Sanofi, a global pharmaceutical company has announced the extension of the registration period for the call for proposals for this year’s VivaTech, an annual technology conference, dedicated to innovation and startups to February 22 nd 2019. Sanofi Kenya Country Chair and General Manager Peter Munyasi said that the extension will allow more start-ups to register for the competition which seeks for innovative solutions that improve awareness, diagnosis and management of diseases in the region. The initial deadline was February 15 th , 2019. “So far we have received 17 entries from East Africa and we are encouraging more innovators to send their entries to this competition. I believe we are on course to registering a higher number of start-ups compared to last year, “said Mr Munyasi. A jury of professionals will select the final start-ups in March. Start-ups will be evaluated according to 5 criteria which are concrete evidence of positive results in at least one Afr