News and updates
The latest updates, announcements, and stories from the African Bioinformatics Institute and the broader bioinformatics community across Africa. From open calls and partnership announcements to event reports and research highlights, this is your central source for everything happening at the ABI.
Building the African Bioinformatics Institute: Key Updates from the July Information Session
The African Bioinformatics Institute (ABI) continues to take shape through a series of structured stakeholder engagements. At the most recent information session
Home-grown solutions: The need for African approaches to African problems
Africa accounts for nearly 19% of the global population, yet produces around 3% of the world’s scientific research. The real-life implications are vast and
PRESS RELEASES
- https://wellcome.org/news/were-establishing-new-institute-advance-genomics-africa
- https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7250174207903379458/
- https://www.sib.swiss/news/sib-contributes-to-launching-the-african-bioinformatics-institute
- https://www.fundsbeeline.com/news/readnews/African-Bioinformatics-Institute-Launched-to-Revolutionize-Genomics-Research-in-Africa
- African scientists launch the African Bioinformatics Institute (06 June 2025) – https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2025-06-06-african-scientists-launch-the-african-bioinformatics-institute
- https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-africa-partnerships-2025-6-this-is-about-long-term-african-data-ownership
- https://scienceforafrica.foundation/media-center/ps10-million-investment-health-research-towards-empowering-african-genomic-discovery
- https://wellcome.org/insights/articles/gen-impact-10-million-investment-advance-african-genomics-and-health-equity