Rwanda FDA Signs MoU with ICGEB to Enhance Training and Collaboration

Kigali, Rwanda – On 25th July 2024 the Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA), the University of Rwanda (UR), the Rwanda Forensic Institute (RFI), the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), and the African Biomanufacturing Institute(ABI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB).

This partnership will enable Rwanda FDA to access ICGEB state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and receive advanced Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) training for new technologies relating to biological manufacturing.

The MoU was signed by Prof. Emile Bienvenu, Director General of Rwanda FDA, and witnessed by the Honourable Minister of Education, Gaspard Twagirayezu.