Eddy Chukwura Agbo is a Nigerian molecular biologist. [1] He is the founder and CEO of Fyodor Biotechnologies. [2] He now is an American citizen. [3]
Early life and education
Agbo grew up in Mbu. Mbu is a small village in the southeast of Nigeria. [3] He studied Veterinary Medicine at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He graduated as Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. He holds a Master of Science in Biotechnology from Wageningen University and a PhD in Molecular Genetics from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. He also has a Graduate Certificate in ‘Leadership and Management in the Life Sciences’ from Johns Hopkins University Business School, USA. [1]
Career
Agbo held university positions at Utrecht University, Wageningen University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands. He did biomedical research for many years. [2] Agbo moved to the USA to work for the Johns Hopkins University. [3] He was a Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He left Johns Hopkins to work for Cangen Biotechnologies. Cangen is a cancer therapeutics and diagnostics firm in Baltimore. There he was Senior Director for Research and Preclinical Development and Chief Technical Lead. [2]
In 2008 he founded Fyodor. [3]
Awards
In 2012 Fyodor won a minority-owned business achievement award from the Greater Baltimore Committee. [3]
In June 2016 [4] Fyodor won the Innovation Prize for Africa in the category Special Prize for Social Impact. [5] The $25,000 prize [6] was awarded by the Africa Innovation Foundation. Fyodor won for its Urine Malaria Test. [5] The test can diagnose malaria in 25 minutes. [7]
References
- ^ a b "Top 10 home-grown tech solutions which are changing Africa | TRUE Africa". TRUE Africa. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ a b c "Management Team". Fyodor Biotechnologies Ltd. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
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e Sun, Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Baltimore.
"Five questions with … Dr. Eddy C. Agbo". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ "INTERVIEW: How I developed Urine Malaria Test - Nigerian inventor - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ a b "How I won Africa innovative prize – Agbo". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ Shapshak, Toby. "Malaria, HIV/Aids Solutions Win Big At Innovation Prize for Africa". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ "Innovation Prize for Africa 2016: The 10 nominees". CNN. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
Eddy Chukwura Agbo is a Nigerian molecular biologist. [1] He is the founder and CEO of Fyodor Biotechnologies. [2] He now is an American citizen. [3]
Early life and education
Agbo grew up in Mbu. Mbu is a small village in the southeast of Nigeria. [3] He studied Veterinary Medicine at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He graduated as Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. He holds a Master of Science in Biotechnology from Wageningen University and a PhD in Molecular Genetics from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. He also has a Graduate Certificate in ‘Leadership and Management in the Life Sciences’ from Johns Hopkins University Business School, USA. [1]
Career
Agbo held university positions at Utrecht University, Wageningen University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands. He did biomedical research for many years. [2] Agbo moved to the USA to work for the Johns Hopkins University. [3] He was a Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He left Johns Hopkins to work for Cangen Biotechnologies. Cangen is a cancer therapeutics and diagnostics firm in Baltimore. There he was Senior Director for Research and Preclinical Development and Chief Technical Lead. [2]
In 2008 he founded Fyodor. [3]
Awards
In 2012 Fyodor won a minority-owned business achievement award from the Greater Baltimore Committee. [3]
In June 2016 [4] Fyodor won the Innovation Prize for Africa in the category Special Prize for Social Impact. [5] The $25,000 prize [6] was awarded by the Africa Innovation Foundation. Fyodor won for its Urine Malaria Test. [5] The test can diagnose malaria in 25 minutes. [7]
References
- ^ a b "Top 10 home-grown tech solutions which are changing Africa | TRUE Africa". TRUE Africa. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ a b c "Management Team". Fyodor Biotechnologies Ltd. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^
a
b
c
d
e Sun, Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Baltimore.
"Five questions with … Dr. Eddy C. Agbo". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ "INTERVIEW: How I developed Urine Malaria Test - Nigerian inventor - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ a b "How I won Africa innovative prize – Agbo". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ Shapshak, Toby. "Malaria, HIV/Aids Solutions Win Big At Innovation Prize for Africa". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ "Innovation Prize for Africa 2016: The 10 nominees". CNN. Retrieved 2017-11-23.