Since early 2019, Apricity has disrupted the fertility industry by offering a more humanized, digital and tailored experience. This new kind of clinic intends to put patients back at the center of an often impersonal process, while transforming this moment into an opportunity rather than an obstacle. For Caroline Noublanche, its founder, Apricity is much more than an experiment.

Here’s one nano with a mega impact: thanks to Dr Serap Aksu’s research efforts, tiny metallic structures are now able to detect the early presence of HPV viruses responsible for cervical cancers. And what’s more: these microscopic workers are so cheap to produce and easy to deploy they could be the next game-changer in the fight against other plagues like HIV.

What Vivian Nwakah accomplished in a little less than four years is no mean feat. Prior to the founding of her company, Medsaf, access to medication in Nigeria was a dangerous gambit: hospitals, pharmacies and private citizens would get most of their medication from open-drugs markets, where prices were often low, but safety was a distant concern. Four years later, 100 hospitals and 500 pharmacies get quality-controlled drugs from their manufacturers through Medsaf’s platform, providing care and efficiency to their patients.