Campus Report :
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department of Microbiology of the University of Dhaka (DU) and AFC (Active Fine Chemicals) Agro Biotech Ltd. was signed on Thursday at the Vice-Chancellor’s office of the university for commercial production of industrial leather enzymes.
Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) of DU Prof Dr Shahid Akhtar Hossain and Chairman of AFC Agro Biotech Ltd. ABM Ghulam Mostafa signed the MoU on behalf of their respective institution.
DU Vice-chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique, Chairperson of the Department of Microbiology Prof Dr Mahmuda Yasmin, Prof Dr Md Mozammel Hoq, Prof Dr Abdul Malek, Prof Dr SAM Khairul Bashar, Acting Registrar Syed Rezaur Rahman and higher officials of the Active Fine Chemicals Ltd. were present on the occasion.
Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique thanked the AFC Agro Biotech Ltd. authorities for signing the MoU. He also hoped that this initiative will strengthen further collaboration among the academicians and the industrialists. He also thanked the scientists of DU, who discovered the bio-processes technology and hoped that these eco-friendly enzymes would play an effective role in promoting leather industries in the country.
According to the MoU, AFC Agro Biotech Ltd. will start production of the two leather enzymes (bating and soaking agents) soon at their biotech industry in Khulna as the first time in the country. These biotech-products, enzymes will be used for processing of hides and skins in soaking and bating stages in Tanneries. Presently these products are annually totally imported for the requirements of Tannery Industries in our country. The successful usages of the enzymes in Tanneries offer environment friendly process that reduces the uses of hazardous chemicals in the industries. It may be mentioned that the bio-processes for the large scale production of the two enzymes have been developed by the researchers led by Prof Dr Md Mozammel Hoq of the Department of Microbiology of DU.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department of Microbiology of the University of Dhaka (DU) and AFC (Active Fine Chemicals) Agro Biotech Ltd. was signed on Thursday at the Vice-Chancellor’s office of the university for commercial production of industrial leather enzymes.
Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) of DU Prof Dr Shahid Akhtar Hossain and Chairman of AFC Agro Biotech Ltd. ABM Ghulam Mostafa signed the MoU on behalf of their respective institution.
DU Vice-chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique, Chairperson of the Department of Microbiology Prof Dr Mahmuda Yasmin, Prof Dr Md Mozammel Hoq, Prof Dr Abdul Malek, Prof Dr SAM Khairul Bashar, Acting Registrar Syed Rezaur Rahman and higher officials of the Active Fine Chemicals Ltd. were present on the occasion.
Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique thanked the AFC Agro Biotech Ltd. authorities for signing the MoU. He also hoped that this initiative will strengthen further collaboration among the academicians and the industrialists. He also thanked the scientists of DU, who discovered the bio-processes technology and hoped that these eco-friendly enzymes would play an effective role in promoting leather industries in the country.
According to the MoU, AFC Agro Biotech Ltd. will start production of the two leather enzymes (bating and soaking agents) soon at their biotech industry in Khulna as the first time in the country. These biotech-products, enzymes will be used for processing of hides and skins in soaking and bating stages in Tanneries. Presently these products are annually totally imported for the requirements of Tannery Industries in our country. The successful usages of the enzymes in Tanneries offer environment friendly process that reduces the uses of hazardous chemicals in the industries. It may be mentioned that the bio-processes for the large scale production of the two enzymes have been developed by the researchers led by Prof Dr Md Mozammel Hoq of the Department of Microbiology of DU.
