Get involved in the BecA mission

Whether you are a researcher, student, institution, investor, or innovator, there are many ways to collaborate with BecA in advancing African bioscience and innovation. Select the pathway that best matches your goals and discover how we can work together.

Engagement Pathways

How Would You Like to Engage?

Every visitor comes with different goals. Choose the pathway that best matches your interests.

Advance Your Research

Conduct research using world-class laboratory facilities, genomics platforms, bioinformatics resources and collaborative scientific expertise.

Researchers Scientists Research Teams Laboratories
Research Opportunities

Grow Your Scientific Career

Develop your skills through fellowships, postgraduate programmes, workshops, mentoring and laboratory training.

Students Postdoctoral Fellows Early Career Scientists Universities
Learning Opportunities

Create Strategic Partnerships

Collaborate on institutional strengthening, regional programmes, research initiatives and scientific partnerships.

Governments Research Institutions Universities NGOs Development Partners
Partnership Opportunities

Accelerate African Impact

Support transformative research, scientific capacity and innovation that improves food systems, health and livelihoods across Africa.

Donors Foundations Development Agencies Philanthropy
Investment Opportunities

Bring Innovation to Market

Translate scientific discoveries into products, technologies and services through partnerships with industry.

Agritech Biotechnology Seed Companies Pharmaceutical Companies Private Sector
Commercial Opportunities

Book a Visit

Come and see BecA-ILRI Hub in person. Tour our laboratories, meet our scientists and explore how a visit can spark new ideas, collaborations and opportunities for your organisation.

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Not sure where to start ?

Our team can help you identify the right programme, partnership or opportunity. Whether you have a specific question or are just exploring, we welcome the conversation.

Our Key Strengths

Why Collaborate With BecA

What makes BecA the partner of choice for African bioscience.

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Pan-African Reach

BecA-ILRI Hub connects researchers, institutions and innovators across more than 40 African countries, creating a unified continental scientific ecosystem that amplifies the impact of every collaboration.

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World-Class Infrastructure

Our state-of-the-art laboratories, genomics sequencing platforms and bioinformatics infrastructure meet international standards, enabling research that competes and collaborates on the global stage.

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Scientific Excellence

Home to multidisciplinary scientists with deep domain expertise across plant and animal health, food security, genomics and computational biology — driving discoveries with real-world significance for Africa.

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Capacity Building

We invest in people. Through fellowships, training workshops, mentorship and postgraduate programmes, BecA has built the scientific talent that is transforming the continent's research landscape.

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Strategic Partnerships

Operating at the intersection of science, policy and practice, BecA forges alliances with governments, development partners, foundations and the private sector to translate research into lasting change.