The Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) is Guyana’s industrial research authority dedicated to developing, adapting, and commercializing technologies for the effective utilization of Guyana’s natural resources.
Operating under the mandate to bridge scientific research with market viability for Guyana’s socio-economic growth.
Established in 1977 at the University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus, the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) provides high-tier laboratory testing, custom equipment development, and commercial product formulation.
Our long-term target is generating 70% of funding from private-sector research partnerships, tech transfer, and analytical quality control services.
"Our long term goal is to generate 70% of our funding from the private sector, through the provision of research, technology transfer and analytical services."
Full wet chemistry laboratories and thermo-mechanical testing equipment.
Local commissioning support for imported manufacturing production lines.
Collaborating with indigenous communities for sustainable products.
Rigorous environmental, water, food, and heavy metal testing protocols.
Multidisciplinary research groups working towards green technology, food security, and materials engineering.
Converting waste streams into high-energy fuels, reducing national fossil fuel dependence and protecting local waterways from waste oil contamination.
Bridging 7,000+ years of indigenous botanical knowledge with modern extraction science to create high-value cosmetics, essential oils, and bioactive formulations.
Synthesizing functional building materials and eco-friendly mining processes using Guyana's abundant clay, mineral, and recycled plastic feedstocks.
Transforming Guyana's agricultural harvest into vertically integrated, value-added food products for domestic consumption and export.
A revenue-generating service unit providing comprehensive physical, chemical, environmental, and thermo-mechanical testing for public & private clients.
Proven, market-ready technologies and products developed at our Turkeyen Headquarters.
Guyana’s flagship value-added rice breakfast cereal and nutrition bar line. Produced in a commercial processing facility and deployed in the National School Feeding Program.
High-end natural cosmetic line co-developed with the Macushi Research Unit (MRU) utilizing indigenous Crabwood oil, botanical extracts, and essential oils.
Mobile processing units employing coconut-shell activated carbon for clean gold extraction. Fully endorsed by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC).
Organic Sun-Dried Tomato Salad Dressings and seasonings empowering hinterland indigenous farmers in the Pakaraima Mountains through vertical integration.
Weather-resistant, non-degradable roofing shingles and ceiling tiles manufactured from recycled plastics and quarry stone waste dust.
Conversion system processing used restaurant cooking oil into clean biodiesel fuel used to power IAST’s vehicle fleet and industrial power generators.
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Motivated scientists and department heads leading Guyana’s technological resuscitation.
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