Health Innovation Business Skills

Inventor Business Academy

Four practical sessions for researchers, founders, and innovators moving from health ideas to fundable and scalable ventures.

Session A

How to Set Up a Successful Health Start-up

  • Legal structure
  • Fundable business plan
  • Regulatory pathways
  • IP protection
  • MVP design

Session B

Essential Business Skills for Health Innovators

  • Accounting and cash flow
  • Taxation in Kenya
  • Marketing health innovations
  • HR and company registration
  • Licensing

Session C

Assembling a Winning Team

  • Co-founders
  • Hiring
  • Advisory boards
  • Culture
  • Gender and inclusion

Session D

Collaboration with Limited Resources

  • University-industry partnerships
  • Consortium grant writing
  • Open innovation
  • KUKHA network access
  • Digital collaboration tools

Delivery format and certification

Each session runs for 90 minutes with expert presentation, panel discussion, audience Q&A, and a practical workshop exercise. Participants completing all four sessions receive a KUKHA Certificate in Health Innovation Business Skills.

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