Government ramps up SIRDC funding

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Group Features Editor GOVERNMENT funding for the Scien­tific and Industrial Research and Develop­ment Centre (SIRDC) rose by 25 percent to ZiG187,1 million in 2025 from ZiG147,9 million the previous year, as it stepped up its innovation and industrialisation agenda. The increased funding enabled the in­stitution to invest in national priority areas, including vaccine development, artificial…