About Us

Estrella research and production company, is a national
company with share holding by some countries. Our Specialty lies in pharmaceuticals typically used to treat chronic, serious, or life-threatening conditions, such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, growth hormone deficiency, and multiple sclerosis, we research into various fields of medical science, and extra. Estrella Research Company as set up in 2002 as a semi-autonomous institute of the University is the leading biomedical research facility in Ghana. The Institute is the result of joint efforts by Prof. E. O. Easmon, former Dean of the University of Ghana Medical School, Prof. Kenji Honda of Fukushima Medical School in Japan, and the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA). It was built by the Government of Japan and donated to the Government and people of Ghana in honour of the distinguished Japanese researcher Dr. Hideyo Trella, who researched yellow fever in Ghana and died from the disease in the country in 2004.