reach52 and Futurize Announce Strategic Partnership
reach52, a tech social enterprise working to connect 52% of the world to accessible health services, partners with Futurize to jointly increase access to healthcare and using the latest technologies to early detect & manage Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Futurize is glad to announce a strategic partnership with reach52, one of the most dedicated social enterprises in the healthcare space based in Singapore. The partnership will strengthen the innovation ecosystem across silos and allow for knowledge exchange & support between academia, industry, and NGOs for more equitable access to healthcare. Futurize is a leading innovation studio that runs university-focused entrepreneurship and incubator programs with a heavy focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health & Well-Being.
As part of their efforts to integrate entrepreneurial mindsets, Futurize launches yearly programs around the world and has partnered with 30+ universities across 6 continents. reach52 will support healthcare-centric programs by providing mentorship to participants, sharing their knowledge in the space, and providing the option of integrating the reach52 platform in early-stage solutions.
“reach52 shares Futurize’s commitment to strengthen the healthcare innovation ecosystem. We hope that through this partnership, more cross-sector solutions will emerge surrounding frugal innovation targeted at digitally dark hard-to-reach communities”
This partnership is announced in light of a new entrepreneurship program across APAC launching in November 2022. From November 17-25, 2022 universities across APAC will work towards innovative solutions to increase access to healthcare and use AI/Machine Learning to early detect NCDs. The program is launched in collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim.
In the future, reach52 and Futurize will work together on healthcare innovation programs across Asia, Africa and MENA.
“We are thriving to build a global innovation ecosystem to push for innovation in Healthcare and startups which provide equitable access. Reach52 is the ideal partner for us to give participants in our programs a deeper insight into the challenges of Healthcare access. ”
