, mentor and international adviser to United Nations agencies, European Union, governments, academia, private sector on technical assistance projects on intellectual property, international trade and gender equality in Europe, Middle East, Africa and South East Asia.

Master in Intellectual Property Law, LLM in International Trade Law, Doctoral Researcher in Law, based in Geneva, Switzerland.
Have been working with World Intellectual Property Organization, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, South Center, UNIDROIT, UNCTAD, International Trade Center, Graduate Institute Geneva, Cambridge University and Women in International Affairs Network (WIAN),Vice President Organization of Women in International Trade, OWIT ,Geneva
A part of ITC mentorship program for women in international affairs
Legal Network Manager, Legamart, London, UK

Registration Process
Step 1: Physical Participation has already been closed.

Step 2: For Virtual participation please register at https://forms.gle/ysUbuN1W6G4Db4hr6

Step 3: Selected candidates will be notified through email; hence, applicants are required to check their emails.

Venue:

The course will be held at the COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan. The city with the backdrop of Margalla Hills and National Park was purpose-built as the capital of sixth largest globally and second most populous (in OIC) country Pakistan in the year 1966. Pakistan, according to the Forbes magazine, is a hidden treasure for tourists with rich cultural diversity, ancient history, diverse landscape, cuisines, modern cities, and locally produced items.

COMSTECH Secretariat
33-Constitution Avenue
Sector G-5/2
Islamabad
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Tel: +92 51 9220 681 to 683

Course Coordinators:

Target Audience: This training is open to relevant students, researchers, scientists, policy makers and academicians from the OIC member states, and other countries.

For Registration Please Click on the Following Link: https://forms.gle/Rgcn6z4CmQEnBMgC6

Note:

1. Zoom link will be shared with selected candidates through email; hence, applicants are required to check their emails regularly.
2. While logging into the zoom session please do so with your full name and email address. Your participation in the training will be monitored and only those that attend the complete training and tasks will be issued e-certificates upon completion.
3. The requirements for hands on training segment are as follows:
   Pc Requirements: Core i5 with minimum 8GB Ram.
   Software downloaded: ArcGIS software

Delivered by:
Prof. Xiao-Ping Wang
Director, Professor, Department of Neurology,
Shanghai TongRen Hospital,
Shanghai Jiao-tong University Medical School,
Shanghai, P. R. China.

Date: 23^rd May 2022     

Time: 1400 hrs- 1500 hrs Pakistan Time

Target Audience

The webinar is open to students, researchers, young scientists, and academicians from the OIC member states and other countries.

Profile of the Speaker: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xiao-Ping-Wang

Flyer of webinar:  Attached

Register at : https://forms.gle/qPY9sotx9HYVkefU9

Zoom link for participation will be shared selected participants.

Address: COMSTECH Secretariat, 33-Constitution Avenue, G-5/2, Islamabad 
Phone No. : 92 51 9220681-3
Email: Khazima@comstech.org ; maham.yamin@comstech.org ;comstech@comstech.org

PCMD-Royan Institute Webinar Series (Hybrid)
Jointly organized by
Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research,
Royan Institute,
COMSTECH,
Mustafa^(pbuh) Science and Technology Foundation
and
Sindh Innovation, Research, and Education Network (SIREN)

Introduction:

Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD), International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, in collaboration with Sindh Innovation, Research, and Education Network (SIREN) and COMSTECH regularly organizes popular lectures on the topics of general interest and need.

PCMD-Royan Institute Webinar Series (Hybrid) is being jointly organized by Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, Royan Institute, Iran, COMSTECH, MSTF, and SIREN. The webinar series is based on the current topics of Biomedical Sciences. The series will provide basic as well as advanced knowledge, skills and academic connections and expert opinions from renowned researchers of both institutes.

PCMD:

The Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD) is a constituent center of the International Center for Chemical and Biological Science (ICCBS). The main objective of the Center is to is to develop an understanding regarding common diseases in Pakistan in order to develop effective diagnostic tools and affordable treatments by using molecular medicinal, chemical and computational methods and to train highly qualified manpower in the emerging new fields of molecular medicine and drug development.

Royan Institute:

The Royan Institute is an Iranian clinical, research and educational institute dedicated to biomedical, translational and clinical researches, stem cell research and infertility treatment. It is a public non-profitable organization affiliated to Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research. It was established in 1991 by the late Dr. Saeid Kazemi Ashtiani as a research institute for Reproductive Biomedicine and infertility treatments. In 1998 this institute was approved by Ministry of Health as Cell Based Research Center with over 46 scientific members and 186 lab technicians.

Second Webinar:

The second webinar of series is entitled:

“Mesenchymal stem cell derived extracellular vesicles: considerations and therapeutic applications” 

This webinar aims to discuss the therapeutic potential of naturally secreted micro- and nanoscale extracellular vesicles (EVs) as attractive candidates for regenerative medicine and pharmaceutical science applications. To date, the results of numerous publications have shown the practicality of using EVs to replace mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) or liposomes. In this talk, some of these findings will be discussed.

Who Should Attend?

All undergraduate and graduate students as well as scientists and researchers working in the fields of molecular biomedicine, stem cells and regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and other biomedical disciplines.

Speaker’s Profile:

Dr. Faezah Shekari: is a member of Royan Extracellular Vesicle Group. She graduated in B.Sc. and M.Sc. of Cellular and Molecular Biology from Tehran University. During her undergraduate studies, she got interested in proteomics. She joined Royan Institute in 2005 to pursue her interests on membrane proteomics. During her PhD thesis, she got interested in subcellular fractionation and organellar proteomics under supervision of Dr. Hosseini Salekdeh and Prof. Baharvand. She performed international projects including membrane proteome analysis of liver microsomal fraction from international membrane proteomics initiative (MPI) as well as prepared and characterized standard sample for Asian and Oceania human embryonic stem cell MPI under supervision of Prof. Yu-Ju Chen (from Academia Sinica, Taiwan) and Dr. Hosseini Salekdeh and Prof. Baharvand (from Royan institute) in Academia Sinica. Currently, she works as an Assistant Professor in Royan Extracellular Vesicle Group. She is also chair of ISEV Rigor and standardization task force: https://www.isev.org/page/conditionedmedium

Program Schedule: May 25, 2022

Day and Time:  Wednesday 10.00 am Pakistan time: 9.30 am Tehran time

For registration (free): bit.ly/3MSCDEV

Register by May 22, 2022

Venue: L.E.J. National Science Information Center,International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi-75270.

For more information:

 Email: siren.lej@gmail.com ;   Call:  021-111-222-292 Ext: 267, 275. Room No. 202, 2^nd floor, L.E.J. National Science Information Center,International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi-75270

Khazima Muazim
Programme Manager
OIC- COMSTECH
Pakistan
khazima@comstech.org

Maham Yamin
Program Officer
OIC- COMSTECH
Pakistan
maham.yamin@comstech.org

Date and Time: June 06, 2022, from 12:00-15:00 (Pakistan Standard Time)
Venue: COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad

Flyer attached

Overview:

Land degradation has socioeconomic and environmental repercussions impacting food and water security and the livelihoods of agricultural communities. Induced climate change, and particularly the dynamics of extreme events (including floods and droughts) is expected to accelerate the rate of degradation, and, at the same time, posing a real risk of desertification. Over the past few decades, as a result of the multiple drivers, including rapid population growth and socio-political changes and conflicts, increased demand for natural resources, poor land-use planning, agricultural intensification and climate change. Various local key drivers of degradation relate with local and historical management, super-imposed by natural or anthropogenic triggered events.

This rampant degradation has lead to unsustainable agricultural systems, increased rural to urban migration, and eventually to the loss of ecosystem services. Some of the problems are erosion, reduced soil fertility, loss of biodiversity and habitats, water quality degradation for surface flow and groundwater, salinization, wildfires. In particular, dry lands, where water is scarce and in many cases not available during summer, it is difficult to maintain a cover crop to prevent erosion, and in many rural areas it may be costly to acquire new technologies for reduced tillage or precision agriculture. Erosion and loss of topsoil will further result in losses in food production capacity.

Soil and water management practices (SWMP) have been developed for the prevention of further degradation and suggested for the restoration of degraded land. These best practices include cropped land and forests and include soil and water management as well as agro-ecological practices. However, restoration and adoption are slow for several natural and anthropogenic reasons, both of which differ across geographies and economies.  Further, incentives and policies are lacking in many instances to drive the needed change. Thus, the challenge is to broaden the adoption of GMPs through demonstrations, leading-by-doing, and bridging science to practice.

Various Sustainable Land and Water Management (SLM) practices have been developed around the globe. SLMs are often tailored to specific agro-ecologies including agroforestry, agro-pastoral, rainfed and irrigated agriculture. These SLMs have a potential to halt land degradation within their context of application. However, combatting land degradation and desertification at certain scales reaches beyond the locally applied biophysical adaptation or mitigation measures. It requires integration and a robust linkage of well targeted interventions and management across heterogenic socio-ecological settings.

Key Topics to be covered in this seminar:

• Evaluation of land degradation based on watershed modeling and monitoring
• Sustainable Land and Water Management (SLM) practices in arid and semi-arid regions
• Induced climate change on the hydrology and landscape and crop production
• Socio-hydrology and land management

Target Audience:

The webinar is open to students, researchers, scientists, policy makers, independent think tanks, government officials and academicians  from the OIC member states, and other countries.

For Registration please visit:

1. For physical participation (Participants from Islamabad and Rawalpindi only: Accommodation will not be provided) register at the following link: https://forms.gle/578fqHs4uju4LpBQA
2. For virtual participation register at the following link: https://forms.gle/UAKWCBq8juDe9CBe6
3. Read instructions in the application form carefully and submit a properly filled form along with your CV.
4.  Selected candidates will be notified through email; hence, applicants are required to check their emails regularly.

Venue:

The workshop will be held at the COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan. The city with the backdrop of Margalla Hills and National Park was purpose-built as the capital of sixth largest globally and second most populous (in OIC) country Pakistan in the year 1966. Pakistan, according to the Forbes magazine, is a hidden treasure for tourists with rich cultural diversity, ancient history, diverse landscape, cuisines, modern cities, and locally produced items.

Workshop Coordinators:

1. Muhammad Haris Akram
   Program Manager
   COMSTECH, Islamabad.
   Email: haris@comstech.org
   Phone: +92 51 9220681
2. Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad
   Program Officer
   COMSTECH, Islamabad.
   Email: Haseeb.ahmad@comstech.org
   Phone: +92 51 9220681

Event date: 14 – 15 June
Day 1 Time: 9 am – 5 pm (Pakistan Standard Time)
Day 2 Time: 10 am – 2 pm (Pakistan Standard Time)

Registration Link for Participants: https://forms.gle/EdWL3ZvccQjcwPPd8

Registration Link for Exhibitors: https://forms.gle/CsVuCjUJfhTv5g8m8

Objectives of the Workshop

• Focusing researchers towards the challenges and opportunities of commercialization of research
• Establishing Industry-Academia symbiotic linkage
• Attracting investors and business community for commercialization of innovative and cutting edge technologies

Major Themes of the Workshop:

• The Political Economy of Research
• The Innovation Landscape (Success stories of innovation and commercialization)
• Bridging the research and investment gap
• Commercialization: What does business want?

Contact Info:

Focal Person: Prof. Dr. Syed Khurshid Hasanain (Adviser COMSTECH)
For any query, all the applicants are required to contact the following contact details:
Engr. Umer Farooq (Programme Officer COMSTECH)
Email: umerfarooq@comstech.org
Tel: +92 51 9220681-3
Cell# +923420668265

In collaboration with Health Services Academy, Pakistan

Date: 21^st-23^rd June, 2022
Venue: COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad.
Deadline for Applications: 5^th June, 2022

Introduction

The public sector healthcare facilities of the underdeveloped and developing countries mostly face the problems of underutilization and under functioning, along with the technical and allocative inefficiency. Furthermore, the management of private sector is also reported to be inefficient, and service-centered. Specific Management tools and techniques, such as strategic management, management by objectives, quality assurance methods, monitoring and evaluation of the health systems outputs and outcomes, and economic appraisal are not practiced in both public and the private sectors.

One of the primary reasons for all these issues is that most health managers lack formal training in health management. Insufficient management knowledge, and lack of skills and expertise in management further undermine their capability to contribute to improve the health system. The way forward is the continuous education and training leading to the capacity building of the mid-level health managers and encouraging them to apply their knowledge in their respective settings.  Keeping this in mind, COMSTECH in collaboration with Health Services Academy, Pakistan, has organized a training course in Health and Hospital Management, catering to the needs of the OIC countries.

Objective

• To develop management skills that encompasses the main aspects of problem-solving typically faced by health managers.
• To apply certain techniques in the resolution of selected management issues.
• To learn about basic methods of quantitative analysis being used by health managers.
• To demonstrate change management, communication, and leadership skills.
• To define what quality means from the standpoint of diverse stakeholders.
• To explain the relationship of effectiveness, efficiency, cost and quality.

Target Audience:

The training course is open to healthcare managers, students, researchers, scientists, academicians, policy makers, paramedics, nurses, and anyone relevant to the field of health and hospital management.

Key Contents:

The workshop will cover the following topics:

• Principles of Hospital Management
• Hospital Financial Management
• Managing Human Resource in Health
• Introduction to Performance Management
• Effective Communication in Hospitals
• Behaviors Change Communication
• Principles of Hospital Planning and Designs
• Medical Records and Hospital Inventory Management

Travel & Local Hospitality:

COMSTECH will arrange local hospitality for (limited number) selected participants. Travel support will be provided to the speaker/resource persons only. Participants are expected to get their travel funding from their parent organizations/country of origin.

Registration Process:

1. For physical participation register at the following link: Registration closed
2. For virtual participation register at the following link: https://forms.gle/W6HPQbsadBmS4kia6
3. Read instructions in the application form carefully and submit a properly filled form along with your CV. Foreign participants must submit a scanned copy of passport.
4.  Selected candidates will be notified through email; hence, applicants are required to check their emails regularly.

Venue:

The workshop will be held at the COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan. The city with the backdrop of Margalla Hills and National Park was purpose-built as the capital of sixth largest globally and second most populous (in OIC) country Pakistan in the year 1966. Pakistan, according to the Forbes magazine, is a hidden treasure for tourists with rich cultural diversity, ancient history, diverse landscape, cuisines, modern cities, and locally produced items.

Tentative List of Speakers:

1. Dr. Shahzad Ali Khan
   Vice Chancellor
   Health Services Academy (HSA),  Islamabad.
2. Dr. Tariq Mahmood Ali
    Associate Professor
    Health Services Academy (HSA), Islamabad.
3. Dr. Ahmad Hussen Tareq
   Technical Lead HPTT/ Associate ProfessorHealth Services Academy (HSA), Islamabad.
4. Lt Gen Dr. Asif Mumtaz Sukhera (Retired) HI(M)
   Vice Chancellor
   Mohi-ud-Din Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Mirpur AJ&K
5. Major General Muhammad Salahuddin Qasim (Retired), HI (M) 
   Chair Policy Board
   MTI, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Workshop 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

Theme: Agricultural Biotechnology
Deadline for Registration: 31^st July 2022

Venue: COMSTECH Secretariat 33-Constitution Avenue Islamabad. Pakistan.
Date: 13-09-2022 to 15-09-2022
Sponsors: COMSTECH, IOFS, ICYF

Flyer of the event: Attached

Note: This youth forum is planned to be a hybrid event (Physical and virtual). Candidates are required to give their preference in the form.

The global biotechnology market is anticipated to reach a market value of US$ 775 billion by 2024 with an annual growth rate of 7.7%. Increased spending in biotechnology research and development, favorable initiatives by governments, global food security and the increasing need for emerging technologies are some of the factors influencing this growth. Unfortunately, the share of Muslim countries in this global market of biotechnology is very little. There is a need to increase this share.

To promote excellence and competence in the field of agricultural biotechnology among Muslim countries a tripartite youth forum (Pakistan-Turkey-Kazakhstan) is proposed. The theme “Agriculture Biotechnology” aims at providing the best knowledge and resources to young participants to advance their research goals. The youth forum will stimulate the desire to collaborate and change the world of agricultural biotechnology and innovation by promoting state-of-the-art practices in biotechnology research and promoting evidence-based practices. The event will include informative talks from young as well as the experienced scientists of these three countries. The event will also include keynote lectures, plenary sessions, oral and poster presentations, discussions and other educational and social events that stimulate several networking opportunities among the young participants of Pakistan, Turkey and Kazakhstan. The forum aims to facilitate interactions within the young research community to discuss the latest developments in this rapidly advancing field and find ways to respond to the increasing demands of professionals and communities across the world.

Target Audience
Academics, students and researchers from the OIC countries are encouraged to apply.

Only participants from Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Turkey are eligible for limited funding available for travel and local hospitality.

Participants from all the member OIC states who can bear their travel expenses are encouraged to apply.  Participants may get ticket funding from their parent organizations.

 Topic covered

• Genome editing and new breeding technologies 
• Large scale genomics and genomic selection in crop and livestock breeding
• Speed breeding for rapid genetic gain
• Variants of Cas proteins and their potential applications
• High throughput phenomics

Registration Fee
There is no registration fee for participation.

Travel & Local Hospitality:
COMSTECH will arrange complete local hospitality, airport pick/drop, and sightseeing visits for selected participants.

Registration Process:

Step 1: Fill the online application form. Click Here  https://forms.gle/3tanqjhiWvzc4X497

Step 2: Selected candidates will be notified through email; hence, applicants are required to check their emails regularly.

Zoom Links: Virtual participants will receive zoom link through email.

Contact Person:
Pakistan
Dr. Imran Amin
Principal Scientist, Agricultural Biotechnology Division
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE). Faisalabad, Pakistan
Email: imranamin1@yahoo.com

Turkey
Dr. Seckin Eroglu
Dept. of Biological Sciences
Middle East Technical University
Cankaya, 06800 Ankara – Turkey
Email: erogluseckin@gmail.com

Dr. Emre Aksoy
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences,Middle East Technical University, Ankara – Turkey
E-mail: emreaks@metu.edu.tr    

Mrs. Amel Ouchenane
Expert @ Department of International Projects
Istanbul World Trade Center, A3 Block, 7th floor
34149, Yeşilköy, Istanbul/Turkey.
 +90 212-465-39-39 /ext 19
E-Mail: amel.o@icyforum.org

Mrs. Makpal Bulatova
Programme Manager
Islamic Organisation for Food Security
Republic of Kazakhstan

Ms. Khazima Muazim
Programme Manager, COMSTECH
Tel: +92-51-9220681-3
Email: khazima@comstech.org

INVITATION
It gives me an immense pleasure to invite you to “2^nd COMSTECH Innovation Lab on Classical Protein Chemistry”, to be held at the HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, in collaboration with COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabadand Sindh Innovation Research and Education Network (SIREN), during May 17-19,2022. This event will be in hybrid mode.

Proteins are the functional macromolecules responsible for catalyzing the biochemical reactions that sustain life. Therefore, protein chemistry is an area of major importance in modern biochemistry. Due to the proven significance of protein science in medicine, agriculture, pharmacy, and other bio-sciences, it is necessary to initiate comprehensive programs to develop expertise and to train human resources in this field.

This innovation lab on protein science and technology will include a series of lectures on different aspects of protein purification and structural analysis. Hands-on training on different techniques in protein chemistry will also be provided. Lectures and practical training will be focused on the latest approaches for the protein functional, and structural analyses.

The participants of the innovation lab event will learn the theoretical and practical aspects of key protein chemistry techniques, including High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography, Electrophoresis, Protein Sequencing, Protein Mass Spectroscopy, etc.

Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, _{H.I., S.I., T.I.}
Mustafa (PBUH) Prize Laureate
Director,
International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan Coordinator General COMSTECH

AIMS AND SCOPE

• Understanding the structures and functions of proteins is fundamental in biological and biomedical sciences as they have the central role in all cellular activities.

• Protein chemistry deals with the participation of proteins, investigating protein structure-function relationship, and engineering proteins.

• Protein chemistry contributes in many areas of biotechnology, involving recombinant DNA technology, analytical chemistry, clinical chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and protein therapeutics.

This hybrid event will provide an introduction to the methods and tools used in modern protein chemistry. It is designed for attendees who have fundamental knowledge of biology. Topics include the isolation and estimation of protein, protein purification techniques, including gel filtration, ion exchange chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and classical and modern sequencing techniques. Hands-on exercises on these techniques will be provided during the event.

TARGETED PARTICIPANTS
This hybrid innovation lab is designed for attendees of life sciences background, with fundamental knowledge of biochemistry and molecular biology. Participation is open for researchers from academia, R&D institutions, OIC members, and industries.

Detail program attached: Program

REGISTRATION LINK:
https://forms.gle/4LKjFeoFQqkDR4th6

RESOURCE PERSONS
Dr. Aftab Ahmed
Research Associate Professor
Chapman University School of Pharmacy,
Irvine, California,
USA Email: aahmed@chapman.edu

COORDINATORS

UNDERSTANDING THE EXECUTIONERS OF LIFE
May 09-16, 2022, KARACHI, PAKISTAN
Hybrid Event
Lecture Time: 02:00 – 05:00 PM (3 hours)

Organized by:
HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry,
International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi,Karachi-75270, Pakistan in Collaboration with the
COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad
Website: www.iccs.edu   
comstech.org

Course Instructor:
Prof. Dr. Aftab Ahmed
Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Champan University
School of Pharmacy Irvine,
California, CA 92618, USA

Course Coordinator
Prof. Dr. Atia-tul-Wahab
Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research,
International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences,
University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.

Ms. Khazima Muazim
Programme Manager
OIC- COMSTECH , Pakistan

Maham Yamin
Program Officer
OIC COMSTECH, Pakistan

Course Description

This course in hybrid mode focus on biotechnology-derived protein Biopharmaceuticals and the economic impact of biotechnology products in pharmacy, including protein production, downstream processing, biochemical and biophysical analysis methods, monoclonal antibodies, bio-similar, vaccines, regulatory agencies, and financing biologics drug development. On-line participants will recive certificate of attendance.

Learning Objectives

With successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of protein biopharmaceuticals (Biologics).
2. Explain how biologics are manufactured and analyzed using biochemical and biophysical techniques
3. Understand therapeutic monoclonal antibodies and biosimilars
4. Explain classical and modern approaches in vaccine production
5. Explain drug and biologics approvals by FDA/EMA/ and other regulatory agencies and Financing of biologics drug development

Detail program attached: Program

Learning

Resources
Rodney J. Y. Ho, Milo Gibaldi: Biotechnology and Biopharmaceuticals: Transforming
Proteins and Genes into Drugs. 2nd Edition, Wiley 2013.

Course Schedule with Description
Days: Monday to Friday
Lecture Time: 02:00 – 05:00 PM (3 hours)

Registration link:
https://forms.gle/n3TPjNjd2AVe8LQx5