Pan-African Metabolomics
Building Africa’s Metabolomics Network Together
Metabolomics Africa is an early-stage collective aligning experts, students, and partners to grow metabolomics capacity, mentorship, and pilot projects that address health, agriculture, and climate priorities across the continent.
Latest Network Updates (What we aim to achieve)
- • African Country 1: Our first pilot samples arrived from community biobanks and are entering analysis.
- • African Country 2: Cohort 1 of the in-house certification training has successfully graduated.
- • African Country 3: Stakeholder meeting held to harmonize data sharing standards with policy bodies.
Signal updated • Just now
Cohort graduation and certification in metabolomics training.
Harmonizing data sharing standards across African countries.
10+
African countries
Engaged in our early-stage network
75+
mentors
Metabolomics and AI specialists
3
pilots
Focused research underway
Training architecture
Empowering Africa’s Next Generation
From school clubs to global scientists.
IMMERSIVE
STEMxAfrica Digital Platform
AI-powered learning and gamified challenges transforming African students into future leaders in metabolomics, biotech, and data science.
APPLIED
School STEM Clubs
Igniting passion for technology in young learners through robotics and coding clubs.
POLICY
University & Professional Pathways
Advanced training, mentorship, and global opportunities for emerging African engineers and scientists.
Community pathways
Ways to plug into the Metabolomics Africa network
Whether you mentor, convene, or contribute data, every action strengthens this early-stage ecosystem.
Mentorship Network
Connect, mentor, and collaborate with emerging scientists across the continent. The mentor intake form will be published here shortly.
Sign up to mentor →Network Engagement
All roads lead to the 1st African Metabolomics Conference 2026, the flagship gathering hosted by Metabolomics South Africa (MSA). Dive into conference programming.
Explore the 1st African Metabolomics Conference 2026 →Data Contribution
Help build the Pan-African knowledge graph by securely contributing metabolomics datasets.
Contact us to learn more →Foundational Pillars
Our Foundational Pillars: Solving Africa’s Grand Challenges
These are the long-term arenas where metabolomics, paired with African governance and mentorship, shifts systems for millions of people.
Coordinated Capacity
From mobile field labs to continental mentorship guilds, we connect African scientists with instrumentation, QA/QC, and governance practices to keep metabolomics programs community-owned.
Food and Climate Resilience
Soils, crops, and marine ecosystems across Africa demand metabolomics baselines so farmers and fisheries can respond to drought, pests, and climate shocks with evidence, not guesswork.
Community Diagnostics
We prototype translational metabolomics workflows that unlock accessible diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance surveillance, and public-health-ready data for ministries and clinics.
Field Notes & Convenings
Upcoming Observatory Moments
Every gathering or studio hour unlocks new collaborators and pathways. Here is where we are convening next.
1st African Metabolomics Conference 2026
Metabolomics South Africa (MSA) hosts the continental summit featuring translational demos, policy convenings, and Africa-first metabolomics standards.