Innovative Discoveries

Center for Drug Discovery

About UB-CeDD

Founded in 2022, UB-CeDD is a community of medicinal chemists, AI/ML experts, microbiologists, biochemists, natural product experts and plant taxonomists whose quest is to discover new therapies for diseases that primarily affect Africans and are based on naturally occurring compounds from African medicinal plants and other African sources. The research center is being set up with seed funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through a Calestous Juma Science Leadership Fellowship awarded in 2021 to Fidele Ntie-Kang, the vision bearer of the center.

Mission

To serve as a platform and catalyst for the discovery of new drugs in Africa led by Africans.

Vision

To become a state-of-the-art drug discovery center for the Central African region that utilizes natural products from across the continent to identify new drugs suitable for resource-limited regions.

For any inquiries or assistance, please don’t hesitate to give us a call at

(+237)673872475 

If you have any questions or need support, please email us at

info@ub-cedd.org

PO Box 63, Buea
South West Region, Cameroon.

University of Buea Campus, Behind Faculty of Science Building

Fidele Ntie-Kang (PhD)

Head of CeDD
Fidele.ntie-kang@ubuea.cm