Africa’s biotech butterfly

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Adrienne Leussa, Director of Ecosystem Partnerships at 54gene.Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Adrienne, covering: How the reality of the health challenges living in Africa as a child drove Adrienne into the drug discovery space. A rich insight into the only remaining high growth market globally for pharma companies. Learn about the main cities driving drug development growth within Africa and the prospect for more localised manufacturing. Life working for one of the leading biotech companies in Africa. Living life by curiosity as an ethos to make a lasting impact in the world. Adrienne is a Biochemist (PhD) with 10+ years of hands-on experience and a plethora of diverse technical skills within the area of drug discovery and development. She has also worked as a lecturer and researcher in top African universities helping inspire a generation of scientists through access to information on the applications of biotechnology.She is fluent in 3 of the most used languages in Africa: Portuguese, French and English, and is ardent about continued learning, cross-culture collaboration, problem solving, customer service and mentoring.Adrienne’s mission is to elevate Africa through high quality, innovative, and credible scientific output for global prosperity. Please subscribe, tell your industry colleagues and join us in celebrating and promoting the value and importance of the global life science outsourcing space. We’d also appreciate a positive rating! Molecule to Market is sponsored and funded by ramarketing. An international content, design and digital agency that helps companies in life sciences, get noticed.