Patrick Beattie

Co-Founder & CEO•Redbird
Ghana
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Expertise

Chemical Engineering
Biotech Innovation
Rapid Diagnostic Tests
Point-of-Care Diagnostics
Global Health
Healthtech
Social Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Drug Delivery Systems
Nanoparticles Research
Program Management
Startup Development
Primary Sector
Pharmaceutical
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Biography

Patrick Beattie has spent over 15 years developing new and innovative technologies to create change across biotech, healthcare delivery, and global health sectors. Born and raised in Alaska, he earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering magna cum laude from Princeton University and his MBA with distinction from University of Oxford as a Skoll Scholar for Social Entrepreneurship. He served as a US Peace Corps volunteer for three years teaching math and chemistry in The Gambia and Guinea. He was the founding scientist at Diagnostics For All, a nonprofit point-of-care diagnostics company in Boston. In 2017-2018, he co-founded Redbird, a digital healthtech startup that enabled pharmacies to offer rapid diagnostic test services in West Africa, serving as CEO until 2023. He currently serves as Senior Program Officer at VentureWell, focusing on the Ventures programs Ascend and Aspire.

Education

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B.S. in Chemical Engineering (magna cum laude)

Princeton University

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MBA (with distinction)

University of Oxford - Saïd Business School

2014-2015

Languages

EnglishFrench

Awards

  • 🏆SLAS Innovation Award (2014)
  • 🏆Skoll Scholar for Social Entrepreneurship (2014-2015)
  • 🏆Skoll Venture Award Runner-up (2017)
  • 🏆Alchemist Accelerator Participant (2018)