Harvard University Celebrates the Launch of the NASENI‑Troment Factory for Disease Eradication

About 85 global medical professionals, scientists and policymakers who attended Harvard University’s “Science of Defeating Malaria” leadership development course praised the opening of the NASENI‑Troment Biotechnologies factory as a key step toward eradicating malaria and other infectious diseases in Nigeria and across Africa.

During a tour of the multi‑million‑dollar facility yesterday, the group noted the impressive capacity for producing rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and welcomed the creation of a 100 % Nigerian‑owned diagnostic brand.

Chief Executive Officer and Co‑Founder of NASENI‑Troment Biotechnologies, Mr. Selim Hani, explained in his presentation that the factory is a joint venture between the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and Troment Nigeria Limited, designed to strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare sovereignty through local production of diagnostic technologies.

“Built from the ground up in the last 18 months, this facility focuses on manufacturing RDTs and in‑vitro diagnostic (IVD) products, enabling early detection of major infectious and public‑health diseases,” Hani said.

Diagnostic test kits under the N‑CheckUP brand will be produced to test for malaria, hepatitis B & C, HIV ½, pregnancy, COVID‑19 antigen, typhoid, syphilis, blood glucose, and more.

“It is designed to produce 600 million diagnostic kits per year. It will reduce Nigeria’s—and West Africa’s—reliance on imported medical diagnostics while improving accessibility and affordability across the country and the African region,” he added.

Technical Partner Dr. Engin Narinc, also of NASENI‑Troment Biotechnologies, stated, “This facility is Africa’s first fully localised Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kit factory. From concept to full‑scale launch, our end‑to‑end production process is designed to deliver world‑class diagnostic solutions built entirely in Africa, for Africa.”

Team lead of the Science of Defeating Malaria Initiative, Professor Dyann Wirth of Harvard University—a leading malariologist—guided the visitors through the factory’s various sections.

She remarked, “This is an amazing facility that will add value to the eradication of malaria and other public‑health diseases in Nigeria and the continent.”

The visiting Science of Defeating Malaria leadership development course is running from June 7‑13, 2026, in Abuja, Nigeria, training global health professionals, scientists and policymakers to eliminate and eradicate malaria.