The National Research Centre is an Egypt

Egypt

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ian research and development

Research and development

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 center for multiple disciplines including agriculture

Agriculture

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, chemistry

Chemistry

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, biology

Biology

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, medicine

Medicine

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, engineering

Engineering

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 and genetics

Genetics

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. It was established in 1956 "to foster basic and applied scientific research, particularly in industry

Industry

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, agriculture, public health

Public health

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 and other sectors of national economy". The NRC is the largest institution affiliated with the ministry of Scientific Research.. It has a research staff of 4847 scientists and is headed by a president with two vice presidents for research and technical affairs.

Divisions

The NRC is divided into 14 Divisions and 111 Departments. The following are all the divisions in the NRC:

• Agriculture and Biology Research Division
• Chemical Industries Research Division
• Engineering Research Division
• Environmental Sciences Research Division
• Food Industry and Nutrition Division
• Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Division
• Inorganic Chemical Industries and Mineral Resources Division
• Medical Sciences Division
• Pharmaceutical Industries Division
• Physics Division
• Textile Industries Division
• Veterinary Research Division
• Human Genetics & Genome Researches
• Oral & Dental Research Division