AfOx-HIP Call for Applications: AfOx Health Innovation
The Africa Oxford Health Innovation Platform (AfOx-HIP) is a multi-disciplinary programme to support African innovators develop new solutions to Africa’s health challenges. It does so by connecting research to industry to tackle prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment through impact investment and innovation. AfOx-HIP is a University of Oxford collaborative platform supported by key researchers and led by the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx).
This call for applications is for the AfOx-HIP focus areas in health innovation. AfOx-HIP is open to working in any scientific discipline, including outside life sciences and engineering sciences, and any type of technology leading to the creation of solutions towards disease prevention, diagnosis, management and treatment. Examples of technologies include Therapeutics – Vaccines – Devices – Digital technologies – Diagnostics.
AfOx-HIP will work with African innovators in the co-development of skills ranging from creative problem solving, translational research, entrepreneurship, and venture acceleration, through:
- Emerging African researchers and innovators
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health for Africa
- Personalised training, mentorship and support
- Networking
Eligibility:
- A national of an African country or have indefinite leave to remain in an African country
- Domiciled in an African country in which they must be a legal resident and
- Developing the proposed health innovation in their host country
Read more here.
The 2022 call for applications for the Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship Scheme is now open.
