CAVE HIll CAMPUS REPORT
DIABETES REVERSAL PROJECT
The Campus’ Diabetes Reversal Project is an example of value creation by the Campus with a view to securing its financial sustainability, as well as having an impact on society through improving the health of the country’s greatest resource, its people. The Campus is looking to commercialise low calorie meal replacement liquid products that have been designed and developed on Campus with 100% Barbadian ingredients. The Campus has identified an industry partner and is now working on the licensing to manufacture and distribute the product in various markets.
VIRTUAL NURSING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ACADEMY (VNERA)
The Virtual Nursing Education and Research Academy (VNERA) is another health-related initiative of the Cave Hill Campus. The VNERA is designed to provide nursing students with the opportunity to learn and practice in a virtual environment. The VNERA will also provide a platform for nursing research and collaboration and will be a valuable resource for nursing students and faculty. The VNERA will provide students with the opportunity to learn from expert faculty and to practice their skills. Potential investors are currently being engaged. The VNERA will also provide faculty with the opportunity to collaborate on research projects and to share their expertise with other nursing professionals. The VNERA is expected to launch in early 2024 and will be the first virtual nursing education and research academy in the Caribbean.
OPENING OF CENTRE FOR COMMERCIAL ANALYTICAL SERVICES The Centre for Commercial Analytical Services (CCAS) was launched on March 03, 2023 as the first for-profit centre established at the Cave Hill Campus. It will operate under the aegis of Dr. Avril Williams, whose appointment as Professor of Supramolecular Chemistry and Nanotechnology was ratified shortly after the launch. Boasting the widest range of scientific expertise on the island, the CCAS laboratory enjoys powerful, high-end equipment and has the capabilities to test environmental samples, water, food, drugs, industrial and commercial products, and volatile organic compounds, in addition to others. The range of services include on-site sampling, sample preparation, data analysis and targeted recommendations, to be offered on a flexible basis including weekend and after-hours. The lab promises to be a one-stop shop to satisfy the demand for local analytical testing services, avoiding the need to refer samples overseas, such that both the private and public sector can save time and money while the economy enjoys a saving of foreign exchange. CCAS will provide services for the environment, alternative energy, food and agriculture, pharmaceuticals and other manufacturing sectors. The Hon. Davidson Ishmael, former Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology and Principal, Prof. Clive Landis, cut the ribbon while Dr. Jeanese Badenock, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Prof. Avril Williams, Head of the Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences; and Gary Palmer, General Manager of Carlisle Laboratories look on.
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