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Gokul Nair

Co-Founder & Managing Director, Impulse Biomedical
Gokul Nair

Gokul Nair is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Impulse Biomedical, a University of Cape Town spin-out developing affordable, life-saving medical technologies for emerging markets. A biomedical engineer, he invented the ZiBiPen, a reloadable adrenaline auto-injector designed to reduce the cost of anaphylaxis treatment.

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Breakout 3
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Saturday
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2:30 pm
Aldrich 109
Ecosystem Development
From Consumer to Creator: Africa's Path to Pharmaceutical Sovereignty
How Africa is building the capacity to develop and manufacture its own medicines.
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From Consumer to Creator: Africa's Path to Pharmaceutical Sovereignty

Africa's healthcare systems face critical challenges: reducing reliance on foreign aid, addressing the shift from infectious to non-communicable diseases, and expanding access to care. This panel explores practical and innovative models to transform pharmaceutical development and manufacturing on the continent, moving Africa from consumer to creator in the global health value chain.

America/New_York
Mar 28, 2026 2:30 PM
Aldrich 109
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