CEMB leadership at an agreement signing ceremony for a technology transfer partnership

Partnerships

Memoranda of
Understanding.

Four decades of formal collaboration — with ministries, universities, hospitals and industry across Pakistan and around the world.

Partnership snapshot

46 agreements signed since 1986
Partners in 12 countries · latest signed 2025
23 International
23 National

Agreements by year

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Showing 1–10 of 46 agreements

  1. 1986 01

    Ministry of Science & Technology

    Pakistan

    Cooperation in genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology

    Government Signed 18 Dec 1986
  2. 1987 02

    Pakistan Agricultural Research Council

    Pakistan

    Genetic engineering and plant biotechnology

    Government Signed 28 Nov 1987
  3. 1990 03

    Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia, Pavia

    Italy

    Introduction of Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin genes into poplar clones

    Academia Signed 1990
  4. 1992 04

    United States Agency for International Development

    United States
    Government Signed 4 May 1992
  5. 1993 05

    Laboratorium voor Genetika, Rijksuniversiteit Gent

    Belgium

    Agreement to establish a sister linkage

    Academia Signed 28 Jul 1993
  6. 1994 06

    Istituto di Genetica Biochimica ed Evoluzionistica, CNR Pavia

    Italy

    Human DNA repair defective syndromes: functional and biochemical characterisation of the XP-D gene

    Academia Signed 26 Dec 1994
  7. 1996 07

    Biotec Pharma, Lahore

    Pakistan

    Development and marketing of PCR-based diagnostic assays

    Industry Signed 22 Dec 1996
  8. 2004 08

    Biocare Pharmaceutica & Molecular Diagnostic Services, Lahore

    Pakistan
    Industry Signed 1 Feb 2004
  9. 2006 09

    ATCO Laboratories & Medipak Limited

    Pakistan

    Industry–academia partnership to develop industrial-scale production of Interferon Alpha 2A & 2B

    Industry Signed 15 Mar 2006
  10. 2006 10

    Medipak Limited, Lahore

    Pakistan
    Industry Signed 15 Mar 2006
  11. 2006 11

    Ministry of Health, Government of Pakistan

    Pakistan

    Molecular diagnostic testing under the Prime Minister's Programme for Prevention & Control of Hepatitis

    Government Signed 23 Jun 2006
  12. 2006 12

    Fatima Memorial System, Lahore

    Pakistan

    Cooperation in diagnostics, training and research development

    Healthcare Signed 22 Sep 2006
  13. 2009 13

    Allama Iqbal Medical Research Centre, Lahore

    Pakistan

    Technical cooperation in medical molecular biology

    Healthcare Signed 24 Dec 2009
  14. 2012 14

    Institute of Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University

    Pakistan

    Mutual benefit cooperation between CEMB and IBT-BZU

    Academia Signed 4 Apr 2012
  15. 2015 15

    International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

    International

    Genetic transformation of cotton leaf curl virus resistance genes into elite cotton varieties

    Academia Signed 7 Mar 2015
  16. 2015 16

    China–Pakistan Joint Laboratory on Cotton Biotechnology

    China

    Signed with the Ministry of Science and Technology

    Government Signed 20 Apr 2015
  17. 2017 17

    US–Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies & Monsanto Pakistan

    Pakistan

    Agriculture and food security, University of Agriculture Faisalabad

    Industry Signed 1 Jun 2017
  18. 2017 18

    University of Agriculture Faisalabad & Syngenta Pakistan

    Pakistan
    Industry Signed 4 Jul 2017
  19. 2017 19

    Seed Association of Pakistan

    Pakistan

    Multiplication of indigenously developed double-gene technology cotton

    Industry Signed 30 Mar 2017
  20. 2017 20

    Neelum Seeds, Jahania

    Pakistan
    Industry Signed 19 May 2017
  21. 2017 21

    University of the Punjab, Lahore

    Pakistan

    Mutual cooperation for MPhil and PhD education of health sciences graduates

    Academia Signed 30 Aug 2017
  22. 2017 22

    Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad

    Pakistan

    Signed with SZABMU-PIMS

    Healthcare Signed 19 Aug 2017
  23. 2020 23

    AIMRC & LRBT

    Pakistan

    Joint research and development venture for stem cell therapy in ocular disorders

    Healthcare Signed 11 Nov 2020
  24. 2020 24

    Punjab Agricultural Research Board

    Pakistan
    Government Signed 8 Dec 2020
  25. 2021 25

    The Superior University, Lahore

    Pakistan
    Academia Signed 2 Sep 2021
  26. 2022 26

    Middle East Technical University, Ankara

    Türkiye

    Memorandum of agreement

    Academia Signed 17 Mar 2022
  27. 2022 27

    M. Y. Genetik Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratories, Antalya

    Türkiye
    Industry Signed 28 Jun 2022
  28. 2022 28

    Kazakh National Agrarian Research University, Almaty

    Kazakhstan
    Academia Signed 19 Jul 2022
  29. 2022 29

    Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, CHUV Lausanne

    Switzerland

    University Hospital CHUV

    Healthcare Signed 26 Jul 2022
  30. 2022 30

    Ophthalmology Department, University of Lausanne

    Switzerland
    Healthcare Signed 26 Jul 2022
  31. 2022 31

    Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnologies, Baku

    Azerbaijan
    Academia Signed 26 Aug 2022
  32. 2022 32

    Genetic Resources Institute, Ministry of Science and Education, Baku

    Azerbaijan
    Government Signed 26 Aug 2022
  33. 2023 33

    Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty

    Kazakhstan
    Academia Signed 2 Oct 2023
  34. 2024 34

    Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Trust Hospital

    Pakistan

    BRCA1/2 screening for breast cancer

    Healthcare Signed 9 Aug 2024
  35. 2024 35

    Universitas Padjadjaran

    Indonesia

    Academic and research collaboration

    Academia Signed 20 Aug 2024
  36. 2024 36

    Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology

    Nepal

    Bagmati Province, signed with University of the Punjab

    Academia Signed 12 Sep 2024
  37. 2024 37

    Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University

    Nepal

    Kirtipur, Kathmandu

    Academia Signed 12 Sep 2024
  38. 2024 38

    School of Life Sciences, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology

    China
    Academia Signed 25 Oct 2024
  39. 2024 39

    Pakistan Kidney & Liver Institute and Research Centre

    Pakistan
    Healthcare Signed 22 Nov 2024
  40. 2024 40

    Resonate-Rezon8 Ltd

    United Kingdom

    Molecular diagnostic services, registered in Pakistan and the UK

    Industry Signed 2 Dec 2024
  41. 2024 41

    First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University

    China

    Key laboratories for prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases and public health security

    Academia Signed 27 Dec 2024
  42. 2025 42

    Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

    China

    BRI-CAAS, Beijing

    Academia Signed 6 Jan 2025
  43. 2025 43

    Punjab Thalassemia & Other Genetic Disorders Prevention & Research Institute

    Pakistan

    Diagnosis of genetic disorders, Fatima Jinnah Medical University

    Healthcare Signed 16 Jan 2025
  44. 2025 44

    Sindh Institute of Animal Health, Karachi

    Pakistan

    Collaborative vaccine development, testing, data sharing, joint clinical trials and disease surveillance

    Government Signed 6 May 2025
  45. — 45

    Istituto di Clinica e Biologia dell'Età Evolutiva, Cagliari

    Italy

    Thalassaemias research programme

    Academia
  46. — 46

    Istituto Zootecnico e Caseario per la Sardegna

    Italy

    Establishment of embryo transfer technology at CEMB

    Academia