Five years ago, CERI set out to build Africa's capacity to detect, respond to and contain its own epidemics. Today, more than 900 trained fellows...
Science Is the Start, Business Is the Way
A fellowship designed to close Africa’s health innovation gap is already reshaping how young scientists think – and act – beyond the lab. In 2023,...
Inside SWEAT Africa 2026: The Festival Redefining Africa’s Innovation Future
Inside SWEAT Africa 2026: The Festival Redefining Africa’s Innovation Future Over 440 participants from 15 African countries and 22 countries globally gathered in Stellenbosch on...
SWEAT Panel: Building and Funding Globally Competitive African Ventures
On 14 February 2026, Day 2 of SWEAT Africa’s debut festival, an inspiring panel turned the spotlight on a question central to innovation: what does...
BRAIN at SWEAT Africa: Strengthening Africa’s Science Venture Pipeline
As SWEAT Africa convenes founders, researchers, investors and ecosystem builders from across the continent, partnerships that strengthen the science-to-market journey are central to the platform’s...
Beyond the Diagnostics
Marième Samb Traoré on innovation, access, and real-world impact. For Marième Samb Traoré, a Technology Transfer Specialist at Institut Pasteur de Dakar and African STARS...
How SWEAT Africa Sparks Hire
A connection made at SWEAT Africa 2026 led to a role at Nanosene within weeks, offering a clear example of how the event creates the...
African Innovation with Global Impact
Selected from more than 900 international applicants as one of only 10 young innovators invited to the United Nations Science, Technology and Innovation Forum in...
Building Africa’s Vaccine Future
For Dr Monique Barnard-Matthee, some of the most important work in vaccine development happens in the systems behind the science: the workflows, infrastructure, automation platforms,...
When Access Changes Outcomes
Access is often the difference between potential and progress. For two African STARS fellows, it led directly to employment, independence, and the ability to shape...