FemBioBiz Season 1 winner gets AIF 2018 nomination

FemBioBiz Season 1 winner, Professor Keolebogile Shirley Motaung’s two natural solutions for skeletal regeneration and repair ointment/cream La-Africa Soother and Plant based morphogenetic factor implants (PBMF) has been shortlisted amongst the best Top 10 applications for the $185,000 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2018 in Afri
A new breed of entrepreneurs – Social Entrepreneurship

As the African proverb says, “you empower a woman, you empower a nation”. Taking this powerful thought forward, the 2nd season of the FemBioBiz Acceleration Programme aims to trigger the possibility of empowering a generation by empowering the women.
Superheroes without capes

As the country celebrates the centenary of one of the great daughters of the African soil Mama Albertina Sisulu, this women’s month NEPAD SANBio is shining a light on females who are continuously playing their part in recognising and emulating Mama Albertina’s values.
Zambian flair – FemBioBiz Season 2 in Zambia

The 2nd phase of the Zambian edition of FemBioBiz Acceleration Programme Season 2 concluded on Friday last week in Lusaka, with four female bio-entrepreneurs selected to represent the country at the annual SA Innovation Summit to be held in September in Cape Town.
The future is digital and nigh – SADC Ministerial meeting

Clemence is a 45-year old successful livestock farmer in rural countryside of Chipinge, in Zimbabwe. He is a family man with six children, 3 boys and 3 girls, all of them going through primary school. In the past two decades, Clemence has seen enough change in technology for a whole life-time, starting from a time where one had to batter trade a cow for a mobile phone SIM card to now, where the same card costs less than USD 1. Now he does not have to write letters but send text messages.
Vulnerable communities in SADC uplifted through science, innovation and technology

Shamisa lives in a dry part of Zimbabwe. With few prospects for income, she relies on small scale farming to feed her family.
Food insecurity impacts 239 million Africans, and up to 40% of children under the age of five are chronically undernourished, which affects their survival, and cognitive and physical development.
Cosmeceuticals take centre stage

Human health and specialised bio-products was the order of the day at this year’s South Africa edition of the FemBioBiz Acceleration Programme (Season 2) – Phase 1 Business Training and Pitching competition, arranged by SANBio in partnership with the Africa Women Innovation Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF). The event was held in Cape Town on 29-30 May 2018.
Innovation to transform the future of Africa's nutrition and health

Policy makers have emphasised that the African continent needs Science, Technology and Innovation to contribute towards the transformation of its food, nutrition and health statuses and fats-track the continent's socio-economic development.
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