The Scinnovent Centre

05/06/2026

📢 Bridging the Gap Between Research and Policy

Research has the power to transform lives, but too often valuable findings remain confined to reports and academic publications. Our upcoming course is designed to help researchers and practitioners turn evidence into action by strengthening their ability to influence policy and practice.

Participants will gain practical skills and tools to communicate research effectively, engage stakeholders, promote gender-inclusive policymaking, and enhance the uptake of evidence in decision-making processes.

💡 Learn how to maximize the impact of your research beyond publication and contribute to meaningful change.

📍 Hybrid format (physical and virtual)

For more details read: https://scinnovent.org/2026/06/05/upcoming-training-to-strengthen-the-use-of-research-evidence-in-policy-and-practice/

19/05/2026

Scinnovent at the STRIWEEK2026:
We were pleased to welcome to our booth distinguished guests at the inaugural Week 2026 professor Shaukat Abdulrazak and other change-makers. We look forward to engaging week of interactive discussion on how we can accelerate science, technology, research, and innovation.
📍 KICC, Nairobi, Kenya

05/05/2026

Kenya’s patent data tells a story we cannot ignore.
A landmark analysis of three decades of Kenyan patent data reveals a widening innovation gap that demands urgent policy action, argues Maurice Bolo, director of the Scinnovent Centre, Kenya, with implications that SGCI researchers and policymakers across the continent cannot afford to ignore.
As the world marked World Intellectual Property Day on 26 April, Kenya finds itself at a critical juncture in its innovation journey.
A new book, Patents and Beyond: Intellectual Property Rights Acquisition in Kenya, offers a timely and data-driven reflection on how the country is generating, protecting, and using intellectual property (IP). The findings point to encouraging progress, but also to structural gaps that could undermine Kenya’s industrial ambitions if left unaddressed.
Read more: https://sgciafrica.org/kenya-innovation-gap-patents-ip.../

A 30-year analysis of Kenya’s patent data reveals a growing innovation gap, with low local patent success, gender disparities, and weak industry links threatening the country’s industrial ambitions.