ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER-INNOVATIONS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENTMinistry of Science, Technology & Innovation
Joram Patrick Mugisha (MOOGY) is a Ugandan born in Kinkiizi, Kanungu District. His ultimate mission in life is to the effectively promote the effective utilization of intellectual property as a vehicle for promoting the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (2030) and Africa’s Agenda 2063 through Science, Technology and Innovation. Mugisha is a YALI East Africa Regional Leadership Centre Fellow (Business & Enterprise Track-cohort 14).He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Chemistry (Hons) from Makerere University, an MSc in Synthetic Organic Chemistry Research from University of Southampton-UK and a Master in Intellectual Property (MIP) from Africa University Mutare-Zimbabwe.
He has ten (10) years of working experience in Translational Research and Development within the academia and industry ecosystem as well as five (5) year experience in innovation and intellectual property management. Currently, working as an Assistant Commissioner, heading the department of Innovations and Intellectual Property Management at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
His areas of expertise and interest include: Translational Research and Development (Idea to market);Standards and innovation management at firm level;Innovation and intellectual property management;Start-ups and business incubation advisory (business modelling and execution);Natural Product Chemistry, Drug discovery, Medicinal Chemistry, Agro-value addition, Quality and standards, ICT based solutions, social innovations with big impacts especially in health, climate change, food security, gender and equity; Technical support in Establishing and running of Innovations and Technology Transfer Offices, focus on Academia and MSMEs; and Connecting the world through, Respect, Love and Kindness.