Healthtech
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Medtrack Technologies advances to the acceleration phase of the timbuktoo Healthtech Accelerator.
Medtrack Technologies has been selected among the 15 finalists advancing to the Acceleration Phase of the timbuktoo Healthtech Accelerator Programme. The finalists were chosen from the inaugural cohort of 40 innovators who participated in the boot camp to shortlist the startups with the most potential. The Acceleration phase begins in January and will provide comprehensive
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Former FDA Director Eric Karikari-Boateng joins Bio Usawa to lead its global regulatory strategy.
Bio Usawa, Inc., a leading biotechnology company committed to delivering affordable and accessible monoclonal antibody-based therapies for cancer, ophthalmic, autoimmune, and infectious diseases in Africa, has tapped the former Head of Laboratory Service at the Ghana’ Food and Drugs Authority, Eric Karikari-Boateng as its Head of Global Regulatory Strategy. As Head of Global Regulatory Strategy,
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Ghana’s MedTrack selected for the Timbuktoo HealthTech Accelerator.
MedTrack has been selected as part of the first cohort of the Timbuktoo HealthTech Accelerator. Selected from over 957 applicants, the cohort features 40 young innovators from 21 African countries. MedTrack is transforming Africa’s healthcare landscape with its decentralized health information system, linking patient data to national biometric IDs. Its patient-focused platform enables seamless collaboration
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Revna Biosciences becomes West Africa’s first ISO-certified clinical diagnostics and biobank healthtech.
Revna Biosciences, the Accra-based biotechnology startup, has announced that it has secured dual International Organization for Standardization accreditations (ISO 15189:2022 for clinical diagnostics and ISO 20387:2018 for biobanking) for its facility. This makes it the first facility in Ghana and West Africa to secure the dual certification. Why are the ISOs important to the company’s
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MedPharma secures $50,000 as a beneficiary of the Investing in Innovation Africa programme
The Ghana-based health-tech company, MedPharama, has been selected as a beneficiary of the pan-African business support initiative Investing in Innovation (i3). Founded by Stephen Yaw Asamoah in 2016, MedPharma is a tech-health social impact enterprise seeking to improve the health status of patients across Africa. Medpharma provides e-consultation, e-prescription, delivery of medicines and medical equipment,
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Glory Health Care makes strides with its first international office in Ghana.
Glory Health Care (GHC), a healthcare-fintech company, has announced the launch of its office in Ghana. This move marks a crucial step towards making a positive impact in the African market as the company’s entry point. The female-led startup transforms remittances into healthcare for families. The startup is solving the issue of medical care for
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Health Direct Global was selected for Halcyon Incubator Fellowship in Washington DC.
Health Direct Global, the digital healthcare infrastructure platform that connects patients to healthcare providers, pharmacies, and insurance companies, has been selected as one of eight global ventures to participate in the Halcyon Incubator in Washington, DC. The program is designed to accelerate the impact-driven future of businesses that aim to drive equity and inclusivity in
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The heathtech startup, Redbird, closes shop due to lack of funding
Following its inability to secure venture capital, the healthtech startup Redbird has closed down. “We needed to raise a new round of funding by the end of 2022, and our growth and the state of the investment market didn’t match up, according to the statement released by the CEO, Patrick Beattie. In 2021, they raised