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Abbreviation | NIBGE |
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Formation | 1994 |
Legal status | Institute |
Purpose | Improving Agriculture, Health, Environment and Industry |
Location | |
Official language | English and Urdu |
Director | Dr. Shahid Mansoor[1] |
Affiliations | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology |
Staff | 400 |
Website | www |
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering or NIBGE (Urdu: قومی ادارہَ برائے فنونِ حیاتیاتی و مہندسیِ امورِ تناسل) is one of the main biotechnology institutes operated by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC).[2] It is located in Faisalabad.[3]
It was planned under the auspices of PAEC in 1987 and was formally inaugurated by president of Pakistan Farooq Leghari in 1994. It is affiliated to Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS) Islamabad, for awarding MPhil & PhD degrees.[4][5] NIBGE is also the home institution of many Commodity Auctions and National Biology Talent Contest.[6]
There are five research divisions at NIBGE:[4]
There are more than 370 books currently present in NIBGE Library. More than 20 theories have been published from NIBGE.[7]