The First Annual East & Central Africa Chromatography Training and Vendor Exhibition

"Many recommendations of the Millennium development goals and the country's vision 2030 are echoed in the thinking and concept behind this training workshop on modern chromatography and related techniques. Of particular importance is the involvement of a University-Private partnership in the organization of the workshop. Indeed, this partnership is one of the strategic objectives of the University of Nairobi Strategic Plan for the year 2008 - 2013. The widely scattered laboratories in Kenya are often small, generally poorly equipped and sometimes their technologies are unreliable. This means that we have to make great effort to find funding for equipping their analytical laboratories and their projects and at the very least support ways for their scientists to attend joint practical training workshops and meetings.
"It is a particular pleasure to note that a Unversity-Private-Sector partnership has brought this training to fruition. The sponsorship of ACCTA, Nesvax, Urad, Anatech, Estec, Chemetrix and ScientistSolutions, and also the assistance of the University of Nairobi, CBPS in the organization of the first East & Central Africa Chromatography Users Workshop is greatly appreciated. The college is sincerely grateful to Prof. Paul Shiundu and Mr. John Angira for organization of this workshop.
"... We all look forward in meeting again in Nairobi in 2010 when we are certain to see many interesting developments and the involvement of more East and Central African Laboratories and Scientists."

Excerpts from a speech by:
Prof. Lucy Irungu
Principal, College of Biological & Physical Sciences
Chiromo Campus, University of Nairobi