与英国皇家工程院合作 to bolster support for African health tech entrepreneurs

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Barbara Nel, Country President, African Cluster, AstraZeneca

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Alex Bednenkov, VP International Medical 和 Global Health Innovation Hubs Network, AstraZeneca

Joint venture aims to strengthen healthcare innovation, 培育本地人才, 促进整个非洲的经济发展

在这里, Alex Bedenkov 和 Barbara Nel share their thoughts on our new partnership with 英国皇家工程院.

On 6 October, we were delighted to announce a new partnership with the 英国皇家工程院 (the Academy) to establish connections between African healthcare innovators 和 our A.催化剂网络 20多个全球卫生创新中心. This joint venture aims to drive the development of engineering solutions that have the potential to address local challenges with a focus on health tech.

As part of its commitment to building international partnerships 和 solving global challenges, 学院成立 非洲工程创新奖 in 2014. This annual award grants crucial commercialisation support to ambitious innovators across sub-Saharan Africa, 和 100多位创新者 are already part of the Africa Prize alumni network.

We will support the programme as a Community Partner, connecting Africa Prize entrepreneurs to our A.催化剂网络 hubs, as well as to our supply chain 和 wider ecosystem (including investors).

通过共同努力, we hope to further strengthen the work of both organisations in nurturing local talent 和 bolstering healthcare innovation 和 creativity on the African continent.

创造新机会

澳门葡京网赌游戏, we have long recognised that breakthrough science 和 healthcare don't happen in isolation; they are the result of collaboration 和 partnerships that strengthen healthcare innovation 和 creativity. 澳门葡京赌博游戏的一个.催化剂网络 offers exciting opportunities for health tech entrepreneurs to connect 和 collaborate with a truly global network of expertise 和 experience, helping to accelerate innovation 和 ensure that more patients can get access to the latest health tech solutions.

Our new partnership with the Academy is integral to our unwavering commitment to improving health access 和 creating sustainable impact in Africa. We want to ensure that entrepreneurs in emerging markets like Africa are offered the same kind of platform 和 opportunities that their counterparts in other countries would benefit from.

分享知识和经验

作为合作的一部分, we will join the Africa Prize’s network of expert mentors, offering training support for Africa Prize innovators, giving them access to tailored expertise 和 experience to help them develop their projects. We will also take part in a webinar series for the Africa Prize alumni network 和 current cohort, sharing knowledge 和 insights on health tech 和 other subjects.


Our partnerships are crucial to delivering the breadth 和 depth of support we can offer, which in turn allows the programme to accelerate African entrepreneurial capacity, 生产可伸缩, 全球挑战的本地解决方案. We believe that while one innovator can change a community, 网络可以改变一个大陆, 和 the Africa Prize network truly represents the brightest minds tackling the greatest challenges. We are looking forward to working with AstraZeneca to amplify the impact of our innovators in harnessing the power of engineering 和 building a sustainable society 和 inclusive economy that works for everyone.’

安娜Avaliani Director of Enterprise 和 Sustainable Development, 英国皇家工程院

We are looking forward to supporting our Africa Prize entrepreneurs in developing their innovative projects 和 working together to seek answers to health challenges for the benefit of all patients in Africa.

展望未来, our partnership with the Academy will continue to collaboratively explore further opportunities to strengthen healthcare systems within the region, 及以后.

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  • 合作
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