Rob Beyer
@Rob_Beyer
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Africa Focused | Growth, Strategy, Business Development | Investing For Impact | Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Villgro Africa |
A Canadian calling Kenya home.
Joined August 2012
Thank you @IDRC_CRDI for the support to launch this innovative program.👏
IDRC is committed to supporting research and development (R&D) in the Global South, connecting researchers and private sector actors for sustainable development. Learn about the R&D Impact Voucher Program implemented by @VillgroAfrica.
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📣The #CIPGhanaPilot is looking for African innovations to improve maternal and newborn health in six regions of #Ghana 🇬🇭. Apply for up to $250K CAD in funding to develop and test your innovation! Learn more: https://t.co/VjE0lFe39h
#CIPGhanaPilot #MaternalHealth
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📢 📢 📢 📢 Have you heard? You can apply for the second cohort of the Investing in Innovation (i3) program, a $7 million pan-African support program for health supply chain start-ups in Africa!
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Merry Christmas from Villgro Africa! Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season. See you all in the new year! @wilfrednjagi @RobertMuhia1 @Rob_Beyer @m_franciscah
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Thank you @IDRC_CRDI and @IDRC_ESARO for enabling the impact voucher program.
Villgro Africa is a proud implementer of this program and we are excited to share three success stories, featuring @pathology_the, IFA Kenya & Simbona Africa Healthcare (@habtamuabafoge). Watch the full video here: https://t.co/gDQWbs2s4m
@Rob_Beyer @wilfrednjagi @RobertMuhia1
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Wonderful news! Congrats Tafadzwa and @dawa_health team! 👏
🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to our portfolio company @dawa_health for being chosen as one of the recipients of the Health Access Prize! Your innovative work is really making a difference! @MIT @SolveMIT @JNJInnovation @Rob_Beyer @wilfrednjagi @m_franciscah
https://t.co/3D0rNRiO08
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We are so excited to be a partner for the 2nd Annual YouTh Voices Summit! Register today! https://t.co/ZtjesB5468
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Are you passionate about #genderequality and #inclusion in Africa? Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your research in this space and develop solutions that break biases and promote equality? Check out @GRAINetwork latest call for proposals 👉 https://t.co/CyJ76BlM4F
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📢📢📢DEADLINE EXTENSION! Due to the high interest in our #AI4Health call, we'll continue receiving applications until 25th Nov! More info & application: https://t.co/Tq7SsSvqA0
@SiemensHealth @AI4Dev @nvidia @IDRC_ESARO @JNJGlobalHealth @IDAIR_Geneva @Africa_Oxford @Rob_Beyer
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As part of our AI4H call, we're happy to announce a partnership with @SiemensHealth, one of the largest manufacturers of medical devices & adopter of AI solutions in healthcare! Ready to benefit from their expertise? Applications are still open! https://t.co/Lu4u3cictq
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Have you applied yet? Applications are open for the AI4H call! Here: https://t.co/Tq7SsSMtC0 "AI has great potential to increase the accessibility, accuracy, & speed of diagnosis and the effectiveness of treatment. It's especially suited to the African context." - Deo Mzurikwao
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Wonderful news @tomwansa! Looking forward to the event. 👏👍
Major announcement on #KIW2022! Taken up by @awscloud @jica @HuaweiKenya @FingoFi @SpaceAgencyKE @VillgroAfrica @HeiferKenya
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Are you working on #AI-enabled healthcare solutions? Check out this new funding & incubation opportunity from @VillgroAfrica! Interested applicants have until November 11th to submit their applications. Share widely! Details: https://t.co/8sMZlSGr5p
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Learn more about AI from our resident expert, Deogratis Mzurikwao! Hear from him on what exactly AI is, how it can help improve healthcare, why responsible AI is so important, and why Africa is in a unique position to benefit from it. Read the blog here: https://t.co/XeWTKVk5in
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Fantastic opportunity for AI-enabled companies - I recommend you apply.
📢📢📢📢 Funding call! We are excited to launch the Artificial Intelligence for Health (AI4H) program, to support innovations, policy research, and skills to spur responsible AI development in Africa. Find the application here: https://t.co/Lu4u3c03fi
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Did you know that Villgro Africa offers advisory services for companies interested in entering the African market, commercialising and growing their impact and/or establishing public partnerships? Learn more here: https://t.co/7iWDeS94b8
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Wonderful to support innovators who are committed to improving the lives of the underserved - kudos team @DisabilitySuite 👏 I love the way they are streamlining production through tech-enabled ordering!
@DisabilitySuite is focused on the production of wheelchairs, ensuring their product fits the needs of their customers. Learn about what they've been up to since winning our #AssistiveTechShowcase earlier this year! @KENIAupdates @tomwansa @wilfrednjagi @RobertMuhia1 @Rob_Beyer
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Today we chat with @RobertMuhia1, who co-founded Villgro Africa with @wilfrednjagi and @rob_beyer. @VillgroAfrica is a tech #incubator and impact investor targeting health innovations in Africa https://t.co/9liNPXdcJS
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Robert co-founded Villgro Africa, a tech incubator and impact investor focused exclusively on health innovations in Africa. He shares his predictions for the future of genomics on the continent.
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Innovations are great BUT we must move them beyond proof of concept and pilots. @tomwansa @KenyaInnovWeek
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Join our Chief Innovation Officer, @RobertMuhia1, & Chief Technology Officer, Wambui Nyabero, at the @BioAfricaCON today! Their session is online for free at 2:15pm Durban time/3:15pm Nairobi time! Register here: https://t.co/nDnEIL54Ul
@m_franciscah @wilfrednjagi @Rob_Beyer
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