Transcript City for Scientific Research & Technology Applications

By
Sally Elkhatib
Mubarak City for Scientific Research &
Technology Applications (MuCSAT) is the newest
addition of research institutes in Egypt that was
directed to the development and renovation of
industry.
 A decision to develop a science park in
Alexandria region was reached in 1993 in order
to acquire and improve scientific technologies in
different areas of human life.
 The Mucsat occupies 250 acres in the industrial
area located at New Borg El Arab City, west of
Alexandria.
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Research
institutes
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The aim of this institute is to develop new
solutions for medical, industrial and
environmental problems such as:
- Carrying out applied research in the
field of biotechnology serving different
industries.
- Establishing strong links with industry by
introducing biotechnological products and
improvement of classical bio-products.
Institutes
Departments
1-Proteins Research Department
PRD is specialized in executing researches
related to proteins chemistry, structure,
functions, purification obtain large
quantities of it
 modifying proteins structure aiming to
increase the efficiency of their performed
functions, to produce components with
high economical values with preserving
the efficiency of protein.
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Research Areas
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Bioactive proteins and
peptides
 Thermostable proteins
 Protein biopolymers
(proteins-like polymers)
 Protein-protein and protein
membrane interaction
 Proteins structure and
modeling
 Proteomics
 Protein expression system
and affinity improvement
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Protein-Tagging
Imaging, and microarrays
Cell proteomics
Expression and functional
proteomics
Biopharmaceutical products
Protein downstream
optimization and screening
Bio-control proteins
Peptide synthesis
2-Nucleic Acid Research
Department:
The department focuses on nucleic acids and
research employing novel techniques for
genomes studies, employing gene amplification,
detection and transfer technology in different
prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems, with the
aim of optimization of the metabolic processes
and traits of the organism.
 Research in genetic maps and Bioinformatics.
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Research Areas:
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Molecular markers and their application in plant,
animals, fungi, algae, bacteria and viruses
Molecular typing of different organisms
Designing genetic protocols for selection of
important genes
DNA and RNA microarry studies
Engineering of vectors to fulfill requirements of
biotechnology applications
3-Medical Biotechnology Department
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Medical biotechnology department is the
department dealing with biomedical
research in the field of diagnostic,
prognostics, therapeutics, vaccines, and
stem cell research.
Research Areas:
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Drug assessment of natural and synthetic
compounds
Natural products and their bioassays
Immunological and molecular diagnosis of
diseases
Monoclonal antibody production and assessment
Immunogenetics of diseases
Mammalian cell culture and stem cell line
research
4-Bioprocess Development Department
BID focuses on the development of industrial
process using different types of living organisms.
These include, production of primary and
secondary metabolites by microbial cells like
enzymes, amino acids, polysaccharides, organic
acids and antibiotics.
 Moreover, the activity of BID is now extended to
the production of therapeutic proteins by
mammalian and insect cells in cooperation with
medical biotechnology department. New trends
for large scale cultivation of plant cell and
mushrooms were recently developed
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Research Areas:
Production of Enzymes, amino acids, organic
acids, polysaccharides and antibiotics
 Production of biological agents for biological
control and bio-faming
 Cultivation of mammalian cells for the
production of therapeutic proteins using serum
 Production of pharmaceutically important
compounds using plant cell culture
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5-Pharmaceutical Bioproducts Research
Department
Pharmaceutical Bioproducts Research areas
focus on using biotechnology techniques for the
production of biopharmaceutical compounds
from plant, microorganisms and algae.
 The department contains a plant tissue culture
lab.
 This lab also used for gene transformation to
enhance the production of pharmaceutical active
ingredients from plant
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Research Areas
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Production of biopharmaceutical compounds
from plant,microorganisms and aglae using
biotechnology
Establishing plant transformation protocols for
production of pharmaceutical active compounds
Using molecular genetic markers for somaclonal
variation identification...etc.
Production and preservation of plant genetic
resources endangered using biotechnology
scaling up and production of biopharmaceutical
products using different typs of bioreactors
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The impact of ALCDRI on the future
agriculture will become evident and result
in a wide range of products, processes
and services for the development of the
agricultural and integrated industries in
Egypt.
Institute
departments
1-Land and Water Technologies
Department
Soil chemistry, physics, and fertility and
plant nutrition , Irrigation and drainage
technologies
 Arid lands reclamation
 Soil and water environmental studies
 Remote sensing and geographical
information system
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2-Molecular Plant Pathology
Department
Viral diseases
 Bacterial diseases
 Insects and biological control
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3-Animal Livestock and Fisheries
Research Department
Animal Production
 Poultry production
 Fish production
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4-Agricultural Industries and Food
Technology Department
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Chemical food analysis
Packaging and processing of foods
Dairy processing
Sea food research
Microbiological food analysis
Nanofood research
Sensory, chemical and nutritional evaluation
Food quality control
5-Plant Genetic Resources Department
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Maximizing economic laboratory of plants
using tissue culture techniques
6-Project Management and Sustainable
Development Department
Department aims to undertake a series of
research and studies in Economics of agricultural
production plant or animal
 Developed programs using computer technology,
Economics and agricultural marketing systems
 Studying marketing of agricultural products as
well as, estimating marketing margins, study the
problems of marketing the agricultural products,
examine the current status of product marketing
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The mission of the institute is to promote
the understanding, manufacturing,
production, utilization and manipulation of
new materials
 Adopting advanced technologies utilized
for production and processing of nanomaterials, composites, electronic materials
and polymers through industry-driven
applied research.
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Institute
departments
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ERENRI will be a leading for cleaning
environment, preserving natural resources
and protecting the natural environment for
future generations.
Institute
departments
Research Areas:
Molecular ecology, biodiversity, conservation and
documentation of the Egyptian bioresources
 Bio-monitoring and detection tools (biosensors,
biomarkers, ecological indicators etc.)
 Development and/or innovate environmentally
friendly biotech products (Biodegradable
plastics, Bio-based materials etc.)
 Promotion of waste to wealth technologies
aimed at cleaner environment and resource
recovery
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IRI vision is to build the experience
necessary to:
 Provide technical consulting services,
 Contribute in the fields of computer aided
manufacturing, multimedia, artificial
intelligence, high performance computing
and to participate in creating technical and
scientific expertise in different areas of
Informatics.
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Departments
Research Areas:
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Data Networks
Wireless Networks
Data Networks Performance and Optimization
Mobile and Cellular Networks
Data Communications
Information Technology
Real-time Computer Graphics
Quality of Service
Robotics
Distributed Database Design
How to be a successful
scientist??????????
1.
Do the experiment. It’s fun to sit around and talk about
hypothetical data and all of the potential implications, but at some
point, we have to test the hypothesis. The sooner the better.
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Realize nobody knows the outcome. Science is exciting
because we work at the edge of knowledge. The flip side of that is
that it’s very hard to see where our project will lead. Recognize it’s
a journey and we’re just following the data.
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Don’t overthink it. There will always be reasons an experiment
could fail. Lab experiments without risk are lab experiments without
fun.
4. Experiments don’t fail. They give us information. Maybe that
information is telling us that dropping our flask on the ground was
not a good idea. Data collected. Lesson learned. Next experiment.
5. Don’t stop learning. Try a new
technique. Consider switching
fields. Scary? Absolutely. But it’s more fun
to be scared than bored. And most of the
time, we find our fear was irrational anyway.
 6. Analyze the data and be confident.
Second-guessing ourselves can be a
killer. Make the best decision with the data
at hand and move forward. Future lab
experiments may disprove our hypotheses,
but that’s how science works.
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7. What will we really lose if it fails? Time,
money? We knew these risks coming in. Double down
and take a hit.
Any Questions?