- stanfordbiodesignproject@ku.ac.ke
- Mon - Fri : 8.00 am - 5.00 pm
We don't just imagine the future of African healthcare. We build it.
The MedTech Accelerator at Kenyatta University equips East Africa's innovators with the training, mentorship, and world-class facilities to turn unmet clinical needs into real medical technologies.
Fostering invention and
Innovation.
The East Africa Biodesign Fellowship is a cutting-edge initiative at the Kenyatta University, in collaboration with the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign and The University of Global Health Equity
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Eight specialist facilities, from 3D printing to CNC machining, to take your device from sketch to field-ready prototype.
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Prototype
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Practical, hands-on training that builds local capacity in design, fabrication, and the biodesign methodology.
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Train
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A 10-month Stanford Biodesign, University of Global Health Equity, University of Rwanda innovator training program.
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Fellowship
Fellowship
EAST AFRICA BIODESIGN FELLOWSHIP
The East Africa Biodesign Fellowship is a cutting-edge initiative at the Kenyatta University, in collaboration with the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign and The University of Global Health Equity
The fellowship is dedicated to promoting need-driven innovations based on a genuine understanding of the unmet healthcare needs in the East African region through the Biodesign process. Over the course of 10 months, our multidisciplinary team of fellows will participate in a transformative project-based learning experience that includes classroom instruction, hands-on practice, and mentorship from ecosystem experts. They will learn to identify unmet clinical needs, carry out rigorous validation research, and utilize this comprehensive understanding to ideate, prototype, and implement innovative solutions that advance equitable healthcare delivery.
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About Medtech
// Who we are
MedTech Kenyatta University.
The MedTech Accelerator is a Project in Kenyatta University dedicated to building East Africa’s capacity to design, develop, and deliver its own medical technologies. Working with partners including Stanford Biodesign, the University of Global Health Equity, and the University of Rwanda, we train innovators, incubate ideas, and provide the facilities to turn them into working devices.
























