LUMS announced a collaboration with Ferozsons Laboratories Ltd. and iHART (Innovations in Healthcare Advocacy, Research and Training) at a ceremony held on September 26, 2023, at the university. Under the ‘Ferozsons Initiative for Research Excellence’, the collaborating organisations will develop courses focusing on the spectrum of clinical research and research processes highlighting biostatistical, epidemiological methods, study design protocol preparation and ethical and legal issues in clinical research. The initiative will also provide facilities and resources for the training of clinical and basic scientists in performing clinical and translational research.

The MoU was signed by Aamir Zafar, Chief Commercial Officer, Ferozsons Laboratories Ltd. and Dr. Tariq Jadoon, Acting Vice Chancellor and Provost. Also present at the ceremony were Osman Khalid Waheed, CEO, Ferozsons Laboratories Ltd; Nuzhat Kamran, Director, Advancement, LUMS; Dr. Muhammad Sabieh Anwar, Ahmad Dawood Chair and Dean, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE) and Dr. Shaper Mirza, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, SBASSE.