Under the OPCW’s Programme to Strengthen Cooperation with Africa (“the Africa Programme”), natural products chemistry training and development programme, sponsored through a voluntary contribution from The Kingdom of Norway, was conducted at the Institute of Bioproduct Development, Universiti Technologi Malaysia (UTM), from 2 – 17 July 2012. Natural products chemists took part in the course.
The training programme was designed to expose qualified natural products chemists and scientists from Member States in Africa to science-based chemical research in natural products and with particular emphasis on value addition through the development of marketable products. The training attracted participation from personnel from industry, academic institutions, and government laboratories from 11 States Parties* in the African region.
* Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe