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Call for Applications: Green Africa Associates SDGs Innovations Fellowship 2026
Are you a young African with bold ideas to tackle poverty, climate change, inequality, or other pressing challenges through innovation and green entrepreneurship? The Green Africa Associates SDGs Innovations Fellowship 2026 is now open for applications. This prestigious programme, run by Green Africa Associates (part of Green Africa Associates & Alliances), seeks talented, action-oriented young…
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Scientists develop a Wearable Ultrasound Patch that Continuously Monitors Babies before Birth
Pregnancy is full of quiet miracles and hidden risks. For most women, the occasional ultrasound scan offers reassuring glimpses of a growing baby. But for the roughly 10% of pregnancies complicated by issues such as fetal growth restriction, preeclampsia, or placental dysfunction, those brief snapshots can leave dangerous gaps. Blood flow between placenta and fetus…
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Women Hold the Key to Future Technology Growth Here’s Why
The saying “every man is made of a woman” is biologically true and culturally resonant. This comes as every brilliant innovator, outstanding engineer, and excellent founder was born of a woman. This means that Albert Einstein’s brain cells where formed of a womans body cells, Ben Calsons gifted hands were created of woman’s cell composition…
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Applications open for Pitch Perfect Africa 2026 Innovation Fellowship for African Health Entrepreneurs
Applications are now open for Pitch Perfect Africa 2026, a competitive pitch opportunity supporting early-stage African health entrepreneurs developing innovative solutions to health challenges across the continent. Now in its second year, the program is organized by the Health Innovation Hub (H2i) under the Africa Health Collaborative, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation. It selects…
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New Handheld Device Detects Cancer Biomarkers and HIV with Lab-Level Accuracy
Early detection remains one of the most powerful tools against cancer and infectious diseases like HIV. The challenge has always been access as lab tests are accurate but require specialized equipment, trained technicians, and time. Enter a new handheld device developed by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign aims to change that. The device,…
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Uk Launches New £20m Robot Lab to Speed up Disease Research and fight the next Pandemic
Britain has Launched the Worlds first advanced High Security Robot Lab built to speed up disease research and fight the next Global pandemic. Researchers in Liverpool say a new robotic laboratory could help speed up vaccine development and reduce the need for animal testing. The £20m facility at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine will…
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