Published on Jan 19, 2021
When it comes to international collaborative research, the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is blazing a trail of excellence within the public health research landscape in Africa. In 201…
Published on Jan 15, 2021
South African startup Nile has launched a tech-enabled sourcing platform that facilitates the wholesale trade of fresh produce, connecting farmers directly with buyers.
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Published on Jan 12, 2021
The UK, powered by the UK-South Africa Tech Hub and in partnership with the Future Females Business School, will support 30 female entrepreneurs to grow their GreenTech businesses.
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Published on Dec 24, 2020
The University Technology Fund (UTF) approved seven investments into university companies this year – including investments from the University of Cape Town (UCT), the University of the Western Cape (…
Published on Dec 21, 2020
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), will pump R25 million towards the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) as scientists grapple with the new Covid-19 variant.…
Published on Dec 04, 2020
Dr Thulasizwe Mkhabela, an agricultural economist and the Group Executive: Impact & Partnerships at the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) writes on the importance of agriculture for Africa’s eco…
Published on Dec 04, 2020
The (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR's) held its 7th Biennial Conference, under the theme of Touching Lives through Innovation. The conference was held online and the programme wa…
Published on Dec 04, 2020
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) defines a patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing somet…
Published on Nov 30, 2020
The Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology Laboratory (IMBL) at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg has published a new paper on the poisonous plant “gifblaar” in #scientificreports.…
Published on Oct 29, 2020
Biovac, a Cape Town based biotech company, is at the advanced stage of their technology transfer with global pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur for a fully liquid hexavalent vaccine.
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Published on Oct 26, 2020
St Andrew’s College in Makhanda this week took possession of the first Biopipe Africa biological water recycling system to be installed on the African continent.
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Published on Oct 21, 2020
Businesses and individuals involved in bio-innovation are invited to register on the Bioeconomy SA Portal, a web-based platform that collects information from different sources and integrates it into…
Published on Oct 19, 2020
South Africa is to establish a Platinum Valley that will serve as an industrial cluster bringing various hydrogen applications in the country together to form an integrated hydrogen ecosystem. The ini…
Published on Oct 15, 2020
Dr Riana Jacobs-Venter is one of Mzansi's foremost experts in fungi. Her knowledge helps protect the food that our farmers produce.
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Published on Oct 13, 2020
The use of cutting-edge data science and digital tools to improve waste management proved to be a winning formula for young South African innovator Gift Lubele, founder of technology company Kudoti, w…
Published on Oct 12, 2020
If you work in the agri sector, you know that it is very technologically developed. Nico Groenewald, the head of agribusiness at Standard Bank, talks to us about how technology and agriculture have be…