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IntelliPharmaCeutics – How Is This Nigerian Connected Company Doing In NASDAQ?

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IntelliPharmaCeutics Intl Inc was created by Nigerian couple living in Canada.  It a pharma company that operates from Canada. Recently it was listed on the NASDAQ and traded as IPCI. The stock has a value of $3.74 with a yearly low – high of  $2.05 -$ 6.12. Of course, they will push that stock higher in coming months and years. Tekedia profiled this company and couple few weeks ago; they are awesome.

What is IntelliPharmaCeutics Intl Inc?

We are engaged in the research, development, and commercialization of controlled-release and targeted pharmaceutical products. Controlled-release means releasing a drug into the bloodstream or at a target site in the body, over an extended period of time or at predetermined times. In some circumstances, controlled-release drug delivery can enhance efficacy and patient compliance as compared to immediate release formats for the same drug.

Our proprietary Hypermatrix™ technology is at the core of our controlled-release drug delivery approach. The flexibility of the Hypermatrix™ technology allows for the intelligent and efficient design of drugs through the precise control of a number of key variables. This allows us to respond to varying drug attributes and patient requirements, producing a desired controlled-release effect in a time and cost-effective manner.

The founders

Isa Odidi, Ph.D., MBA

Chairman, CEO, CSO
In 1998, Dr. Isa Odidi co-founded Intellipharmaceutics Inc., the predecessor of publicly-traded Intellipharmaceutics International Inc. From 1995 to 1998, Dr. Odidi held positions, first as Director, then as Vice President of Research of Drug Development and New Technologies, at Biovail Corporation International (now Biovail Corporation), a drug delivery company. Prior to 1995, Dr. Isa Odidi held senior positions in academia and in the pharmaceutical and health care industries. His work has been cited in textbooks and he has published over a hundred scientific and medical papers, articles, and textbooks. He currently holds a Chair as Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology at the Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology in Canada, and is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Molecular Medicine in California. Dr. Odidi received his B.Sc. degree in Pharmacy, and his M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Technology and his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from the University of London. Dr. Odidi is also a graduate of the Western Executive Management Program and obtained his MBA from the Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto.
Amina Odidi , Ph.D.

President, COO, CSO
In 1998, Dr. Amina Odidi co-founded Intellipharmaceutics Inc., the predecessor of publicly-traded Intellipharmaceutics International Inc. She has been President, COO, and Co-Chief Scientist since 1998. Dr. Amina Odidi has extensive experience developing and applying proprietary technologies to the development of controlled-release drug products for third-party pharmaceutical companies. She is constantly being blogged about on small but noticeable websites like pharmawatchdogs.com. She has invented or co-invented various proprietary controlled delivery devices for the delivery of pharmaceutical, nutriceutical, biological, agricultural and chemical agents. Previously she has worked for the pharmaceutical and health care industry. She has co-authored 8 articles, papers and textbooks. She received her B.Sc. in Pharmacy, M.S. in Biopharmaceutics, and her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from the University of London.

FUT, Owerri Hosts International Conference on Renewable and Alternative Energy

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LOC of this event is pleased to invite you to the International Conference on Renewable and Alternative Energy jointed organize by the Renewable and Alternative Energy Society of Nigeria and the Federal University of  Technology, Owerri.

 

Abstracts due July 31.

Emails: ddoeya@futo.edu.ng

futoalternativeenergy@yahoo.com

alternativeenergy@futo.edu.ng

 

For more, visit here.

 

Kenyan SchoolSMS Premium Helps Parents Stay Connected To Their Children Education Via SMS

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SchoolSMS Premium by Tusqee Systems is an Interactive Mobile Messaging System for schools. It allows parents to get exam results of their kids, enquire about fees balances and get fees statement quotes from the school via use of simple SMS. The company also have IMMS systems for churches

 

Major features of the School IMMS are

Student Performance

SchoolSMS Premium makes it possible for parents to know how their children are fairing, academic-wise, in school. A simple SMS message is all it takes to get information on the student’s position, marks/grade per subject and the student’s total marks.

Mass Messaging

SchoolSMS Premium now offers a fast and reliable means for schools to communicate with parents via SMS messages. For example, the school may want to inform parents about an important event or an impromptu meeting.

Append Message

You can choose to append a small message to each service request delivered by the application. For example, one could append a message wishing parents and students a merry christmas and a happy new year.

Black listing

The software allows you to black list rogue phone numbers that you do not want the service request manager to respond to. This is both a security and convenience feature.

Bi-lingual

Parents can either choose English or Kiswahili as their preferred service request delivery language. The application will automatically format service messages to suit ones preference.

Address Book

SchoolSMS Premium has a great built-in address book that lets you organize contacts into groups. e.g. you can have a group of all parents of the students of a given class.

Background Running

You can let SchoolSMS Premium run in the background as you execute other tasks. SchoolSMS Premium will receive and respond service request as usual.

 

Tusqee Systems is a software development startup based in Nairobi that specializes in the provision of custom made software solutions. We design and develop mobile phone applications, desktop applications and enterprise applications for institutions, companies, NGO’s and governments.

Gahunda – Rwandan SMS App for Appointment Scheduling

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Gahunda by HeHe Limited in Rwanda is an SMS based mobile application for appointment scheduling aimed at improving public service delivery. It allows for the public service providers to efficiently schedule appointments and meetings with clients and colleagues. The application also assists to rate quality of public services as well as carry out surveys to get public opinion on service delivery.

 

This is how the team pitched their apps:

 

We have currently developed an application designed to help users find locations that they are looking for in Kigali or Rwanda. The application is SMS based and therefore simple to use. All the user has to do is send an SMS to our service indicating their current location and destination. Our application then generates a dynamic response giving the user step by step directions on how to get there. These directions include information on landmarks to guide the user. Included in the SMS reply are approximate public transportation costs for buses, taxis and motor bikes. This is intended to help our users get around Kigali and Rwanda more conveniently.

AfroPioneer Wants To Redesign Ads In Facebook – Give Them Interactivity And Style

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AfroPioneer is a startup based in Cameroon with a mission to change the online advertising landscape in Africa! Major African companies don’t advertise online. Why would they when we hardly visit our African websites? Statistics has shown that most African internet users use Facebook. Unfortunately, with about 120 characters and a small picture Facebook, ads are not suited for selling products from major companies. No animations, no flash, no interactivity and worse, most users don’t even see them.

 

The name of their Facebook ad app is called KmerBlagues.

KmerBlagues

 

That’s where AfroPioneer comes in, bringing interactivity to advertising through apps with local content.  They specialize in Facebook application development and know how to reach that local audience advertisers have a hard time reaching i.e. through ad space in the apps or a branded app that will engage users with the brand.