In this episode we talked with Will Moyo an Bioengineer from Zimbabwe. Will is the Engineering Innovation Design Studio Manager for Rice 360 Institute for Global Health Technologies.
We discussed:
Will’s background and the kind of work she does now
What is Bioengineering and what training she received to get there
What motivated her to pursue a career in Bioengineering
Invention education and how its used at the Design studios where she works
What are Design Studios and training offered there
What Will does on a day to day basis in her role
The different kind of funders who support their work
The need for support and investment in inventions, innovation and education for long term success “Funding people to fail”
Challenges associated with innovation and global health technologies in an African context
What is Will's favorite part of the work that she does
The value of impactful work and seeing effort come to fruition
What public health means to Will
Everything is Public Health!
Is Will Shuri from Black Panther???
The importance of medical devices and access in public health
The Importance of investing in education for health so as to improve health outcomes
The need to train engineers and technical workforce practically so they know how to work with biomedical equipment in the real world
Other African countries where the model of design studios are currently being implemented
Who makes a good Biomedical engineer?
What it takes and good skills to have in the field
The different kind of stakeholders Will and her students get to work with
Regulation and standardization for medical device design and invention in African countries
Challenges and frustrations from working in education and invention and innovative work in the global health technologies space
How their program was able to generate income for themselves by being innovative at the beginning of the pandemic
What does Will know now, that she wishes she knew earlier
Words of Wisdom
Resource plugs
Tips of reaching out and getting opportunities in the field
