14 June 2026, ICGEB Director-General Lawrence Banks arrives in Arba Minch, Ethiopia to visit B-INOC partners.

Mission to Ethiopia

ICGEB Director-General Lawrence Banks is greeted by partners from Arba Minch University, upon arrival in the city.

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Elena Benedetti, ICGEB Trieste, with Addisu Fekadu Andeta

B-INOC Workshop Spotlights African-Led Advances in Microbial Technologies

Organised within the framework of the B-INOC AFRICA project, supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation under the Mattei Plan for Africa, the B-INOC workshop highlighted how biotechnology research is being transformed into practical solutions with tangible socio-economic benefits across the continent.

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Celebrating World Food Day at FAO

ICGEB is at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, celebrating 80 years of activity – hand in hand for better foods and a better future, from 10 to 17 October 2025.

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Dr Priscillar Mutungi, a Kenyan researcher from the Wildlife Research and Training Institute in Naivasha, Kenya joins ICGEB Cape Town, as a Postdoctoral Fellow as part of the ICGEB B-INOC Fellowship Programme, supporting training and skills enhancement of researchers, including south-north mobility and south-south mobility.

Developing bio stimulants for sustainable agriculture

Dr Priscillar Mutungi, a Kenyan researcher from the Wildlife Research and Training Institute in Naivasha, Kenya joins ICGEB Cape Town, as a Postdoctoral Fellow as part of the ICGEB B-INOC Fellowship Programme, supporting training and skills enhancement of researchers, including south-north mobility and south-south mobility.

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