Prof. Ahmad Adnan
R&D Consultant | Chemistry & Industrial Biotechnology
PhD in Chemistry with specialised training in Industrial Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering. Former Vice Chancellor of GC University Lahore.
Career & Service
Prof. Ahmad Adnan has been working with the chemical industry as an R&D Consultant since his retirement from Government College University Lahore in 2024. He completed his PhD in Chemistry in 1999 and received training in Industrial Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering under the International Training Program in Germany (2000). He was also trained in Chemical Safety and Security by SANDIA Labs, USA at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok (2010).
Service Record
- ✓Vice Chancellor, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
- ✓Pro-Vice Chancellor, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
- ✓Dean, Faculty of Chemistry and Life Sciences, GC University, Lahore
- ✓Director, Institute of Chemical Sciences, GC University, Lahore
- ✓Chairperson, Department of Chemistry, GC University, Lahore
- ✓Professor (Chemistry), GC University, Lahore
- ✓Associate Professor, GC University, Lahore
- ✓Assistant Professor, GC University, Lahore
- ✓Microbiologist, Army Welfare Trust
- ✓Research Fellow, Biotechnology and Food Research Centre, PCSIR, Lahore
Research & Industry Projects
During his career, Prof. Adnan supervised 17 PhD and 160 MPhil/MSc theses of applied nature. He developed strong linkages with industry and completed many research projects, including:
- →Production of Hepatitis B Vaccine by Pichia pastoris as an Expression Host
- →Production of Human Insulin by Recombinant Gene Technology
- →Analytical Method Development for Pharmaceutical Industry
- →Production of Lipases and their Applications
- →Production of Acetone-Butanol from Cane Molasses
- →Humic Acid Production from Lignite
- →Production of Eco-friendly Laminating Adhesive
- →Process for the Production of DRI (Direct Reduced Iron) from Local Iron Ore
- →Extractive Metallurgy of Copper
- →Extraction of Precious Metals
- →Production of Alpha Amylase by Fermentation
- →Production of Bacitracin Melamine Glutaraldehyde
- →Development of Amino Resin for use as Re-Tanning Agent
- →Production of Zinc Oxide coated Slow Release Urea
- →Production of DCP (Dibasic Calcium Phosphate) from Local Phosphate Rock
- →Production of Amino Acids from Agro-Industrial Wastes
Special Achievements
Member of the research group that produced the world's cheapest Insulin and Hepatitis B Vaccine by recombinant Gene Technology at Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany.
Trained in Chemical Safety and Security by SANDIA Labs (USA) at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok (2010).