Innovation and Technology Transfer Division has the following mandates:

• To produce reliable, sustainable and cost-effective basic health diagnostic reagents/devices.
• To facilitate and catalyze translation of research outcomes within the Institute into health products useful to the public.
• Generate funds to support Research & Development activities in the Institute.
• To contribute substantially towards increasing the local capacity in manufacturing of products used in meeting critical public health needs through technology transfer.

The Division is, ISO 17043:2010 Accredited, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016 certified as well WHO cGMP compliant

The division offers the following products and services

• Production of Rapid Diagnostic Kits- HIV, HBV, COVID-19 and Malaria.
• Production of Ready to Use Culture Media.
• Production of KEMrub^® – Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizer.
• Proficiency Testing/ EQA services for HIV serology.
• Proficiency Testing services for COVID-19 Molecular diagnosis.
• External performance evaluation services of Medical Devices e.g. Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits and sterilizers.
• External analysis of sterility and antimicrobial activities of products.

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