New bioeconomy hub opens to drive transformative growth

At the sidelines of the just-concluded East Africa Pharma and Biotech Conference, an innovative facility offering ‘world-class’ laboratories and training programmes was launched in Kigali, writes Edwin Ashimwe for The New Times. The move, officials say will redefine Rwanda’s bioeconomy landscape and drive transformative growth.

The facility, located at the University of Rwanda’s College of Science and Technology at Nyarugenge Campus, is a result of a partnership reached in September 2023 between the Rwandan government and UVU Bio, an organisation that prides itself on driving innovation and growth of Africa’s bioeconomy.

“We are thrilled to host this Rwanda Bioeconomy Hub, which is going to serve as a co-working space bringing together academia, industry and bioeconomy entrepreneurs and providing space for them to develop ideas with peer support before being taken to market,” Associate Professor Kayihura Muganga Didas, acting vice-chancellor of the University of Rwanda, said.
Full report on The New Times site