Yaw Bediako (@yawbediako_) 's Twitter Profile
Yaw Bediako

@yawbediako_

Co-founder and CEO @YemaachiBio (YC S21) Immunologist, Researcher, Teacher, Husband, Father, wannabe golfer

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calendar_today06-04-2013 21:38:17

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Our very first molecular oncology manuscript, "Targeted gene panel sequencing of liquid and tissue biopsies reveals actionable genomic alterations in Ghanaian metastatic breast cancer cases" has just been published! 🎊 🎊 🎊 Read full paper here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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Academic Dr. Yaw Bediako saw firsthand how Africa’s best scientists had to leave the continent to find funding. With the launch of his biotech startup Yemaachi Biotech, Yaw Bediako decided to change that. More: gates.ly/3Xd7W4R

Academic Dr. Yaw Bediako saw firsthand how Africa’s best scientists had to leave the continent to find funding. With the launch of his biotech startup <a href="/YemaachiBio/">Yemaachi Biotech</a>, Yaw Bediako decided to change that. More: gates.ly/3Xd7W4R
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Great to see the first tangible results of our work Yemaachi Biotech in advancing precision oncology among diverse populations. The best is yet to come! Well done to our team, our clinical partners and our colleagues Lucence for this great achievement. Emmanuella Faith Amoako Setor Amuzu

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This is so exciting. It is tangible evidence of the impact we are hoping to have across the continent. Thanks to our hardworking team for organizing this workshop which will further strengthen our network and enhance the quality of the work we do!

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Great day visiting our collaborators at the Meru County Hospital and the county Chief Officer for health. The facility treats over 5000 cancer patients each year and we Yemaachi Biotech are excited to be partnering to shed light on the genetic basis of cancer in this great county.

Great day visiting our collaborators at the Meru County Hospital and the county Chief Officer for health. The facility treats over 5000 cancer patients each year and we <a href="/YemaachiBio/">Yemaachi Biotech</a> are excited to be partnering to shed light on the genetic basis of cancer in this great county.
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Excited to be representing Yemaachi Biotech at a consultative meeting convened by Africa CDC to consider a continental agenda for genomic medicine and precision public health.

Excited to be representing <a href="/YemaachiBio/">Yemaachi Biotech</a> at a consultative meeting convened by <a href="/AfricaCDC/">Africa CDC</a> to consider a continental agenda for genomic medicine and precision public health.
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Today I am speaking at the Oxford Nanopore Gulf summit in Dubai about the groundbreaking work Yemaachi Biotech is doing in partnership with our clinical colleagues to leverage long read sequencing to improve outcomes in cancer in Ghana and across Africa.

Today I am speaking at the <a href="/oxfordnanopore/">Oxford Nanopore</a> Gulf summit in Dubai about the groundbreaking work <a href="/YemaachiBio/">Yemaachi Biotech</a> is doing in partnership with our clinical colleagues to leverage long read sequencing to improve outcomes in cancer in Ghana and across Africa.
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Moments like this make me so proud of Ghana. It’s been a difficult few years with the economy suffering and our currency depreciating to unprecedented lows. However our democracy is real. The opposition won a resounding victory and the incumbents bowed out gracefully. Ghana WINS!

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Our CEO and co-founder Yaw Bediako featured on the Narratives of Purpose podcast to discuss Africa’s potential in precision oncology and the role of private sector innovation . Listen here: narratives-of-purpose.podcastpage.io/episode/on-pio… #CancerResearch #PrecisionOncology #YemaachiBiotech

Our CEO and co-founder <a href="/YawBediako_/">Yaw Bediako</a> featured on the Narratives of Purpose podcast to discuss Africa’s potential in precision oncology and the role of private sector innovation . 

Listen here: narratives-of-purpose.podcastpage.io/episode/on-pio…

#CancerResearch #PrecisionOncology #YemaachiBiotech
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Dr. Yaw Bediako, CEO of Yemaachi Biotech, shares key steps on the role of academia in enabling entrepreneurship & industry in Africa, as well as establishing biotech startups. #Yemaachi #Biotech #Entrepreneurship #Academia #Industry #AfricaInnovation

Dr. Yaw Bediako, CEO of <a href="/YemaachiBio/">Yemaachi Biotech</a>, shares key steps on the role of academia in enabling entrepreneurship &amp; industry in Africa, as well as establishing biotech startups.
#Yemaachi #Biotech #Entrepreneurship #Academia #Industry #AfricaInnovation
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.Yemaachi Biotech tackles cancer, leveraging #Africa's genomic data to create the world's most diverse cancer bio-database. Investing in biotech is crucial for driving early African-led research! #BiotechForAfrica #CancerResearch

.<a href="/YemaachiBio/">Yemaachi Biotech</a> tackles cancer, leveraging #Africa's genomic data to create the world's most diverse cancer bio-database. Investing in biotech is crucial for driving early African-led research!
#BiotechForAfrica #CancerResearch
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Today we Yemaachi Biotech announce the launch of The African Cancer Atlas in partnership with Roche. This is a significant milestone for African cancer research and will generate a database of 15K whole genomes that will be accessible to African scientists. businesswire.com/news/home/2025…

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Our CEO, Yaw Bediako will be speaking at #AHAIC2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. Dr. Bediako will be a speaker in the plenary session titled: “New Tools for New Challenges: Harnessing Innovations for Health Equity.” Join us for this important discussion! #AHAIC2025 #HealthEquity

Our CEO, <a href="/YawBediako_/">Yaw Bediako</a> will be speaking at #AHAIC2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. 

Dr. Bediako will be a speaker in the plenary session titled: “New Tools for New Challenges: Harnessing Innovations for Health Equity.”

Join us for this important discussion!

#AHAIC2025 #HealthEquity
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“When Yaw Bediako lost his father to liver cancer, it set the Ghanaian immunologist on a journey to know more about the disease. He quickly realised the burden of cancer in Africa was much greater than he had thought…” –The Guardian. Read more here👉 : theguardian.com/global-develop…

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We are honored to be featured in Jeune Afrique for our work on the African Cancer Atlas (TACA). Read more about how we are advancing cancer research in Africa : jeuneafrique.com/1668564/econom…

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Our work is beginning to get noticed. Very grateful to Myra Anubi and the People Fixing the World Team BBC World Service for the opportunity to tell the Yemaachi Biotech story. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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At the Evi4Dev Conference in Nairobi today, I have been inspired and challenged . Dr Jessie Kabwila Minister of Higher Education gave an unapologetic and courageous speech challenging us to place African people (many poor and uneducated) at the centre of the agenda.

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Day one at Oxford Nanopore #LondonCalling2025… excited to be sharing the work Yemaachi Biotech is doing diversify cancer genomics. Also hanging out with Prof Christian T. Happi a giant in African genomics research.

Day one at <a href="/oxfordnanopore/">Oxford Nanopore</a> #LondonCalling2025… excited to be sharing the work <a href="/YemaachiBio/">Yemaachi Biotech</a> is doing diversify cancer genomics. Also hanging out with Prof <a href="/christian_happi/">Christian T. Happi</a> a giant in African genomics research.