Industry-academia linkage stressed for nanomedicine development

Islamabad: A three-day workshop on 'Nanomedicine; Advancements and Challenges in Pakistan' opened at the Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), here on Wednesday.
The organisers said the event was meant to provide a platform to the leading national researchers from various areas of nanomedicine for exchanging ideas and latest research in the field of medicine, nanotechnology, industry and drug regulation affairs.
Prof GuL Majid Khan, chairperson of the QAU Department of Pharmacy and chief organiser of the workshop, welcomed the guests and said the relevance and scientific significance of the workshop was quite important from the existing national needs in the promotion of nanomedicine research and its implication on national level to address the pharma needs in developing advanced level nanomedicine. He said it was the need of the day to develop a linkage among the pharmaceutical industry, academia and research to develop nanomedicine to promote health benefits.
Prof GuL Majid Khan said the importance of the nanomedicine couldn't be neglected in achieving the health care goals. He said the QAU Faculty of Biological Sciences had contributed enormously in producing quality research and had its important role in the university's top ranking. Dr Muhammad Ayub of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Dr Muhammad Shahab of the Faculty of Biological Sciences and Dr Fakharuddin of the Department of Pharmacy also addressed the ceremony.