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People walk past a Dis-Chem Pharmacy outlet in Cape Town. Image credit: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Aesthetic Medicine

Dis-Chem brings the World of Beauty to Cape Town

Maroefah Smith 2 days

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026 unveils full programme

Artificial Intelligence

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026 unveils full programme

Issued by Mann Made 14 Sep 2026

Young UP researchers develop citrus-based supplement to fight diabetes and obesity

Medical Research

Young UP researchers develop citrus-based supplement to fight diabetes and obesity

Issued by University of Pretoria 30 Jun 2026

How a Covid lockdown phone call sparked a local biotech triumph

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

How a Covid lockdown phone call sparked a local biotech triumph

Issued by Cape Chamber 4 Jun 2026

From enzymes to superyachts: Cape Town City Hall celebrates the 'Innovation Oscars'

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

From enzymes to superyachts: Cape Town City Hall celebrates the 'Innovation Oscars'

Issued by Cape Chamber 4 Jun 2026

ESG

Local brand, The Lab is redefining sustainability through fashion care

14 May 2026

The $750bn solution: How Afda alumnus Nkululeko Mdluli is disrupting global diagnostics

Higher Education

The $750bn solution: How Afda alumnus Nkululeko Mdluli is disrupting global diagnostics

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 3 Mar 2026

2025 Startup Awards reveal SA’s most promising new ventures

Awards

2025 Startup Awards reveal SA’s most promising new ventures

Imran Salie 12 Dec 2025

SA–Brazil Bio-Alliance pushes smarter biological regulation and on-farm IPM

Agriculture

SA–Brazil Bio-Alliance pushes smarter biological regulation and on-farm IPM

11 Dec 2025

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Trends

From tech to tranquility: The evolution of skincare from 2025 to 2026

Dr Danielle Gounder 27 Nov 2025

Image credit: CSIR

Medtech

CSIR's new facility to boost Africa's beauty industry

28 Oct 2025

Sneaker Lab seals deal to expand to UAE

FMCG

Sneaker Lab seals deal to expand to UAE

14 Oct 2025

Singularity South Africa Summit 2025: Everything you need to know

Artificial Intelligence

Singularity South Africa Summit 2025: Everything you need to know

Issued by Mann Made 18 Sep 2025

#WomensMonth: Meet Dr Judey Pretorius, the scientist transforming skincare

Aesthetic Medicine

#WomensMonth: Meet Dr Judey Pretorius, the scientist transforming skincare

Maroefah Smith 19 Aug 2025

SA startup Altera raises R29m for donor cell platform

Funding

SA startup Altera raises R29m for donor cell platform

30 Jul 2025

Venture debt gains ground as SA’s startup investment hits new high

Funding

Venture debt gains ground as SA’s startup investment hits new high

22 Jul 2025

Nampo Cape 2025 to showcase smart tech for sustainable agriculture

Agriculture

Nampo Cape 2025 to showcase smart tech for sustainable agriculture

18 Jul 2025

Analytica Lab Africa 2025 to spotlight food and beverage innovation through science and technology

Food & Wine

Analytica Lab Africa 2025 to spotlight food and beverage innovation through science and technology

Issued by ITP Communications 3 Jul 2025

Medical Research

How SA discovered anti-cancer compounds in its deep ocean

1 Jul 2025

Education and AI in the spotlight

Youth Month

Education and AI in the spotlight

Issued by Mann Made 27 Jun 2025

Ceribio: Biotech’s new launchpad in Stellenbosch

How To Start Up

Ceribio: Biotech’s new launchpad in Stellenbosch

Issued by Stellenbosch University 27 May 2025

Oceana invests $1.5m in US seafood innovation fund

Fishing

Oceana invests $1.5m in US seafood innovation fund

15 Apr 2025

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - the transformation of food security in South Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - the transformation of food security in South Africa

Alan Browde 13 Jan 2025

South Africa's best tech startups for 2024 announced

Awards

South Africa's best tech startups for 2024 announced

Imran Salie 27 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Pharmaceuticals

Viatris fined in Morocco over merger notification, sources say

Ahmed Eljechtimi 22 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

CPHI Middle East: Future of pharma takes centre stage

14 Nov 2024

Source: Pexels.

Healthcare

African women leaders unite to launch Africa Breast Cancer Council

21 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Africa CDC confident it can raise $600m for mpox response

Anait Miridzhanian 17 Sep 2024

AI is slowly making its way into advanced pharmacology, but will need investor patience.

Data & Analytics

Forget chat bots, AI is helping out in drug discovery and development

Lindsey Schutters 17 Jul 2024

Finalists selected for inaugural Bio Centrifuge Africa competition

Higher Education

Finalists selected for inaugural Bio Centrifuge Africa competition

Issued by Eduvos 11 Jul 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

BioNTech gets $145m funding for African vaccine plants

Jennifer Rigby and Ludwig Burger 30 May 2024

Eduvos and TASK launch Bio Centrifuge Africa competition, paving the way for biotech innovation

Higher Education

Eduvos and TASK launch Bio Centrifuge Africa competition, paving the way for biotech innovation

Issued by Eduvos 21 May 2024

Polymer innovator helps to transform world of medicine

Medical Research

Polymer innovator helps to transform world of medicine

Issued by Stellenbosch University 21 May 2024

Source: Biotts.

Pharmaceuticals

Biotts makes history: Transdermal insulin delivery

2 May 2024

Maltento opens new insect biotech lab in Cape Town

Research & Development

Maltento opens new insect biotech lab in Cape Town

23 Apr 2024

Source: @LightUpScience/Twitter. Richard Slayman is seen here with the surgical team at Massachusetts General Hospital who performed his transplant, led by Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD and Nahel Elias, MD.

Healthcare

Man survives pig kidney transplant

8 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Medtech

InUversal Group's next-gen medical hubs prioritise holistic wellcare and 4IR technology

11 Dec 2023

Winners revealed for inaugural South African Startup and Investor Awards

Awards

Winners revealed for inaugural South African Startup and Investor Awards

9 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf the 5th Industrial Revolution is predicted to centre on the harmonisation between humanity and technology,” says Dr Linda Meyer, MD of The Independent Institute of Education’s Rosebank College

4th Industrial Revolution

5 steps to remain resilient in your career

26 Oct 2023

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus is pictured in Seattle, Washington, US 5 May 2021. Reuters/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo

Medical Research

Gates gives $40m to boost access to mRNA vaccines in Africa

Jennifer Rigby and Wendell Roelf 9 Oct 2023

Navigating commercial real estate trends in 2023 and beyond

Trends

Navigating commercial real estate trends in 2023 and beyond

Brent Townes 24 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Indian firm used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup - sources

Saurabh Sharma, Krishna N. Das; Jennifer Rigby and Olzhas Auyezov 28 Jun 2023

Medtech

Sanofi fully embraces AI and data science for patient breakthroughs

20 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Indian labs to give 'top priority' to tests on cough syrup exports - regulator

25 May 2023

Biotech company wins $1m grand prize for advancing agritech in Africa

Agri Tech

Biotech company wins $1m grand prize for advancing agritech in Africa

5 May 2023