Prof Hulda S. Swai Prof. Hulda Shaidi Swai, holds a PhD in Biomaterials, from Queen Mary's College, University of London, UK where she also worked as a Researcher for 9 years. Prof. Swai, who is a renowned Nanotechnology Scientist, is a Biomedical Researcher with 27 years of experience in Drug development and Drug delivery systems and over the years has focused on Poverty Related Diseases (PRDs) like HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria In her Science career, she has portrayed great ability and experience in successfully formulating and executing Scientific research projects independently and collaboratively. In this journey, she has trained and mentored researchers and students of different academic levels both nationally and internationally. She has a remarkable history of implementing Biomedical research programs, both in public and private sectors, with a great impact in not only Sub-Saharan African but also Globally. In a unique way, she brought novelty in the field of Nanomedicine by pioneering Nanomedicine research in Poverty Related Diseases (PRDs) drug development for TB and Malaria. Her drive and objective has been to use Nanomedicine’s great potential to revolutionize infectious disease diagnosis and treatment for the population of the world that is most vulnerable. Prof. Swai has remained enthusiastic in her Nanomedicine research and with great commitment; she has directed her professional activities towards multidisciplinary and technological innovation research and training, to develop the capacity necessary to accelerate the development of new or improved drugs for treatment and management of HIV, TB, Malaria and other Poverty Related Diseases (PRDs) of relevance for Africa. She has used Nanomedicine and brought a level of innovativeness in the formulation of improved antibiotics for the treatment of Tuberculosis (TB) and its management in Africa. 5. In between 2013 and 2019, Dr Kipacha, with BuSH colleagues, has coordinated and organized Business Plan Competition, Arusha Living Lab, Mandela Innovation Week and African Grand Challenges (in Collaboration with WSU, Penn State University & Merck (USA) and STI Innovation Systems Leadership (in collaboration with UNESCO & GKI). Among the achievement in UNESCO/GIK/NMAIST Innovation Systems in Tanzania, he was contracted in November and December 2012 to attend Workshop on Surveys on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy Instruments, Governing Bodies, Policies and Indicators, in Harare, Zimbabwe.and Uganda parliamentary STI committee and presented a government brief. 6. In 2015, Prof. Swai joined NM-AIST and managed to acquire funds (USD 6 Million) from the World Bank for the establishment of the African Centre for Research, Agricultural Advancement, Teaching Excellence and Sustainability (CREATES) in Food and Nutritional Security in Africa which was established at the NM-AIST through the World Bank’s African Centers of Excellence (ACE II) initiative click here for more information. Prof. Swai is the PI and Director of this African Centre of Excellence. Through Prof. Swai’s leadership and great contribution, CREATES was awarded a grant worth USD 250,000 for the establishment of a Regional Incubation Centre on Data Driven Innovation (DDI). The DDI is supported by the Inter Universities Council for East Africa (IUCEA) through a World Bank Grants. The Incubation Centre mandate is testing products in real life environments by working with commercially viable entities to launch companies and products for the national, regional and international market. The DDI intends to offer young innovators/inventors and entrepreneurs a wide range of business development services which includes business idea analysis and diagnostics, mentorship, product/prototypes development and registration services, work station provisions, specialized trainings, market access, pitching and networking activities. The innovators and entrepreneurs will be offered prototypes and products facilities and equipment access at NM-AIST including its Param-Kilimanjaro -High-Performance Computing (HPC) facility with a robust ICT Platform – A Data Hub.