Memorandum of Understanding between Alliance Global and University of Cape Town, ZA

October 2015
Cape Town, South Africa
Memorandum of Understanding between Alliance Global and University of Cape Town, ZA

Alliance Global Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Cape Town to establish a Regional Imaging Center for Preclinical Studies.
The center was named after Professor Lionel Opie in recognition for his career-long contribution to Cardiovascular Research worldwide, the center aims to be the region’s first comprehensive Preclinical In vivo Research Facility, serving Cancer, Cardiovascular and Developmental Biology researchers from across Africa. The ribbon-cutting event was attended by a multitude of researchers, representatives from Alliance Global, University of Cape Town and the Separation Scientific Group; the local partner for Alliance Global in Sub-Sahara
“We are very happy to see the spirit of partnership and collaboration between us and UCT materialize into this MOU, and we believe this center will contribute greatly to the research efforts in the region” Said Dr. Tamer Degheidy, Group CEO at Alliance Global. Profs Sandrine Lecour and Neil Davies, co-directors of this new Core Facility added “this partnership between the University and Alliance Global will allow us to raise the quality of training in the in vivo imaging field” and “ it will contribute to increase the quality of research conducted in Africa.”

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