Introduction​

The Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization (ORIC) is operational at the Rawalpindi Women University (RWU). The ORIC RWU is working according to the guidelines of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for all universities/DAIs of Pakistan to establish “Offices of Research, Innovation & Commercialization (ORIC)”. As technological advancements have become increasingly cutting edge and the emerging industries have become more high-tech universities have occupied the central stage in the process of new inventions, novel innovations and commercialization of end products. Universities have become more entrepreneurial and targeting the technology transfer to non-traditional fields, which creates the need for an alternative conceptualization of technology transfer that is more accurate, economical and community-oriented than the conventional models.

The ORIC delivers end-to-end services in all matters of research and development, innovation, inventions, commercialization, intellectual property, national and international collaborations, conduction of seminars/symposia/ conferences/ training & awareness workshops, matters related to research publication, honorariums etc. Specifically, the ORIC serves as the focal point for all research-related activities of the University by facilitating the university researchers to promote their research work both on national and international platforms.