IVD and life-science market entry, East Africa
The world's best diagnostics, in East African labs sooner.
Tri-Lab Scientific takes international IVD and life-science companies from market assessment to registration, partners and sales in East Africa.
- Kenya
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
- Tanzania
- Rwanda
Why we exist
One registration. Two sides of the story.
For diagnostics companies
A trusted partner on the ground.
You get someone in Nairobi who knows the regulators, the labs, the tenders and the distributors. You stop guessing from a distance.
For East African labs and patients
World-class tests, sooner.
When good products register faster, labs get better tools for TB, HIV, AMR and more. Patients get answers earlier.
Services
Five ways to work with us.
Market Entry Assessment
A four to six week assessment of one market, from disease priorities to the right entry model.
4 to 6 weeks
Regulatory Registration
From CSDT gap analysis to PPB approval, with performance testing and query responses handled.
Scoped per product
Partner Search & Onboarding
We find, vet, negotiate with and contract the right distributor for your product.
Scoped per market
Market Launch Retainer
An in-country commercial lead for your brand, reporting to you every month.
Monthly
The path
Assess. Register. Partner. Launch. Grow.
One route from first question to steady sales. Join at the stage you are at.
Assess
Is the market right for your product? We find out, with evidence.
Register
Dossier, submission, performance testing and regulator queries.
Partner
The right distributor, vetted and contracted.
Launch
Opinion leaders, tenders and first orders.
Grow
Monthly reviews that keep sales moving.
9 years inside Bruker, Hain Lifescience and Revvity
Who you work with
Nine years inside the industry you sell in.
Grace Wanjũgũ Kamau has sold, installed and supported diagnostics across Sub-Saharan Africa. She knows how products reach labs here because she has done it.
Revvity
2024 to 2026
Bruker
2020 to 2024
Hain Lifescience
2018 to 2020
Markets
Five markets, one base in Nairobi.
We work across the East African Community and Ethiopia. Each country has its own regulator, its own buyers and its own pace.
Kenya
- Regulator
- PPBPharmacy and Poisons Board
Ethiopia
- Regulator
- EFDAEthiopian Food and Drug Authority
Uganda
- Regulator
- NDANational Drug Authority
Tanzania
- Regulator
- TMDATanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority
Rwanda
- Regulator
- Rwanda FDARwanda Food and Drugs Authority
Planning an East African launch?
Book a discovery call. We will talk through your product, your target markets and a sensible first step.
Book a discovery call