mLab Southern Africa and the CSIR announce a new partnership to stimulate more innovation in the Mobile Health & Wellness sector. Tshwane, South Africa, May 27, 2016 - mLab Southern Africa today announced a new partnership with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) aimed at st...
Finding NEMO: first visual evidence of higher-order immune response structures results from collaborative research
Scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the University of Cape Town (UCT), in collaboration with colleagues at the Institut Pasteur and University College London (UCL) have for the first time visualised a key regulatory protein in cells. This landmark finding a...
5th CSIR conference to feature world-renowned experts
In celebrating its 70th year of research, development and innovation, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (the CSIR) has put together an informative and enriching programme for its 5th biennial conference. The 5th CSIR Conference from 8 to 9 October at its International Convention ...
The CSIR releases annual report, detailing sound all-round performance
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has released its annual report for the 2014/15 financial year, which details the organisation's sound performance against its scientific and financial targets. The organisation has reported that it remains financially sustainable and has e...
CSIR International Convention Centre recognised for service excellence
The CSIR International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC) recently won the prestigious Provincial and National Lilizela Tourism Award for Service Excellence in the Meetings Exhibition and Special Events (MESE) category. The Lilizela Tourism Awards recognise and reward tourism players and businesses tha...
Greenpharm – vaccine production in tobacco leaf
GreenPharm offers a new, scalable manufacturing technology that makes use of transient expression for rapid expression of product. Applications: Post-exposure prophylaxis against rabies Intellectual Property: Safer – mammalian pathogen-free Greater efficacy Reliable supply – technology scalable t...
Nutritious South African organic vegetable drink
An organically grown vegetable drink with no preservatives. It comes in 3 flavours: vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. It could be sold as a meal supplement/breakfast to school children or it could be sold as a healthy smoothie drink via retail outlets. Applications: Providing a nutritious drink ...
SA schools not sun-smart
More than a third of learners who participated in a recent CSIR study reported that they never use sunscreen when they are out in the sun. This is one finding of The SunSmart Schools Research Project, which was co-funded by the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), the South African Medical...
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CSIR produces another spin-off company
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed a licence agreement withReSyn™ Biosciences(Pty) Ltd, a start-up company formed to exploit the CSIR’s ResynTM bead technology, which produces a range of versatile tools for the life sciences research and development (R&D) market....
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South African scientists show 'gene-kissing' impacts gene activation
In a ground-breaking discovery that will have a major impact on our understanding of the regulation and function of our genes and DNA - our genetic blueprint - a group of scientists in South Africa is the first to show that when genes interact in three dimensions, or engage in so-called 'gene kis...