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Partnership announcements, funding and recognition, as we announced them.
12 pieces since 2023
Everything we have announced
2026
2Axmed named 2nd most innovative company in healthcare by Fast Company
Axmed is ranked second in healthcare globally in Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2026, for its technology-first approach to procurement.
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Axmed secures $6M grant funding to scale the global infrastructure for access to healthcare products
Non-dilutive grant funding from the Gates Foundation to expand the marketplace, headquartered in Switzerland with regional headquarters in Nairobi.
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2025
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Axmed and Every Pregnancy: affordable essential medicines for mothers and babies affected by conflict and crisis
Frontline maternal health providers in the Every Pregnancy coalition, across more than 20 countries, gain affordable quality medicines through Axmed.
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$5 million Gates Foundation grant powers $10 million MNCH procurement via the Axmed platform
A matching fund that gives a 1:1 match on government procurement of maternal, newborn and child health commodities through the Axmed digital platform.
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Emcure and Axmed unite to combat maternal and newborn mortality
Emcure and Axmed agree an exclusive access price for ferric carboxymaltose, the intravenous iron therapy for severe anaemia in pregnancy.
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Innovating for equity: Axmed introduces the Medicines Platform and the Access Summit
Nairobi, 6 February 2025: Axmed introduces the Axmed Medicines Platform and convenes its inaugural Access Summit on access and transforming lives.
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Axmed partners with MEDS Kenya and CHAN Nigeria to transform maternal healthcare in Africa
Axmed partners with MEDS Kenya, CHAN Medi-Pharm Nigeria and the Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network to scale maternal and child health across 250 facilities.
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2024
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Axmed General Counsel featured on the cover of MAG Legalcommunity.ch
Alejandro Bes on the cover of MAG Legalcommunity.ch issue 7, on building the legal foundations of a cross-border health marketplace.
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Axmed wins the Norrsken Impact100 award, spotlighted at Times Square
Axmed is selected for Norrsken's 2024 Impact100 list, with its logo on the Nasdaq Tower in Times Square during New York Climate Week.
From Norrsken Impact/100

Axmed raises $2 million to transform access to critical medicines in low- and middle-income countries
Seed funding led by Founderful to build the marketplace connecting healthcare procurers in LMICs with suppliers worldwide. Total raised: $7 million.
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