Noor Newsletter February 2026

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Noor Scientific & Trade joins the Water Leaders’ meeting organized by The Holding Company for Water and Wastewater.

The Holding Company for Water and Wastewater continues its dedicated efforts to ensure the provision of safe drinking water across all villages and cities within Egypt. The company also places strong emphasis on expanding wastewater coverage, aiming to enhance public health and environmental sustainability throughout the country.

As part of its broader mission, the company actively implements diverse awareness programs and initiatives designed to promote responsible water usage and foster a culture of water conservation across Egypt.

In line with these efforts, the company regularly organizes on a quarterly basis a strategic meeting bringing together Heads of Laboratories and Quality Sectors from its affiliated subsidiaries. The meeting usually focuses on reviewing plans, activities, and key achievements, as well as discussing recommendations to further strengthen operational performance and support the company’s ongoing development goals.

Consistent with its commitment to corporate social responsibility, Noor Scientific & Trade actively supports awareness, educational, and scientific initiatives that contribute to community development. As part of this engagement, Noor Scientific & Trade participated in this quarter’s meeting in Sohag by delivering a presentation highlighting its capabilities in supporting the advancement of the water sector in Egypt. The presentation emphasized the company’s role in ensuring the delivery of safe, healthy, and internationally compliant drinking water.

Through such collaborations, Noor Scientific & Trade continues to reinforce its position as a trusted partner in supporting sustainable water management and quality assurance across Egypt.

Product of the Month:

Cardio 7 ECG machine

The Cardio7 is a reliable, interpretive touch screen electrocardiogram machine. It features a large 7” TFT LCD touch screen with Wi-Fi. Supports USB flash drive, a QWERTY keyboard, JPEG/PDF file format, one channel long-term recording, and storage of up to 200 ECGs. It stores and shows the recent 5-minute full channel ECG in order to print out the missed abnormal ECG waveforms. It prints in multiple formats, including 12, 6 and 3 channel reports. It can be connected to PACS server through optional DICOM 3.0 and send the ECGs to the server.

Cardio7 stands out for its advanced technology, high functionality, ease of use, and an unbeatable price/performance ratio.

Product Highlights

  • 7” color TFT LCD touch screen, real time preview
  • Simultaneous, interpretive 12 channel resting ECG
  • Over 130 kinds of interpretation results based on Minnesota code
  • Internal storage up to 200 cases and USB storage
  • 3/5/10 min long-term recording & automatic arrhythmia detection
Celebration

Eid Al-Fitr Al-Mubarak (March 20, 2026)

Eid Al Fitr 2026 was celebrated on Friday, March 20, 2026, marking the end of Ramadan 1447. Usually, the morning of Eid starts with a major congregational prayer, which is held at the mosques around the world after sunrise. Muslim families around the world spend weeks planning and shopping for the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, which includes the purchasing of new clothes, family dinner preparation, and visits to relatives’ places.

Traditionally, Eid al Fitr is celebrated for three days in almost all Muslim countries.

History of Science

Antibiotics / Penicillin (1928):

Alexander Fleming's accidental discovery of penicillin changed modern medicine by effectively fighting bacterial infections that were previously fatal. This led to a drastic reduction in human mortality and an increase in life expectancy.

In September 1928, Alexander Fleming, a bacteriologist at St. Mary's Hospital in London, discovered penicillin by chance when he noticed that mold (Penicillium notatum) in a discarded, contaminated petri dish was inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus bacteria. Fleming recognized the mold was producing a substance that killed bacteria and termed it "penicillin".

In the late 1930s and early 1940s, scientists Howard Florey and Ernst Chain at Oxford University successfully isolated and produced stable penicillin, validating its use as a life-saving antibiotic, particularly for wounded soldiers in WWII.

Penicillin works by disrupting bacterial cell wall synthesis, specifically inhibiting transpeptidase enzymes, which leads to cell lysis.

Scientific Facts

Honeybees can fly at speeds of up to 15 miles per hour:

On average, a honeybee flies at about 15 to 20 miles per hour when unladen. When laden with nectar, pollen, or water, their speed drops to around 12 mph. Bees rotate their wings to create a low-pressure vortex, providing the necessary lift to stay airborne. They beat their wings roughly 230–250 times per second. While they can travel faster, their typical foraging range is usually shorter to maximize energy efficiency, often staying within a few miles of the hive.

Monthly Forum

Egypt accelerates its clean-energy shift:

Egypt has taken a significant step toward its clean-energy ambitions signing major power purchase agreements with 2 private-owned facilities to deliver 1.2 GW of solar capacity and 720 MWh of battery storage across two governorates. The announcement underscores Egypt’s rapid movement toward reshaping its energy mix, strengthening grid resilience, and positioning itself as a leading renewable-energy hub in the region.

The agreements mark the consortium’s second national project and reflect deepening partnerships between government institutions and private developers in accelerating Egypt’s green transition.

A greener power sector aligns with Egypt’s long-term growth plan aiming for 7% annual GDP growth and 1.5 million jobs by 2030.

Work Anniversary:

Many staff members are celebrating their work anniversaries at Noor Scientific & Trade LLC during March:

  • Sherief Al-Sorougy is celebrating his 23rd anniversary.
  • Hassan Fatehy is celebrating his 19th anniversary.
  • Sayed Fathey is celebrating his 19th anniversary.
  • Mohamed Gad is celebrating his 13th anniversary.
  • Abdallah Helmy is celebrating his 11th anniversary.
  • Ahmed Ali is celebrating his 2nd anniversary.

Congratulations for all. Wishing them all the success.