Centre of Design, Innovation and Translational Excellence (CITE)

Project PI, Dr. Robert Ssekitoleko and research assistants posing for a group photo in front of the Physiology Department.

Centre of Design, Innovation and Translational Excellence (CITE)

Owen Muhimbise, Maureen Etuket, Prof Sam Ononge, Prof Noah Kiwanuka, Prof John Norrie and Prof Fiona Denison during the visit at University of Edinburgh in 2019.

Centre of Design, Innovation and Translational Excellence (CITE)

Project team members and staff from Makerere University BME posing for a group photo during the Data collection tool development workshop at Skyz Hotel in Kampala.

Centre of Design, Innovation and Translational Excellence (CITE)

Prof Steff Lewis and Sharon Tuck having a CITE meeting at University of Edinburgh

Centre of Design, Innovation and Translational Excellence (CITE)

MakBME staff receiving a safety testing training in the equipment workshop.

Centre of Design, Innovation and Translational Excellence (CITE)

A hub for capacity building in design, innovation and product translation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Centre of Design, Innovation and Translational Excellence (CITE)

School of Biomedical Sciences building and park yard at the college of Health Sciences, Makerere University

What we do

Centre of Design, Innovation and Translational Excellence (CITE), initially focused on maternal and neonatal health with a long-term aspiration to build innovation and capacity in the low resource settings, this will act as a blueprint to stimulate innovations beyond maternal and child health and to expand technological and research expertise to become the leading center for academic excellence and innovations in biomedical engineering in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

The Vision

A hub for capacity building in design, innovation and product translation in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Mission

To become the leading center for academic excellence in research, innovations and product translation in Biomedical engineering in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Aim

Our aim is to develop an interdisciplinary Centre of Design, Innovation and Translational Excellence (CITE) which will nurture innovations that are cost effective, sustainable and as well translate them to market in resource limited settings.

The team in Uganda

Dr. Robert Ssekitoleko

He is the head of the Biomedical Engineering Unit at Makerere University in the College of Health Science

Prof. Noah Kiwanuka

He is a Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, and is the founder and Director of the Makerere University CTU.

Dr. Sam Ononge

He is a Clinical Epidemiologist and a consultant Gynecologist/Obstetrician. He is a Lecturer in the Department of Obstetrics

Brian Matovu

Brian is a biomedical engineering researcher and innovator working with Makerere University where he also assists in tutoring and lecturing students.

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The team in UK

Prof. John Norrie

Prof. Norrie is a Professor of Medical Statistics and Trial Methodology and Director of the Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit. John leads trial input from Edinburgh and partnership working with Prof. Noah Kiwanuka between Edinburgh and Makerere Clinical Trial Units.

Prof. Steff Lewis

Prof. Lewis is a medical statistician with over 25 years of experience, across a range of study types. Steff is co-developing a training package for clinical trials of medical devices with Sharon Tuck in Edinburgh and the team at Makerere University.

Sharon Tuck

Sharon is a clinical trial statistician with over 15 years of experience designing and developing clinical trials. She is coordinating development of the training package for clinical trials of medical devices with Steff Lewis and the team at Makerere University..

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Our Projects

Capacity building for a Centre of Design, Innovation and Translational Excellence (CITE) for clinical trials of healthcare technologies in SS Africa”.

The main objective is to strengthen local research capacity through training on clinical trial design for investigational medical devices and medical writing for the regulation of such devices.

Funder :

Medical Research Council (MRC)

Strengthening interdisciplinary Research in Translational Pathways for Improved Maternal and Child Health in Uganda.

The main focus is mainly on building capacities in technologies for maternal and child health and fostering collaborations between clinicians and engineers.

Funder :

Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF):

Strengthening Interdisciplinary Research in Technology Translational Pathways for Improved Maternal and Child Health in Uganda.

The objective is to expand and strengthen collaboration beyond engineering and medicine in order to foster innovations that are useful and end up being used.

Funder :

The Academy of Medical Sciences

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Our Partners and Collaborators

Centre of Design, Innovation and Translational Excellence

The Biomedical Engineering Unit Of Makerere University

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