Is a Unit of the Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Surveillance Laboratory for Water- and Foodborne Bacteria and Viruses (LaBESTA). It was inaugurated on Friday, March 10, 2023. Its main mission is to ensure epidemiological surveillance of water- and foodborne bacteria and viruses, which aims to improve public health outcomes.

The laboratory was equipped through the SEBA project, an institutional capacity-building initiative for antimicrobial resistance control using bioinformatics tools in West Africa. Running for 36 months, it is funded by the European Union through the #ERASMUS programme with a budget of 1 million Euros (approximately 650 million CFA francs).

Joseph KI-ZERBO University’s Bioinformatics Platform has been upgraded with new state-of-the-art equipment. This platform is envisioned as a national center to support the Ministries of Health, Animal Resources, and Environment. It employs advanced genomics and bioinformatics tools to produce and analyze data for effective public health and environmental management.