On this episode of Culture & Flavor, Zella talks with Dr. David Katerere, Research Platform Chair of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Advancement in Africa (PBA2) at Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa. He is the Co-Director of the recently established CSIR / TUT Cannabis and Hemp Research Centre. In this capacity, they provide contract extraction and formulation services for farmers and entrepreneurs in South Africa and the SADC region. He is the co-inventor of the nutraceuticals Niselo and Synmba, which promote wholesome, evidence-based nutrition and are commercialized for the market in Botswana and South Africa.

More recently these products have been licensed to BiaGo in Scotland for entry into the UK and Kenyan markets. David is also the Co-Editor of several books including the African Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AfHP), Ethnoveterinary Botanical Medicines (T&F) (2010), Systems Analysis Approach for Complex Global Challenges (Springer) (2018), and Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge for the Modern Era (T&F) (2019). Dr. Katerere teaches and researches across the pharmaceutical and biotech value chain, including product development from medicinal plants (for food, nutraceuticals and medicines) and clinical testing of botanicals, cannabis, medicine, and pharmaceuticals.

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