Exhibition: Pitching scientific ideas for entrepreneurship
An exhibition featuring lab-engineered products began on Sunday. The organisers hope to attract entrepreneurs towards businesses based on a standardised model through the exhibition.
A total of 30 stalls showcased scientific and industrial products of various companies across the province.
Hameeda Khan, a research officer at Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) displayed experiments of cultured marble. She said marble waste is a source of land, air and water pollution and they have cultured marble from dried marble slurry powder in the lab. She said the method could contribute towards setting up industries for table-making, bath tubs, shower basin etc.
Mohammad Sohail, scientific research officer at PCSIR, displayed a herbal powder drink ‘Seabukthorn’ besides ‘Wonder Meat’ prepared from soya bean, ‘Nutradiet’ food supplement. He has also produced a solar panel for dehydration of vegetables which could be used at homes.
Fazal Mehmood, an official of Nuclear Institute of Food and Science displayed the process of nuclear radiation. Besides wheat seed, he also exhibited his herbal tea products which were collected from Swat, where, he said there are six thousand varieties of herbal. The exhibition was organised by PCSIR.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 19th, 2012.
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There's no reason to take costly steps to re-invent the wheel. Cultured marble has been around for many years, and yes indeed it is a good way to utilize already crushed marble dust. I can show you how to take the short cut to quality production and eliminate expesive R & D.