National Research Centre (Egypt)

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National Research Centre
المركز القومي للبحوث
Established1956
President Professor Dr. Hussein Darwish
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The National Research Centre is an Egyptian research and development center for multiple disciplines including agriculture, chemistry, biology, medicine, engineering and genetics. [1] It was established in 1956 "to foster basic and applied scientific research, particularly in industry, agriculture, public health and other sectors of national economy". The NRC is the largest institution affiliated with the ministry of Scientific Research. [2] As of April 2024 it had a research staff of more than 4700 scientists and is headed by a president, with two vice presidents for research and technical affairs. [3] [4]

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Divisions

The NRC is divided into 14 institutes and 109 departments, concentrated in four sectors. [3] They are as listed below. [1]

Institutes related to the industrial sector:

Institutes related to basic sciences:

Institutes related to the environment and public health sectors:

Institutes related to the agricultural sector:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Divisions". National Research Centre. Archived from the original on 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  2. "History". National Research Centre. Archived from the original on 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  3. 1 2 "About Us". National Research Centre (in English and Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  4. "Mission". National Research Centre. Archived from the original on 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2010-04-05.