
Instrumental Access 2018
10 countries. 14 awardees. Unlimited potential.
Instrumental Access 2018
Seeding Labs has selected 14 exceptional university departments to receive donated lab equipment through our Instrumental Access program in 2018.
Located in 10 countries, the research interests of the 2018 awardees are broad. They include agriculture, climate change, water quality, drug discovery, infectious disease, cancer, forensic sciences, and more...
In the awarded departments alone, Instrumental Access equipment is expected to impact the lives of nearly 15,000 undergraduate students, 1,200 graduate students, and 300 faculty members—and likely many others from across these outstanding universities.
Learn more about our 2018 awardees below!
Universities in Asia & South America

Maratha Mandal’s NGH Institute of Dental Sciences & Research Centre
Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology Belgaum, India
MMDC needs equipment to expand and upgrade its oral health research center, the only facility of its kind in India
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Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
School of Engineering, Program in Biomedical Engineering Lima, Peru
UPCH needs equipment to expand and adapt existing engineering laboratory capabilities to support Peru’s first training program in biomedical engineering
Read MoreUniversities in East Africa

Mount Kenya University
School of Pure and Applied Sciences Thika, Kenya
With a growing student population that now includes government-sponsored students, MKU needs equipment to support teaching and research
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Department of Biosciences Morogogo, Tanzania
SUA needs equipment to help address Tanzania’s shortage of trained secondary school science teachers
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United States International University-Africa
School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Nairobi, Kenya
USIU-A will use its equipment to furnish a pharmaceutics lab where pharmacy students can gain hands-on experience
Read MoreUniversities in Southern Africa

Lupane State University
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Lupane, Zimbabwe
LSU needs equipment to support research and teaching to improve productivity and security for Zimbabwe’s many subsistence farmers
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Malawi University of Science and Technology
Department of Biological Sciences Thyolo, Malawi
As a new university created to fill gaps in Malawi’s infrastructure, MUST needs equipment for research and training in the biomedical sciences
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University of Namibia
Department of Chemistry & Biochemisry Windhoek, Namibia
Equipment is needed at UNAM to establish internal capacity to process samples and to enhance opportunities for hands-on training
Read MoreUniversities in West Africa

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Kumasi, Ghana
At KNUST, equipment will support research on antimalarials and water quality, as well as foundational teaching for Ghana’s future pharmacists and pharmaceutical researchers
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Lead City University
Department of Microbiology Ibadan, Nigeria
Lead City University needs equipment to expand its research and teaching capabilities to include genetics and cellular and molecular biology
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Université d'Abomey-Calavi
School of Plant Sciences Calavi, Benin
UAC is seeking equipment for a new research and education unit devoted to using the tools of modern science to strengthen agriculture in Benin
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University of Cape Coast
Department of Forensic Sciences Cape Coast, Ghana
Equipment is needed at UCC to provide students with hands-on experience in both the biological and physical sciences related to criminal investigation.
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University of Ibadan
Department of Zoology Ibadan, Nigeria
The Department of Zoology at UI needs equipment to continue its shift towards applying modern molecular biology techniques to zoology research
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University of Ilorin
Department of Chemistry Ilorin, Nigeria
Equipment is needed at the University of Ilorin to support hands-on training in chemistry for a large and growing student population
Read MoreAbout Instrumental Access
To begin, we identify a pipeline of scientific talent. Then we rigorously screen universities and select those with the most potential to advance education and research through Instrumental Access.