Rebecca Bakare
(Co-Founder & CEO)
Prior to NuEden Bio, Rebecca founded a social enterprise focused on improving human health outcomes with African medicinal plants and food crops. Driven by her experience living with a chronic health condition and her dedication to enabling prosperous and healthy lives for all, Rebecca leads the execution of NuEden Bio’s mission of restoring human health with the power of novel therapeutics unlocked from underexplored ethnic plants. She holds a B.A. in Economics from Washington and Lee University and has been recognized for and invited to speak about her work at the intersection of health, nutrition, and socioeconomic equity.
Harry Akligoh
(Co-Founder & CSO)
Harry is a molecular biologist, ecosystem builder, and entrepreneur creating agile biotech innovations to improve access to life-saving biomedical solutions. He has extensive experience conducting translational research at the interface of biology and engineering
that unlocks innovative tools with broad applications in low-resource environments. In addition, he has broad research expertise in infectious diseases and cancers affecting women and children in Africa. Drawing upon his background and interdisciplinary research expertise, Harry leads NuEden Bio’s R&D programs. He holds an MPhil. in Molecular Medicine from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and a BSc. in Medical Laboratory Science from the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho. He is an Africa-Oxford Health Innovation Fellow and has worked with institutions like the Germany Development Agency, the University of Cambridge, and MIT.
Chibuike Udenigwe, PhD
(Scientific Advisor)
Dr. Chibuike Udenigwe is a scientist and research chair at the University of Ottawa. His research focus includes the chemistry of food proteins/peptides and their interactions with biochemical processes in humans, especially their beneficial effects against metabolic syndrome - obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, etc.
Dr. Udenigwe holds a Ph.D. in Food and Nutritional Science, an MSc in Chemistry from the University of Manitoba, and a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. As a Scientific Advisor to NuEden Bio, Dr. Udenigwe applies his expertise and network to advise and support the company’s R&D initiatives centered on the discovery of bioactives from ethnic food crops and plants that can positively impact human health.