Kanda Lu, Chief Executive Officer of Flymate, visited the National University of Sciences and Technology from the twelfth to the fifteenth of August, twenty twenty six, with the visit centred on exploring the university’s research and development capabilities alongside its ongoing work in defense technologies. The multi day visit gave Lu direct exposure to the technical and research infrastructure NUST has built around defense related innovation, an area the university has continued to develop through its affiliated technology park.
Director of National Science and Technology Park Engineer Amer Sheikh welcomed Lu during the visit and provided a briefing on NSTP’s broader entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem, outlining the role the technology park plays in supporting technology driven ventures across multiple sectors. The briefing gave Lu a clearer picture of how NSTP structures its support for startups and research linked companies operating within and around NUST’s campus, particularly those working on more specialised or defense oriented technology.
As part of the visit, Lu also engaged directly with selected defense technology companies operating within NSTP, gaining insight into their existing capabilities, the innovations they have developed, and potential areas where collaboration might be possible going forward. This direct engagement with NSTP’s defense tech companies suggests the visit was structured not only as an exploratory tour of the university’s facilities, but also as an opportunity to identify specific companies or technologies that could form the basis of future partnerships.
Flymate, the company Lu leads, was not detailed further as part of the visit’s coverage, though his role as Chief Executive Officer positions him as a senior decision maker capable of shaping any potential collaboration that might emerge from the trip. His engagement with NSTP’s defense technology companies specifically, rather than the broader startup ecosystem, points to a visit with a fairly targeted focus on defense and advanced technology capabilities rather than general entrepreneurship support.
The visit adds to a pattern of international engagement NUST and NSTP have continued to build with visiting executives and technology leaders, using such visits as an opportunity to showcase Pakistan’s research and development capabilities in defense and advanced technology sectors. Sheikh’s direct involvement in briefing Lu on NSTP’s ecosystem reflects the technology park’s continued effort to position itself as a credible partner for international collaboration in areas tied to defense innovation and applied research.
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