Published on Mar 25, 2021
BioCiTi, one of many organisations that have registered on the Bioeconomy SA Portal shares the value of biotechnology and how its paving the way for them to meet the United Nations #2030SustainableDev…
Published on Mar 24, 2021
Johannesburg-based energy startup iG3N has developed an innovative solution to curb the impacts of loadshedding for local businesses.
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Published on Mar 19, 2021
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been awarded R25.9-million by the department of science & innovation to establish South Africa’s first pilot-scale Supercritical CO2 E…
Published on Mar 19, 2021
A group of third-year microbiology students from Stellenbosch University (SU) have determined that biodegradable cigarettes can have unintended consequences including environmental damage. The group,…
Published on Mar 17, 2021
Wheat straw and mango peels that are normally disposed of in landfills or used as manure and animal feed could potentially be used in the development of renewable, biodegradable and non-toxic active (…
Published on Mar 10, 2021
The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an initiative of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, has announced the top 10 finalists for the TIA Global Cleantech Innovation Programme…
Published on Mar 09, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: SURGE OF SARS-COV-2 INFECTIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA DUE TO NOVEL VARIANT, MANUSCRIPT PUBLISHED IN NATURE
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 09 March 2021 at 1000 London time (GMT) / 0500 US Eastern Time.…
Published on Mar 08, 2021
The average person ingests up to 70 000 microplastics annually. And we breathe them in too, according to a study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. It’s hard not to do so because the…
Published on Mar 04, 2021
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has teamed up with six traditional health practitioners to develop safe and standardised traditional medicines for commercialisation in a proj…
Published on Feb 25, 2021
To celebrate this exciting milestone for genome research at Inqaba biotec and on the continent, they are offering to sequence for free genomes of 5 different species important to the biodiversity in s…
Published on Feb 18, 2021
The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an initiative of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation has announced the top ten finalists for the TIA Global Cleantech Innovation Programme…
Published on Feb 12, 2021
There is growing scientific evidence suggesting that accelerated global warming, along with deforestation, loss of biodiversity, and forms of mass agriculture that increase the risk of disease transmi…
Published on Feb 11, 2021
The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP-SA), hosted
the final judging of 2020-2021 Global Cleantech Innovation Programme pitching sessions for innovators and…
Published on Feb 01, 2021
Forestry South Africa have released the second issue of the Timber Industry Presents Magazine.
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Published on Jan 27, 2021
Local biotech startup BioCODE is currently developing a cost-effective test for cancer and cardiovascular disease.
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Published on Jan 21, 2021
A portable, self-assembled washbasin designed by a Unisa computer science student for the City of Tshwane’s healthcare workers could be just what the doctor ordered - especially in these times when ha…