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From Lab to Market at Makerere | Uganda News
The Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Jonard Asiimwe Akiiki, delivered a bold message to Makerere University: stop just inventing and start building businesses. During his three-day visit, he urged the university to transform academic prototypes into market-ready products that deliver real societal and economic value — not just one-off successes like Kiira Motors, but a broader pipeline of innovation. He praised public health researchers for turning data into policy, reinforcing the need for research designed with impact in mind. University leadership pledged to ramp up efforts…
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