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Monday 08:00 - 16:30 Tuesday 08:00 - 16:30 Wednesday 08:00 - 16:30 Thursday 08:00 - 16:30 Friday 08:00 - 16:30

SIRDC

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Welcome to the Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre (SIRDC), Zimbabwe’s Technology Centre.

Established in 1993 by an Act of Parliament, SIRDC provides technological solutions for sustainable development through reduction to practice of developed products and processes. As a consequence of this thrust SIRDC has commercialised some of its products through Sirtech Investments (Pvt) Ltd. SIRDC comprises twelve institutes whose activities can be grouped broadly to cover biotechnology, electronics, energy technology, environment and remote sensing, building construction, material science, metallurgy, information and communication technology, and metrology. The specific institutes are:
Biotechnology Research Institute
Geo-information & Remote Sensing Institute
Building Technology Institute
Informatics Institute
Electronics & Communications Institute
Metallurgical Research Institute
Energy Technology Institute
National Metrology Institute
Environmental Sciences Institute
Polymer Sciences Institute
Food & Biomedical Technology Institute
Production Engineering Institute

02/11/2026

31/10/2026

Kotwa High School from Mashonaland East Province visited SIRDC on an educational tour to have insights into science and technology.

31/10/2026

The SIRDC Director for Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation, Dr P. Kwaramba presenting on Black Soldier Fly (BSF) Project, at the 2026 WAITRO Summit in Istanbul,Turkey.

31/10/2026

SIRDC CEO, Dr Leonard Madzingaidzo, taking part in a Panel discussion on Funding and Investment in R&D and Commercialisation at the 2026 WAITRO Summit under the theme “From Ideas to Impact.”

The 2026 Summit focused on Translating Research into Concrete Solutions-bridging the gap between scientific concepts and market-ready or implementation-ready pilot projects.

30/10/2026

Conducted a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Training at SIRDC, Harare! 🌐 Spatial analysis and remote sensing skills unlocked.

30/10/2026

✨ Participants mastering the art of biltong and sausage making during a training held at SIRDC. The training include meat selection processing and packaging. Hands-on skills in action! 🥩

30/10/2026

Building Technology Institute Director Architect Sabelo Ncube and Research Scientist Mr. Wilson Banda represented SIRDC at the World Habitat Day commemoration. The commemoration ran under the theme, "Adequate Housing for All". The event was held at the Great D**e Housing Estate in Kadoma. The Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities, hosted the event highlighted our ongoing commitment to innovative building technologies, sustainable infrastructure, and secure housing solutions for communities.

30/10/2026

Celebrating Innovation! 🥈✨

SIRDC is honored to receive the Silver Medal under the Education with Innovation category at the SMEs International Expo 2026!

Driven by research, powered by innovation delivering impactful scientific solutions for national growth. 💡🇿🇼

30/10/2026

SIRDC Golf Team at Institute of Quantity Surveyors Annual Golf Day at Wingate Park Golf Club

Address

1574 Alpes Road, Hatcliffe Extension
Harare
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Opening Hours

Monday	08:00 - 16:30
Tuesday	08:00 - 16:30
Wednesday	08:00 - 16:30
Thursday	08:00 - 16:30
Friday	08:00 - 16:30

Telephone

(+263) 4 860321-9

Website

http://www.sirdc.ac.zw/

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