About CREATES
Research that
advances health.
Bringing scientific expertise together to develop better treatments and improve lives in Kenya and across Africa.
Discover the centre
01 / The centre
An open platform.
A shared ambition.
Centre for Research in
Therapeutic Sciences
Strathmore University · Nairobi, Kenya
CREATES brings scientists, clinicians and institutions together around one purpose: better health through therapeutic research.
Established as Strathmore University’s first biomedical research centre, CREATES was built as a clinical pharmacology and product-development platform, sharing expertise and facilities across institutional boundaries.
We evaluate existing treatments for our populations, support health innovations from concept to patient, and train the researchers who will take this work forward. Our consortium model connects laboratory science, clinical practice and community knowledge.
Connected clinical research sites
Explore our Kenyan research network02 / Our purpose
Our mission
To provide health solutions through appropriate research innovations.
Our vision
To be a leader in innovative health research for development.
03 / Our work
From scientific questions
to evidence that matters.
Our work connects the development and evaluation of therapies with the people, data and partnerships needed to bring them into practice.
- 01
Clinical Trials
Ethical trials of medicines and vaccines, designed for the settings where they will be used.
- 02
Therapeutics Development
Discovery, refinement and evaluation of treatments for diseases that matter in Africa.
- 03
Data & Biostatistics
Study design, data management and analysis that clinicians and policy makers can trust.
- 04
Community-Based Research
Research shaped with communities, and follow-up delivered closer to home.
- 05
Capacity Building
Training, mentorship and institutional support for Africa’s therapeutic research workforce.
- 06
Research Partnerships
Academic, clinical, industry and public partners around a shared research question.
04 / Our consortium
Built on collaboration.
Connected by purpose.
CREATES was founded as a consortium so that expertise and opportunity could move across institutions. The platform brings academic, scientific and clinical capabilities together around shared health priorities.
Strathmore University is our home institution, with South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) a founding partner. A wider network of collaborators supports research, training and study delivery.
Home institution
Strathmore University
Nairobi, Kenya
Founding partner
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
South Africa
Selected collaborators
Our wider partner network
KEMRI
Ministry of Health
Pharmacy and Poisons Board
Stellenbosch University
University of Ghana
Our approach
The responsibility behind the research.
Scientific rigour
Careful study design, responsible delivery and honest analysis.
Participant wellbeing
Ethics, informed consent and safety at every stage of research.
Shared expertise
Knowledge and facilities brought together across institutions.
Local relevance
Research shaped by the needs of African communities and health systems.
05 / Leadership
The people guiding our science.
Scientific leadership and coordination bring our research, clinical expertise and institutional partnerships together.
Dr. Benhards R. Ogutu
Director and Scientific Team Leader
Prof. Florence Oloo
Co-Director and Platform Coordinator
Dr. Simeon Onyango
Director, Lead Pharmacist
Work with CREATES
Better questions.
Stronger partnerships.
Start a conversation about research, study delivery or building scientific capacity together.