The National Office for TechnologyAcquisition and Promotion, NOTAP has patented an anti- snake bite vaccineinnovation which is first of its kind in the country. The Director General of NOTAP Dan-AzumiIbrahim who announced this in Abuja said the agency was glad to identify withthe African Center of Excellence in Phytomedicine Research and Development,ACPRD, University of Jos in patenting the first of its kind invention inNigeria. Ibrahim said, for NOTAP to patentthe vaccine, the technology had been perfected in the course of research and ithad passed through different stages. He added that the innovation is atthe stage of clinical trials – testing it on human and getting reactions andthe cost of conducting the test will run into many millions of Naira. The Director General said that thevaccine had already been tried on rats, mice, sheep and it worked without anyside effects.