IN THE NEWS
2019 AHIA Innovator, Maureen Etuket, is named a Mandela Rhodes Foundation Scholar for 2021. Maureen, we’re so excited for whats next in your journey!
December 22, 2020
Tunisia startup, CURE Bionics, featured in The Business Times
Congrats to CURE Bionics (2019 AHIA Participants) on your feature in The Business Times last month! We’re excited to see your focus on 3-D printing prosthetics grow and make an impact on African healthcare. We cant wait to see where you go next!
November 4, 2020
Welcoming new leadership and vision for AHIA!
Bethany Larkin (MBA/MPH) and Angela Udongwo (MPH) were 2019 AHIA graduate student participants. Both were captured by the possibilities of bio-innovation and the entrepreneurial ecosystem that is rapidly growing across Africa. Bethany took over as AHIA Program Manager in Spring 2020. Angela joins Bethany as Project Coordinator. Together, they will work to build AHIA’s digital presence and offer more opportunities to connect with and educate entrepreneurs on critical aspects of building successful healthcare business ventures. In the picture to the right, Dennis Liotta and Angela show off their ‘work from home’ feline companions. Welcome to the team!
November 15, 2020
AHIA Team participates in virtual GAP Shark Tank
AHIA’s Charlie Goetz, Amelia Schaffner, and Bethany Larkin joined a team of Emory Business professors and students to provide pitch feedback to innovators participating in GAP (Gauteng Accelerator Program) operated by The Innovation Hub. Emory has provided business training for the GAP program since 2012.
Congrats to all the finalists! (Click here for a list of finalists).
Learn more about The Innovation Hub: www.theinnovationhub.com
Bio Innovation Resource Hub launches!
After a summer of hard work, AHIA, in close partnership with AfricaBio, launched the Bio Innovation Resource Hub. The vision is that the Hub will provide curated resources for bio-innovators in Africa to help innovators achieve the next step in their entrepreneurial journeys. The Hub launched with a focus on COVID-19; however, it is quickly pivoting to be a resource of events, funding, and business resources to support bio-innovators.
Pictured: AHIA Program Manager, Bethany Larkin, presents the Bio Innovation Hub Concept during the plenary session at the Bio Africa Conference 2020.
Check out the Bio Innovation Hub here: https://www.bioafricaresource.com/
September 1, 2020
The BIO Africa Innovation Hub is a novel approach to support the bio-innovation pipeline in Africa. AfricaBio has partnered with Emory University to conceptualise building a digital entrepreneurial ecosystem to address the immediate (Covid-19) and long-term needs of bio-innovation in Africa.
August 21, 2020
Aloys Rukundo, 2019 AHIA Participant, explains HelloMed’s business solution to making healthcare more accessible in Rwanda to CNBC.
Follow HelloMed on twitter: @HelloMedRwanda
Check out the website: https://www.hellomed.rw/#/
Spring 2019
