BCSIR-Bangladesh
Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Bangladesh
Introduction:
BCSIR is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh. It has academic and scientific staff of 473, including 100 Ph.D. scholars.
Focus Areas:
The research activities of BSCIR pertain to: Arsenic Mitigation; Analytical Research; Animal Food Technology; Aromatic Plants; Biogas Technology; Biological Science; Biotechnology; Ceramic; Chemistry; Chemical Metrology; Conservation of Energy & Exploration of New Energy Sources; Electronics; Environmental Pollution; Fats and Waxes; Fiber and polymer; Food Microbiology; Food Science, Nutrition & Quality Control; Industrial Physics; Leather Research & Development; Medicinal Plants; Oil, Oilseeds & Legumes Technology; Pharmacology; Pilot Plant and Techno-economic Study; Plant Food Technology; Plant Science; Processing of Fruits; Production of building materials; Production Laboratory Instruments; Production of chemicals from organic sources; Pulp and Paper; Renewable Energy, and Tissue Culture.
Laboratories:
BCSIR comprises of three multidisciplinary regional laboratories in Dhaka, Chittagong and Rajshahi, as well as seven mono-disciplinary institutes. These include: Institute of Fuel Research &Development (IFRD); Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST); Institute of Glass and Ceramic Research & Testing (IGCRT); Leather Research Institute (LRI); Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and Metallurgy (IMMM); Pilot Plant and Process Development Centre (PP&PDC); and Reference Institute for Chemical Measurements.
Expertise:
BCSIR has expertise in Mineral and Mineralogical Services; Renewable Energy; Bioequivalence Study; Biomaterials, Biochemicals and Biofuel (Biorefinery); and Materials and Metallurgical Science and Engineering. It also offers the following technologies/expertise: Arsenic Test Kit; Development of Mineral Water; Aluminium Recycling; Ammonia Free Deliming Agent for Leather Processing; Leather Dyeing Techniques; Diabetic Foot Wear for Diabetic Patients; and Footwear Insole Material from Leather Shaving Dust. BCSIR offers one post-doctoral fellowship for COMSATS Member States.
Looking for:
BCSIR is looking for research collaborations in Nanotechnology; Renewable Energy; Food Science and Technology; Herbal Medicine and Medicinal Plant; Biorefinery; and Biotechnology.