Higher Education Commission, Pakistan (HEC) under its vision to facilitate, support and ensure quality higher education across the country has enabled HEIs to become powerhouse of advanced academics, research, innovation, and commercialization. HEC being a torch bearer for socioeconomic development of the country, has funded over 4,000 multidisciplinary research and joint academia-industry grants to nurture innovation-invention landscape in Pakistani Academia and has established National Centers of Excellence, Offices of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORICs), Technology Innovation Support Centers (TISCs) and Business Incubation Centers (BICs) in HEIs across Pakistan to connect all the dots of ecosystem. Keeping in consideration the above achievements and the huge demand of connecting the university researchers, scientists and professionals with the industry, society, and government, HEC has developed the Research, Innovation and Commercialization (RIC) Portal. The portal acts as a unique platform to connect industrial, government and society professionals with the researchers, scientists, and academic fraternity of the universities across Pakistan to solve their problems or highlight new opportunities of business and growth. It is also an interactive environment for chambers of commerce and industries, trade and industry associations and government entities to offer projects, share opportunities, and provide support to final year projects of students (graduates and postgraduate level). Furthermore, it is also an active source to build liaison i.e., any registered member can initiate meeting requests and match the requirements to solve the problems of industry, society, academia, and government departments.
NewVative Technologies got incubated at Business Incubation Center, Institute of Space Technology wi ...
EDVON was incubated at BIC NED UET Karachi, founded by one of the Electronic Engineering graduates o ...
Nayab’s Rogue is a successful startup that graduated from Business Incubation Center, Institut ...
National Youth Council (NYC) for the year 2024-25, under the Prime Minister’s Youth Program are no...........
CAREC University Startup Generator - Registration is now OPEN until 30 June 2024............
Project Overview Trials 360 is excited to announce our latest project on Bi-Specific T Cell Engager...........
The Establishment of BICs program is open for proposals from interested HEIs who are ambitious in pr...........
Higher Education Commission (HEC) and World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) Collaboration...........
Since, 2002, HEC, enabled HEIs to become the powerhouse of advanced academics, research, innovation, and commercialization by ensuring financial and technical resources along with training, and necessary policy support. HEC has funded over 4000 Research, innovation, and Tech projects through multiple initiatives to attract talented researchers of HEIs and partners from other organizations and industries in a diverse range of disciplines to address the socioeconomic development challenges. A few of the innovative R&D solutions embarked on as success stories are given below; Above world standard’ across every category in Information and Computing Sciences.
LCF 55 Vocational Training and access to decent work for women domestic workers, transgender indi ...
GCF 543 Developing druggable CRISPR/Cas9 for treating ?-thalassemia and sickle cell anaemia
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GCF 63 Enhancement of global competitiveness of Pakistani textile export value-c ...
The Annual Self Assessment Scorecard for ORICs is now open for submissions for Fiscal Year 2023-24. All ORICs are encouraged to submit their scorecard complete in all aspects by 31 August 2024. For queries, please write at oric@hec.gov.pk. ...
From 2024-06-05 To 2024-09-09
The Annual Self Assessment Scorecard for Business Incubation Centers is now open for submissions for Fiscal Year 2023-24. All BICs are encouraged to submit their scorecard complete in all aspects by 31 August 2024. For queries, please write at bic@hec.gov.pk. ...
From 2024-06-05 To 2024-09-09
Higher Education Commission invites applications from interested Private Sector Universities for recognition of their fully functional Business Incubation Center. For details please visit: https://bit.ly/46lHpDH. ...
From 2023-11-21 To 2024-02-21
WBAF Financial Inclusion Programme for Higher Education in Pakistan Higher Education Commission (HEC) and World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to enhance the capabilities of entrepreneurs, startups, students, and faculty members by con ...
Elevator Pitch for Hult Prize Participants to secure Seed Fund. ...
From 2023-02-14 To 2023-02-14
Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Incubation, Sukkur IBA University, organising a one-day event of the Hult Prize on 20.02.2023 within the campus in collaboration with the Hult prize Foundation, USA. ...
From 2023-02-10 To 2023-02-17
The industry-academia-government Linkages (Triple Helix) platform is a hallmark initiative of the Higher Education Commission to connect scientists of Pakistani universities with professionals from Industry and Government. HEC established an overarching ecosystem to catalyze triple helix b ...