Dr. Ezekiel Boro

Biography

Ezekiel Boro is the Head of Innovation Capacity Strengthening (ICS) in the Enterprise and Innovation Unit (EIU) at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. He develops and manages strategic ICS projects, overseeing their implementation in collaboration with EIU colleagues, partners and other global health stakeholders. He also leads the development of evidence-based research insights and tools to improve the policy, practice and governance of translational research and drives capacity strengthening through training, knowledge exchange and skills development.

Ezekiel has a medical degree and MSc in Global Health and his technical expertise and interests span strategy development, programme management, market access and research, innovation and entrepreneurship. He has more than 10 years experience and previously worked with global organisations like the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), advancing access to health products in low- and middle-income countries.

Ezekiel serves as an Editorial Board Member for PLOS Digital Health and as a peer reviewer for BMJ Global Health and Frontiers in Public Health. He has also served as a Guest Editor for the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (AJTMH). In addition, he is a member of several professional societies and networks, including the Association of European Science and Technology Transfer Professionals (ASTP), Knowledge Exchange UK (KEUK), the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH), and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).

Research interests

Ezekiel’s main interests are innovation capacity strengthening, health innovation, entrepreneurship, market access & research, access to medicines, medical devices, diagnostics, and low- and middle-income countries.

Selected research publications

Overcoming barriers to NHS adoption of innovative IPC products: A qualitative study of SMEs in the Liverpool city region – Journal: PLoS ONE – Published: 16th September 2025

Developing an innovation and enterprise framework for translating UK-driven global health research into commercially viable interventions: the FLIGHT study protocol – Journal: PLoS ONE – Published: 13th May 2025

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