Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos, has said it aims to contribute to Nigeria’s economic development and solve global problems through its fourth International Conference and Workshop on Recent Advances in Biotechnology.
The Vice Chancellor of Trinity University and convener of the RAIB conference, Prof. Charles Adetunji, stated on Thursday in Lagos that the aim of the conference, which was themed “Biotechnology as a Catalyst for Sustainable Economic Development: Achieving SDGs through Innovation and Collaboration” and held on September 19 and 20, was to address global issues, starting with Nigeria’s challenges.
“We are here in this conference to solve the global problem and we have to start from a place; Nigeria’s government is still struggling to solve its problems, but we have scholars,” Adetuji said.
He stated that a drive to get solutions to the myriad of worldwide problems, especially in health, prompted the need for a biotechnology conference.
According to Adetunji, the RAIB conference will gather global scholars who will share findings from their research to give policymakers recommendations to aid useful legislation that translates to economic prosperity.
“Some universities are generating their revenue (through findings in their research). “A lot of things are happening, but people are unaware of the research,” he stated.
The don added that the conference would feature a former Vice Chancellor of Precious Cornerstone University, Prof. J. K. Oloke, known as renowned in Nigerian biotechnology, and Prof. Christopher Akingbile, an agric engineer at the Federal University of Technology, Akure.
