Английская Википедия:Eddy Agbo

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Шаблон:Short description 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]

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