ASCEND showcase crowns KNUST neonatal device top innovation

The ASCEND programme is delivered under the British Council’s Innovation for African Universities initiative, which aims to support entrepreneurship and innovation across Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and the United Kingdom by helping university ideas progress towards commercialisation.

The Automated Neonatal Exchange Transfusion System (ANET), led by Dr Prince Odame and developed by a KNUST student team, was selected as the standout innovation after pitching to a panel of investors and industry experts at the British Council Auditorium on Monday.

Speaking at the showcase, ASCEND Programme Lead and Associate Professor of Sustainable Energy at the University of Lincoln, Dr Aliyu Aliyu, said participants had moved beyond ideas to evidence-based innovation.