Research and Development Laboratories at the Faculty of Pharmacy… An Advanced Scientific Environment for Pharmaceutical Innovation
As part of its continuous efforts to enhance applied scientific research, the Faculty of Pharmacy at the International University for Science and Technology is steadily developing its laboratory infrastructure to serve as an integrated platform for advanced pharmaceutical research and a supportive academic hub for innovation and quality.
The faculty houses Research and Development laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art analytical instruments, including High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas Chromatography (GC), UV-Visible Spectrophotometry (UV-Vis), and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), in addition to advanced physical and chemical analysis tools that ensure high precision in evaluating pharmaceutical compounds and controlling their quality.
An Integrated Research System
The laboratories cover a wide spectrum of pharmaceutical disciplines, including:
Analytical and Instrumental Chemistry Laboratories: Specialized in techniques such as HPLC, GC, UV-Vis, Flame Photometer, Refractometer, Polarimeter, and FT-IR for pharmaceutical compound analysis.
Pharmaceutics and Drug Technology Laboratories: Focused on the development of pharmaceutical formulations, drug delivery systems, and nanotechnology. These labs are equipped with sieve shakers, powder mixers, granulators (wet and dry), mills, tablet compression machines, disintegration and dissolution testers, hardness testers, friability testers, and dimensional measurement devices.
Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants Laboratories: Dedicated to studying the impact of environmental conditions on active plant constituents, equipped with laboratory microscopes, extraction units, fume hoods, analytical balances, and UV-Vis spectrophotometers.
Medicinal Chemistry Laboratories: Concerned with the synthesis, development, and quality assessment of new drugs, featuring distillation units, ovens, incubators, water baths, conductivity meters, and pH meters.
Toxicology Laboratories: Equipped with rotary evaporators and drying ovens, focusing on studying drug and toxic compound effects to develop targeted therapeutic solutions.
Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry Laboratories: Outfitted with advanced kits and equipment such as PCR systems, centrifuges (including hematocrit and refrigerated), spectrophotometers, ELISA readers, vortex mixers, electrophoresis units, staining tanks, and scanning systems.
Physiology Laboratories: Include electromyography devices, hearing threshold measurement systems, kymographs, visual field analyzers, manual spirometers, and blood pressure monitors.
Microbiology Laboratories: Equipped for the diagnosis of bacteria, viruses, and parasites, including microbial culture, sterilization systems, biological assays, incubators, microscopes, dry heat sterilizers, and essential laboratory kits.
Pharmacology Laboratories: Designed for studying drug effects using animal models or isolated organs, including dedicated animal housing facilities for laboratory animals such as mice and rabbits.
Towards Sustainable Research Excellence
This advanced laboratory environment supports undergraduate projects, postgraduate research, and scientific collaboration, enhancing the faculty’s role in advancing pharmaceutical knowledge and serving the healthcare sector. It also reflects the university’s commitment to fostering a culture of research and innovation in line with the highest academic standards.
