To mass produce (via in vitro propagation) plant tissues within horticulture, forestry, ornamentals and medicinal industries.- Achieve micropropagation of approximately 300,000 plants per annum of banana, pineapple, pyrethrum and potato in the company’s state-of-the-art plant tissue culture laboratory to meet farmers' demand for disease-free, true-to-type and genetically improved clones, resulting in high praise from farmers, who obtained high yield output.- Convince investors… Show more To mass produce (via in vitro propagation) plant tissues within horticulture, forestry, ornamentals and medicinal industries.- Achieve micropropagation of approximately 300,000 plants per annum of banana, pineapple, pyrethrum and potato in the company’s state-of-the-art plant tissue culture laboratory to meet farmers' demand for disease-free, true-to-type and genetically improved clones, resulting in high praise from farmers, who obtained high yield output.- Convince investors to fund the company’s research and development projects in innovative technologies; observed a reduction of 35% in the cost of production, specifically, in bananas, allowing the company to stay competitive.- Spearhead company’s technical human resource recruitment including, working closely with world renowned scientists and consultants to train company’s production operators and supervisors, as a result increased the efficiency of the production process by 15%. Show less

- Expand business network by attending quarterly events aimed at bringing a select community of next generation CEOs in Africa's most exciting growth markets under one platform. The events develop and strengthen my knowledge from the professional learnings and setback experiences shared by members of the business community.

To introduce and locally manufacture biodegradable, compostable shopping bags in Tanzania.- Set up and establish a packaging manufacturing and printing facility consisting of both plastic and compostable packaging in form of garbage bags, polyethylene sheets, food packaging.- Conducted a feasibility and raised equity funding to adopt biodegradable, compostable packaging in current industrial equipments that manufacture single use plastic packaging after its ban in Tanzania on… Show more To introduce and locally manufacture biodegradable, compostable shopping bags in Tanzania.- Set up and establish a packaging manufacturing and printing facility consisting of both plastic and compostable packaging in form of garbage bags, polyethylene sheets, food packaging.- Conducted a feasibility and raised equity funding to adopt biodegradable, compostable packaging in current industrial equipments that manufacture single use plastic packaging after its ban in Tanzania on July 2019.- Managed both local and international stakeholders ranging from Islamic bank, National Environment Management Council, Tanzania Bureau Standards to ensure a smooth technology transfer of manufacturing biodegradable, compostable packing in Tanzania. Show less

To research, develop and commercialize isothermal amplification diagnostic assays within following sectors: plants and food.- Strengthened the company's network and value proposition by winning a startup competition targeted towards Chinese investments into our mobile laboratory that could detect food borne pathogens in packed food at supermarket locations, with accuracy of a laboratory setting. This revitalized the confidence level of the companys’ founding team to raise more funds of… Show more To research, develop and commercialize isothermal amplification diagnostic assays within following sectors: plants and food.- Strengthened the company's network and value proposition by winning a startup competition targeted towards Chinese investments into our mobile laboratory that could detect food borne pathogens in packed food at supermarket locations, with accuracy of a laboratory setting. This revitalized the confidence level of the companys’ founding team to raise more funds of approximately GBP 120,000 by winning four additional startup competitions.- Resolved discussions with medical device manufacturer through a series of board meetings for the company to be considered an official partner. As a result, authentication and reliability of our assays was no longer an initial concern to the majority of investors and prospective clients. - Operationalized set up of the company’s office in Glasgow, in order to collaborate with the world's best golf courses in Scotland on turf disease diagnosis. The move unlocked technological application in fisheries. Show less

- Strengthened understanding of the East African market for tissue culture plants by physically touring tissue culture company facilities in Kenya, Burundi and India, so as to develop a strong technical network. Evaluation from progress reports to potential investors concluded in the development of business plan needed to establish a commercial plant tissue culture laboratory in Tanzania.

- Conceptualized an innovative cloud-based molecular diagnostic system that collected air samples every six hours and notified golf course agronomists via SMS on the presence of Fusarium when diagnosed above threshold. The system would enable golf courses to reduce spraying of fungicides by a minimum of 10%, in meeting updated environmental regulations on fungicide application in the UK.- Upgraded research capability of the company by working in close collaboration with professors in… Show more - Conceptualized an innovative cloud-based molecular diagnostic system that collected air samples every six hours and notified golf course agronomists via SMS on the presence of Fusarium when diagnosed above threshold. The system would enable golf courses to reduce spraying of fungicides by a minimum of 10%, in meeting updated environmental regulations on fungicide application in the UK.- Upgraded research capability of the company by working in close collaboration with professors in Nottingham and Glasgow based universities to improve understanding of the limitation of the company’s technological applications. The laser focused approach expedited design, research and development of diagnostic assays by a minimum of 60 days. Show less

- Operationalized plant tissue culture experimental set up in laboratory to propagate cassava and banana plants. This ensured that disease-free plants of selected clones of cassava and banana were available in order to conduct field trial experiments.- Identified challenges faced by scientists in benefiting farmers with their scientific advancements, to brainstorm solutions that can link commercial companies with scientists, resulting in development of a process to commercialize… Show more - Operationalized plant tissue culture experimental set up in laboratory to propagate cassava and banana plants. This ensured that disease-free plants of selected clones of cassava and banana were available in order to conduct field trial experiments.- Identified challenges faced by scientists in benefiting farmers with their scientific advancements, to brainstorm solutions that can link commercial companies with scientists, resulting in development of a process to commercialize research and transfer technology. Show less

To develop a microbial fermentation process that can be used by the agricultural biotechnology industry to convert soybean processing wastes to useful products such as food additives.- Expedited collection of microbiology experimental data by setting up and conducting procedures in order to assist PhD student. This allowed the student to focus on data analysis, resulting in smooth workflow.

- Operationalized basic laboratory tasks such as media preparation, material stock and equipment maintenance, for professors to ensure successful demonstration of scientific experiments. This increased the coursework rating as students easily understood course content.

To Investigate structure and function relationships of transcription factor DEAF1 mutations in human disease, with an emphasis on mutations that produce intellectual disorder (mental retardation), and determined if DEAF1 knockout mice are useful model for these disorders.- Initiated set up of artificial brain to maintain mice brain sections, and record response when expose to electrical stimuli. This enabled the PhD student to interpret the data I plotted in MATLAB software.