Cambridge, 27 March 2025 — At the University of Cambridge, JR Biotek Foundation marked its tenth anniversary with Roots of Resilience: A Decade of Innovation & Impact, a day-long gathering of scientists, policy experts, business practitioners, artists, alumni and partners from Africa and around the world.

For ten years, JR Biotek Foundation’s work has been built not only through programmes, but through people, scientists who mentor others, institutions that open their laboratories and networks, volunteers who give their time, and partners who believe that strengthening African science can transform lives and food systems.

JR Biotek Foundation has launched the Agri-Innovation & Impact Platform (AGRIIP), an ambitious 10-year initiative bringing together African scientists, farmers, entrepreneurs and institutions to develop science-backed solutions to some of the most pressing challenges facing African agriculture and food systems.