Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou

Thomas Mboa is a researcher in Information and Communication, with interest in the Maker Movement in French Speaking African countries. Due to his background in Biochemistry, Thomas Mboa is deeply engaged to promote DIYbio and democratize Biotechnology in Africa. His work with DIYBio is visible through his own biohackerspace in Cameroon: the Mboalab, which is part of the Bioeconomy Lab. Thomas also operates through the Africa Open Science & Hardware network which he co-leads, which aims to strengthen African stakeholders and catalyse grassroots innovation through Open Tech culture. Thomas is in charge of the African Institute of Open Science and Hardware launched by the AfricaOSH community.