Laud Anthony Basing is a Scientist, Engineer, Innovator and Entrepreneur. He is a lecturer at the Department of Medical Diagnostics, KNUST and the Founder and CEO of Incas diagnostics, a biotech company based in Kumasi, Ghana, dedicated to developing and manufacturing diagnostic devices for human and agricultural health
Laud Anthony is passionate about research, and with a background in Microbiology, Biomedical Engineering and public health, Laud Anthony’s research interest has been in developing simple tests for infectious diseases that largely impact women and children in Africa especially in the areas of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Neglected Tropical Diseases. He has several years of research experience with international collaborations. He worked with the University of Liverpool and researchers from 13 countries from 2009 to 2013 on a project on the effect of climate change on Health outcomes. He worked with the World Health Organization in Ghana and Papua New Guinea on yaws eradication from 2015 to 2016 and worked with the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University in the United States to develop low cost, mobile enable test devices for HIV and Yaws. He currently leads a European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) funded program to evaluate a rapid diagnostic for yaws in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Cameroon. His current research is focused on Sexually Transmitted Infections among young people across the 16 regions of Ghana. He has made Poster and oral presentations in the United Kingdom, Austria, Switzerland, India, Nigeria, Mali, Spain, South Africa, China, Cape Verde, Kenya, Rwanda and the United States.
Laud Anthony Basing has made significant contributions to the field of diagnostics, particularly in advancing local manufacturing and accessibility of Point-of-Care diagnostic tools in Africa., He has developed and commercialized several diagnostic products including 13 products in the human health space, 3 products in the agricultural space and 3 Molecular Point-of-Care diagnostic products in the human health and Agricultural space. As a member of the Joint WHO/UNAIDS and Partners Annual Consultation on Local Manufacturing of Diagnostics, he has played a key role in shaping policies that enhance Africa’s diagnostic self-sufficiency. His expertise has been recognized by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa Region, where he serves on several working groups including the STI working group, Skin NTD working group and the Diagnostics and Laboratory Support working group contributing to research and policy development. Additionally, he has been instrumental in accrediting medical laboratory science programs through his work with the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC), ensuring the training of skilled professionals in diagnostics. Beyond policy, Laud has actively engaged in global dialogues on diagnostics, presenting at international conferences, including the Global Diagnostics Symposium at Oxford University, the G20 Global Diagnostics Leaders Meeting in India, and the World Health Organisation Workshop for African Manufacturers of HIV RDTs in Rwanda. His advocacy for strengthening Africa’s diagnostic ecosystem is further evidenced by his role in the UN Technology Access Partnership's Local Production and Diagnostics Working Group, where he champions sustainable manufacturing solutions.
Laud Anthony is the First Ghanaian to have been nominated for the Innovation Prize for Africa, a prestigious award aimed at strengthening African innovation ecosystems. Named one of the 50 most influential young Ghanaians in 2017 and a 2017 Emerging Leaders under 40 winners in the health and wellness category in Ghana. Won first place in the social innovation track of the 2018 Burton Morgan Business Model Competition at Purdue University and Second place in the 2017 Shurz Innovation Challenge for developing a urine-based Point of Care Diagnostic Kit for Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Named one of the top 30 innovators in health in Africa in the World Health Organization’s Africa Innovation Challenge in 2019 for developing a molecular-based rapid test kit for the neglected tropical disease yaws. Led a team from Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, South Africa and Nigeria to win WHO’s COVID-19 Hackathon in March of 2020, with CoviTTrads a Covid-19 testing and tracking platform. Led a team of scientists from Incas Diagnostics to collaborate with KNUST in April 2020, to develop a rapid test kit for covid19. Won Africa.com’s Brilliant African Innovations Against COVID-19 in May 2020. Selected as a Gates Goalkeeper by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in July 2020, nominated as one of the 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians in December 2020, nominated as one of the top 50 young CEOs in Ghana in May 2021 and awarded best health startup founder in the Africa Health Excon in Cairo, 2023.
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Laud Anthony Basing is a Scientist, Engineer, Innovator and Entrepreneur. He is a lecturer at the Department of Medical Diagnostics, KNUST and the Founder and CEO of Incas diagnostics, a biotech company based in Kumasi, Ghana, dedicated to developing and manufacturing diagnostic devices for human and agricultural health
Laud Anthony is passionate about research, and with a background in Microbiology, Biomedical Engineering and public health, Laud Anthony’s research interest has been in developing simple tests for infectious diseases that largely impact women and children in Africa especially in the areas of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Neglected Tropical Diseases. He has several years of research experience with international collaborations. He worked with the University of Liverpool and researchers from 13 countries from 2009 to 2013 on a project on the effect of climate change on Health outcomes. He worked with the World Health Organization in Ghana and Papua New Guinea on yaws eradication from 2015 to 2016 and worked with the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University in the United States to develop low cost, mobile enable test devices for HIV and Yaws. He currently leads a European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) funded program to evaluate a rapid diagnostic for yaws in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Cameroon. His current research is focused on Sexually Transmitted Infections among young people across the 16 regions of Ghana. He has made Poster and oral presentations in the United Kingdom, Austria, Switzerland, India, Nigeria, Mali, Spain, South Africa, China, Cape Verde, Kenya, Rwanda and the United States.
Laud Anthony Basing has made significant contributions to the field of diagnostics, particularly in advancing local manufacturing and accessibility of Point-of-Care diagnostic tools in Africa., He has developed and commercialized several diagnostic products including 13 products in the human health space, 3 products in the agricultural space and 3 Molecular Point-of-Care diagnostic products in the human health and Agricultural space. As a member of the Joint WHO/UNAIDS and Partners Annual Consultation on Local Manufacturing of Diagnostics, he has played a key role in shaping policies that enhance Africa’s diagnostic self-sufficiency. His expertise has been recognized by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa Region, where he serves on several working groups including the STI working group, Skin NTD working group and the Diagnostics and Laboratory Support working group contributing to research and policy development. Additionally, he has been instrumental in accrediting medical laboratory science programs through his work with the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC), ensuring the training of skilled professionals in diagnostics. Beyond policy, Laud has actively engaged in global dialogues on diagnostics, presenting at international conferences, including the Global Diagnostics Symposium at Oxford University, the G20 Global Diagnostics Leaders Meeting in India, and the World Health Organisation Workshop for African Manufacturers of HIV RDTs in Rwanda. His advocacy for strengthening Africa’s diagnostic ecosystem is further evidenced by his role in the UN Technology Access Partnership's Local Production and Diagnostics Working Group, where he champions sustainable manufacturing solutions.
Laud Anthony is the First Ghanaian to have been nominated for the Innovation Prize for Africa, a prestigious award aimed at strengthening African innovation ecosystems. Named one of the 50 most influential young Ghanaians in 2017 and a 2017 Emerging Leaders under 40 winners in the health and wellness category in Ghana. Won first place in the social innovation track of the 2018 Burton Morgan Business Model Competition at Purdue University and Second place in the 2017 Shurz Innovation Challenge for developing a urine-based Point of Care Diagnostic Kit for Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Named one of the top 30 innovators in health in Africa in the World Health Organization’s Africa Innovation Challenge in 2019 for developing a molecular-based rapid test kit for the neglected tropical disease yaws. Led a team from Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, South Africa and Nigeria to win WHO’s COVID-19 Hackathon in March of 2020, with CoviTTrads a Covid-19 testing and tracking platform. Led a team of scientists from Incas Diagnostics to collaborate with KNUST in April 2020, to develop a rapid test kit for covid19. Won Africa.com’s Brilliant African Innovations Against COVID-19 in May 2020. Selected as a Gates Goalkeeper by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in July 2020, nominated as one of the 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians in December 2020, nominated as one of the top 50 young CEOs in Ghana in May 2021 and awarded best health startup founder in the Africa Health Excon in Cairo, 2023.
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