# Omar Shoukry Sakr

> Omar Shoukry Sakr is an Egyptian scientist and the founder and CEO of Nawah Scientific, launched in 2015. Educated at Ain Shams University, the German University in Cairo, the University of Geneva and Hult International Business School, he built an on-demand laboratory business serving researchers and companies. He placed second in the inaugural Africa’s Business Heroes competition in 2019; Nawah announced a $23 million mixed equity-and-debt Series A in December 2025.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Nawah Scientific
- **Organizations:** Nawah Scientific, Zewail City of Science and Technology, German University in Cairo, Capsulution Pharma AG
- **Nationality:** Egyptian
- **Education:** BSc in Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, MSc in Pharmaceutical Technology, German University in Cairo, PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Geneva, Executive MBA, Hult International Business School
- **Known for:** Second place, Africa’s Business Heroes 2019, with a $150,000 grant., Winner of the Africa 2017 Forum elevator pitch prize, providing access to a Stanford Business School training programme., Founder of Nawah Scientific, which reported over one million samples tested and clients in more than 30 countries in December 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Graduated in pharmacy from Ain Shams University; subsequently worked in teaching at the German University in Cairo.
- **2009** — Completed an MSc at the German University in Cairo.
- **2015** — Completed his Geneva PhD and launched Nawah Scientific in Egypt.
- **2017** — Won the Africa 2017 Forum elevator pitch prize and Nawah won the RiseUp pitch competition.
- **2018** — Graduated from Hult’s Executive MBA programme.
- **2019** — Placed second at the inaugural Africa’s Business Heroes competition, receiving a $150,000 grant.
- **2021** — Nawah announced a $1 million second pre-Series A round comprising equity and debt.
- **2022** — Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund announced an investment in Nawah.
- **2025** — Nawah marked its tenth anniversary and announced a $23 million mixed equity-and-debt Series A.

## Achievements

- Second place, Africa’s Business Heroes 2019, with a $150,000 grant.
- Winner of the Africa 2017 Forum elevator pitch prize, providing access to a Stanford Business School training programme.
- Founder of Nawah Scientific, which reported over one million samples tested and clients in more than 30 countries in December 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Appeared on Business Bel Arabi in an episode about investor expectations and converting scientific ideas into businesses, published June 29.
- **2025-12** — Nawah announced a $23 million Series A comprising equity and debt, led by Life Ventures Holding Group.
- **2025-12** — Delivered an investor-pitching session for Egypt University of Informatics students; the university reported the event on December 9.

## Links

- Website: https://nawah-scientific.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omar-shoukry-sakr-phd-mba/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/SakrShoukry
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/omar.s.sakr

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Last updated: 2026-10-22