Africa: Experts Urge Innovative Financing to Boost Africa’s Lassa Fever Research

Africa: Experts Urge Innovative Financing to Boost Africa’s Lassa Fever Research

They warned that continued reliance on external donors threatens the continent’s epidemic preparedness Ahead of the ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference 2025 (ELFIC2025), regional health experts have urged African governments to adopt innovative financing models to boost research and vaccine development for Lassa Fever and other emerging diseases. They made the call at a preparatory…

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Boomi Named a Leader and Secures Top Score in Strategy Category in Latest iPaaS Report by Independent Research Firm

Boomi Named a Leader and Secures Top Score in Strategy Category in Latest iPaaS Report by Independent Research Firm

Boomi Named a Leader and Secures Top Score in Strategy Category in Latest iPaaS Report by Independent Research Firm Boomi™, the leader in AI-driven automation, today announced it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Integration Platform As A Service, Q3 2025. The report evaluated the 10 most significant iPaaS vendors, and Boomi…

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Africa: Experts Urge Innovative Financing to Boost Africa’s Lassa Fever Research

West Africa: Strengthening Lassa Fever Vaccine Research and Trial Capacity in West Africa

In West Africa, Lassa fever remains a persistent and recurring health threat, causing hundreds of lives each year and underscoring urgent need for sustained investment in research and vaccine manufacturing capacity. In the first five months of 2025 alone, Nigeria reported over 717 confirmed cases and 138 deaths, highlighting the escalating risk and the critical…

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Africa: Experts Urge Innovative Financing to Boost Africa’s Lassa Fever Research

Africa: Trump’s New Rules for U.S. Govt Research Grants – What It Means for African Researchers

Cape Town — U.S. President Donald Trump signed a new executive order that changes how the U.S. government awards research grants and foreign monetary assistance on August 7, 2025. The order is called Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking, and while the government says this will stop waste and ensure tax money is used properly, profoundly impact…

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Africa: Gates Foundation Announces Catalytic Funding to Spark New Era of Women-Centered Research and Innovation

Africa: Gates Foundation Announces Catalytic Funding to Spark New Era of Women-Centered Research and Innovation

Seattle — Investments Through 2030 to Catalyze Innovation in Maternal, Menstrual, Gynecological, and Sexual Health for Women Globally The Gates Foundation today announced a $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to accelerate research and development (R&D) focused exclusively on women’s health. It will support the advancement of more than 40 innovations in five critical, chronically underfunded…

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Africa: Experts Urge Innovative Financing to Boost Africa’s Lassa Fever Research

Africa: Long-Covid, Viruses and ‘Zombie’ Cells – New Research Looks for Links to Chronic Fatigue and Brain Fog

Millions of people who recover from infections like COVID-19, influenza and glandular fever are affected by long-lasting symptoms. These include chronic fatigue, brain fog, exercise intolerance, dizziness, muscle or joint pain and gut problems. And many of these symptoms worsen after exercise, a phenomenon known as post-exertional malaise. Medically the symptoms are known as myalgic…

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Laserfiche Named a Leader in Nucleus Research Content Services and Collaboration Value Matrix 2025

Laserfiche Named a Leader in Nucleus Research Content Services and Collaboration Value Matrix 2025

Laserfiche — the leading SaaS provider of intelligent content management and business process automation — is a Leader in the Nucleus Research Technology Value Matrix for Content Services and Collaboration for the 10 year in a row. Among the vendors evaluated, Laserfiche ranks highest overall in usability. Download a copy of the report here. This…

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Africa: Experts Urge Innovative Financing to Boost Africa’s Lassa Fever Research

Africa: AU Commission Launches Platform to Strengthen Africa’s Research and Policy

The African Union Commission, in collaboration with the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and AUDA-NEPAD, has launched the Africa Think Tank Platform (ATTP). ATTP aims to establish a sustainable platform to strengthen Africa’s capacity for effective policy research and evidence-based policymaking on cross-boundary priorities. It is funded by the World Bank and implemented by the…

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Magix Launches Research and Development Lab to Tackle New Cyber Threats

Magix Launches Research and Development Lab to Tackle New Cyber Threats

Magix, a leader in cybersecurity solutions, is proud to announce the launch of the Magix R&D Lab, a cutting-edge research and development initiative aimed at advancing cybersecurity through innovative threat research and offensive security expertise. Kevin Wotshela, Managing Director of Magix Security, expressed his excitement about the new venture: “Magix R&D Lab represents our commitment…

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