Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) in Shaheed BB University was established in April 2015 by the honorable Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Khan Bahadar Marwat in order to establish a dynamic, internationally competitive research sector and to promote research activities within the university towards commercialization at pilot scale. Through this program and initiatives launched by HEC for strengthening research and the process of knowledge creation, the quality and research output emanating from the universities and institutes in the country have shown tremendous improvements and Pakistan. The ORIC will provide strategic and operational support to the University’s research activities/program, and will have a central role in facilitating the University’s research outcomes.
Main objectives:
The objective of the establishment of the Offices of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) is to develop, expand, enhance and manage the university’s research programs and to link research activities directly to the educational, social and economic priorities of the university and its broader community. The ORIC is also responsible for assuring that the quality of research reflects the highest international standards and advances the stature of the university among the world’s best research institutions.In pursuit of this mission the ORIC has the responsibility of guaranteeing that all research programs and policies reflect the core values of academic freedom, professional integrity and ethical conduct and full compliance with all policies, legal requirements and operational standards of the university.
The ORIC seeks to enhance the environment for all research and scholarship by:

• Supporting the university’s strategic research directions and policies
• Increasing and diversifying external research funding
• Improving recruitment and retention of top faculty
• Improving integration of research and education at all levels of the university
• Improving translation of research into the public benefit
• Strengthening university-industry relationships
• Promoting entrepreneurship, technology-transfer and commercialization activities that energize and support the local and national economy
• Promoting and enhancing cross-cutting and multi-disciplinary research initiatives