Mr Godwin Nanmwa Kumzhi (Accountant)

He has over fourteen years work experience that spans across Biotechnology, Banking industry, and Bottling Company. A 1994 graduate

of Accounting from The Federal Polytechnic Bauchi in Nigeria .He is presently a PGD student at University of Maiduguri, and also a Post graduate student of the National Open University of Nigeria. He joined Innovative Biotech in April 2006 as the Pioneer Accountant and also doubles as the Acting Head of Human Resources. Before now he had worked for the last Ten years with Allstates Trust Bank Plc and served in various capacities – Cashiering, Funds Transfer officer, Draft, Clearing, Marketing and Reconciliations amongst others. He was the branch Accountant and later the Head of Operations National Assembly Business office of the Bank. Prior to joining the Banking industry Mr. Kumzhi, worked with Highland Bottling Company, Barkin Ladi in Plateau state of Nigeria from January 1991 to March 1993.

As a Pioneer Accountant of Innovative Biotech Ltd, he was saddled with the responsibility of

laying a foundation for setting up of the Accounts Dept, Chart of Account, an Accounting systems set-up and controls. He is also a co-participant in preparation of Innovative Biotech ltd business plan and Financial Projection with their foreign partners for state of the art Typhoid vaccine multi-purpose flax factory project. As a Human resource person he also contributed immensely in drafting company policy and guidelines, coordinating human resource management activities and staff welfare. He is presently a member of the company’s management team.

She gives legal support to the Company by drafting legal documents, giving legal guidance in contractual transactions etc. Na’ilah is a member of the Nigeria HIV Vaccine And Microbicide Advocacy GROUP in which she serves in the Law, Ethics and Human Rights Committee. She has also made some presentations on “Legal and Gender issues” and “Workplace and Stigmatization” at workshops.

She served as the Human Resource Manager initially, handling issues such as Drafting Company policy and guidelines, planning, directing and coordinating the human resource management activities. She is currently the  Executive Assistant to the CEO.

KUNLE IFAWOYE (BSC COMPUTER SCIENCE) HEAD, IT UNIT

A graduate of computer science from the University of Ilorin, Kunle Ifawoye is a pioneer staff of IBL who joined the dynamic work team in September 2005. He had previously had networking and IT training from National Universities Commission, working with NUNET and also gathered significant wealth of experience working with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Abuja.

He is well versed in Information Technology and has had considerable experience in database management and programming, spearheading application developments using packages like Epi Info, File maker Pro, VB.net etc. He was a participant in the NACA special workshop for IT managers that exposed him to utilizing monitoring and evaluating tools to administer national databases. Until August 31st 2005, he worked as the Network Administrator for the management of New Keffi Hotel in Keffi Nasarawa state. Currently the IT administrator of IBL, he is responsible for maintaining a well defined database of all organizational data, maintaining a state of the art IT structure and administers the company's network

Funmi Olowookere (B.Sc STATISTICS)

Funmi Olowookere Graduated with a B.sc in Statistics from the Nations premier University, University of Ibadan in 2005.She did her youth service and was retained as a Staff in Innovative in 2006.As a Statistician her responsibilities include design and application of statistical techniques for collection and analysis of data to produce useful information. She has being involved in Studies in preparation for future Clinical trials. Funmi also has a great interest in InfoTech having her skills sharpened as a part of the IBL’s I.T department.

AGUPUGO CHINWENDU P. (B.Sc. Statistic)

      Chinwendu graduated from University of Nigeria Nsukka(UNN) with a Bachelors degree in Statistics. During her National youth service program, she was trained as a peer education trainer (PET) under the NYSC reproductive Health and HIV/AIDs prevention projects partly sponsored by UNICEF. She bagged an award as Best Serving Corper 2006 in IBL.

      At Innovative Biotech, she works under the Information technology and Accounting units. Her clarion call earned her professional experience with International Partnership for Microbicide (IPM), Data entry and management using statistical packages such as Epi-info, SPSS, filemaker pro and others, Networking of computer systems and maintenance of organization’s hard and software’s, monitoring accounts and internal auditing

Hafsat Ibrahim( ND, BUS.ADMIN)

Has a diploma in business administration and is currently awaiting her H.N.D. result in business management from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi. She is a customer care officer at IBL and her duties include providing codes for patients to ensure confidentiality. She is also the cashier.

Dr. ENTONU, PETER (MB, BS.) Head, Clinical services

Dr. Entonu, holds a Bachelor of Medicine, and Surgery, (MBBS) degree from the College of Medicine, University of Jos, Nigeria, in August, 2001. He has since then served as a medical officer in various hospitals, gaining valuable working/practical experience, before joining innovative biotech.

He has acted as a resource person/facilitator in various capacity building trainings/ workshops organized for health workers, people groups, corporate organizations, faith based organizations etc. He has also given presentations in meetings and conferences. He served as the study coordinator for a HIV incidence study in preparation for a phase III clinical Trial for a Microbicide, in North central Nigeria, conducted by Innovative Biotech (IBL), in conjunction with the International Partnership for Microbicide (IPM).

As a physician, he is involved in the comprehensive management of Patients with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, and other tropical infectious diseases. He is presently the Acting Head of the consultancy department of the organisation.

DR. SOPE OLUGBILE(MBBS, UNILAG)

DR. Sope completed his medical training at the pretigious University of Lagos in 2000 and had his clinical internship at Eko Hospitals, Lagos.

He worked with Pro Health International (in Burkina Faso, 2002) , an NGO that offers free health care to rural dwellers of Africa. He was later a general practitioner in Lagos before he proceeded to obtain a Post Graduate Diploma in Tropical Health and Hygiene at the Liverpool school of Tropical Medicine, England(2005).

He is presently a research associate in IBL

UZOEGWU ELOZONA G. (BSc PSYCOLOGY (UNN))Psycologist/Counsellor

Elozona graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where she obtained a Bsc in psychology.She has working experience as a graduate trainee counselor on HIV/AIDS and was trained on VCT in HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted disease by Leap Africa. She was one of the health care official nurses that were trained on VCT/PMTCT (Voluntary Counseling And Testing/Prevention Of Mother To Child Transmission) by Gede AIDS and Infectious Diseases Research Institute, Abuja.

 She’s the pioneer staff of Innovative Biotech Ltd and and has worked in many capacities in the organization.

ABATUR CHARITY S. (B. Pharm )
Pharmacist

Abatur Charity worked with Federal Ministry of health as an intern-Pharmacist. As a corper and a Peer Educator Trainer under the NYSC Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS prevention projects partly sponsored by UNICEF, she was moved in the campaign against HIV/AIDS, other Sexually Transmitted Diseases and unwanted pregnancies. She trained senior students as peer educators on Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS. She also embarked on Community Development projects and was eventually awarded the best corper, Bauchi State.

She has been trained in Voluntary Counseling and Testing, Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams by National Institute for Cancer, US National Institute of Health, and is proficient in computer applications like Filemaker pro

Charity has worked with many pharmaceutical companies, and currently works with Innovative Biotech Ltd where she is a member of the Research Team for an ongoing HIV incidence study, funded by International Partnership on Microbicides (IPM), in preparation for a phase III microbicide clinical trials, also involved in the management of patients with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B and other tropical infectious diseases ,vaccinations, training and capacity building for organizations, healthcare professionals and individuals and development of  presentations and pharmacy reports.

Chindma Njoku graduated as a registered nurse from School of Nursing and School of Midwifery Abia State University teaching Hospital Aba(ABSUTH) in 2003 and 2005 respectively.She Worked in the medical and surgical unit at Rokyana Hospital Rivers State from 2003-2004.She also worked in the hotel clinic as a first aider in Child International Hotels in 2005.From 2005-2006,she worked in Arewa specialist and diagnostic center, Abuja nursing patients/clients with various Obstetric and gynecological cases. She is presently working as a part of vaccination team of the company.

YEWANDE JEGEDE (REGISTERED NURSE/MIDWIFE) HND, PUB LIC HEALTH, BNSc (OAU,Ife)

She started her nursing career at Ondo State School of nursing, Akure(1994 – 1997). She worked in College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti. She later bagged a degree in Nursing from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. She has worked with Laider International (WA) Ltd, Lagoon Hospital Apapa where she gathered considerable experience in technical operation of medical equipments. In 2006, she was on national duty as a corp member in Nasarawa state, serving with Innovative Biotech ltd. She was subsequently elevated to join the staff of Innovative Biotech as a full time staff in recognition of her outstanding performance while serving.

FORBI JC, (PhD) Head, Laboratory services

Dr Forbi JC is a Virologist with research experience working in Nigeria, Cameroon and the United States of America. Before joining the Innovative Biotech Nig. Ltd., (INNOVATIVE), he was a technical consultant with the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative, Nigeria on HIV/AIDS and laboratory issues. Dr Forbi's research work has been in the University of Ibadan and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta were he was a visiting scientist.

Dr. Forbi is a member of the technical committee and rapid response team on Avian Influenza (H5N1) in Nigeria.

He has published in widely read scientific journals and he’s a member of the American society for Microbiology and team leader, IBL Viral research group.

SARATU GABADI (B.sc Microbiology)
Lab Manager

Sarah’s work experience commenced with the Administrative Department of Local Education Authority, Abuja Municipal Area Council, F.C.T Abuja, in 1993 until her terminal appointment as Admin Officer in 2005, when she withdrew her services to join the IBL team. Her current duties as Lab Manager include lab correspondence, lab staff training, supervision of lab activities, ensuring Good Laboratory Practices, demonstration of care and use of lab equipment, development of Standard Operating Procedures, electronic analysis and documentation of lab results, development of presentations for lectures and lab reports; lab inventory and requisition, DNA/RNA Extraction using  BOOM technology with MiniMAG, running Real-Time PCR with Nuclisense Easy Q Analyzer for Viral Load in a single step, one tube procedure combining NASBA Amplification and Molecular Beacon based Detection, running EIA’s and ELISA’s for confirmatory and research purposes on Bio-Rad PW41 micro plate washer and reader, Estimation of Recent and Long-Term HIV infection in sex workers, as part of on going project funded by IPM. Sarah ran the first BED Assay in Nigeria on June 23, 2006 as part of several laboratory tests for an on going Site Preparatory Studies, for the conduct of Phase II Clinical Trials of Microbicides; funded by the International Partnership on Microbicides.

Odunayo Iperepolu (B.Sc Microbiology)

Odunayo graduated with a B.Sc. in Microbiology from Obafemi  Awolowo  University Ile-Ife in 2004. She had extensive training at Innovative Biotech(IBL) during her Youth service where her scientific skills were developed. She is currently at IBL laboratory services department and a member of the research team.

Ezra Bowsan (Head, Business Communications.)

  Ezra Bowsan graduated with a B.Sc. in Economics from Ahmadu Bello University in 1998, worked with believers magazine as business manager in the Nigerian office and Gede foundation -a non-profit organization as co-ordinator of communication for the 36 states on  HIV/AIDs monitoring programme. As the Head of Business Communications he is responsible for all forms of communication between the organization and clients with a passion for creating innovative solution around difficult issues.

   Acts for the CEO on daily running of the organization.

 Jocelyn Tandawadon, Head, Communications & Marketing

Jocelyn Tandawadon a graduate with a B.Sc. from Ahamadu Bello University Zaria 1999, majoring in political science, served and worked with the office of the vice president office radio house as head of copper’s forum and public relation officer, year 2000, worked with industrial Alluminuin  company Abuja. 2000 – 2003 as public relations officer. Jocelyn also had working experience and training on professional marketing and time management with startech connections as sales executive.

     Jocelyn also had worked with the Hub Business Next, (a Vigeo Holdings) as control channel executive and account representative. Jocelyn is now presently working as the head of communications and marketing.

AYOBAMI OYELEYE (Clinical Biochemistry)

Ayobami Oyeleye graduated from University College Hospital Ibadan 2001 with AIMT, majoring in chemical pathology and worked from 2001 to 2006 as a Lab Analyst/research assistant, University College Hospital Ibadan medical representative at May and Baker Ikeja Lagos coriander resources Ltd; Ikoye Lagos.

Head of Laboratory, Arewa Specialist Hospital Abuja and Biochemist Ultimate Diagnostic Lab Area 11 Abuja.

He is presently responsible for clinical presentations on viral load assays, involved in vaccination exercise, laboratory services and has a lot of interest in clinical trials/research. He is a member of the medical laboratory council Nigeria.

 LAMI MOLLUMA YAKUBU(LLB, BL)

Lami Yakubu graduated as a Lawyer at ABU Zaria in 2004 and proceeded to the Nigerian law school and obtained a BL. She completed her one year mandatory National Service at Innovative Biotech Ltd. Lami is currently a marketer at Innovative Biotech limited. Her duties include organizing lectures on Hepatitis B and Typhoid, marketing vaccines to both public and private organizations.

Comfort is a student of Nasarawa State University, studying Chemistry. She is currently on Students work Experience scheme in Innovative Biotech Ltd where she is acquiring knowledge on Biotechnology and developing her skills as a lab scientist.

Agabi Yunana

Agabi is a student of Nasarawa State University, department of Microbiology.

Charles Gonjoh C.

Charles is a student of Nasarawa State University, Keffi. He is in the Department of Plant science.