SANBio Annual Event 2019 - Beyond the Valleys: Untold Tales of Biopreneurs
The NEPAD Southern Africa Network for Biosciences (SANBio) with the support of the BioFISA II Programme hosted the network’s third Annual Event from 21-22 May 2019 at the CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. With over 280 delegates from 17 countries, 56 speakers participating in 9 sessions, and 5 spotlight presentations during the event, there was a buzz of knowledge exchange and interaction among multi-helix players representing the private and public sectors, academia and civil society in the SADC bioscience innovation ecosystem.
Fruits of Labour: BioFISA II stakeholder workshop in Botswana
On 10 April 2019, NEPAD SANBio / BioFISA II programme in collaboration with the Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) hosted a 1-day stakeholder workshop as part of the BioFISA II programme closure process.
Zimbabwe hosts a SANBio/BioFISA II Project Closure Stakeholders’ Workshop
As the SANBio/BioFISA II programme is coming to a close at the end of June 2019, it is time to look back at what has been achieved and what the future might bring. Some of the projects funded through BioFISA II grants are turning into commercial enterprises and it is time to celebrate their achievements.
Commercialisation of Bioscience Innovations course – a SADC first
The Southern Africa Network for Biosciences (SANBio) through its BioFISA II programme is committed to improve the state of biosciences by supporting innovations in biosciences and contributing to Southern Africa’s knowledge economy.
Flying the SANBio flag high at SPARK Global 2018
Last year, SANBio afforded two of its regional youth ambassadors an opportunity to attend the SPARK Global - Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Course in Berlin, Germany.
Optimised Ash Based Beef Cattle Mineral and Vitamin Block Lick for Free Choice Feeding
Minerals and vitamins are often ignored functional nutrients for grazing cattle especially in smallholder farming arears due to lack of technical know-how, convenient forms, availability or affordability.
It is reported that over 70% of farmers in Southern-Africa fail to realise the full value of their livestock due to poor nutrition, as a result animals suffer from chronic hunger, poor growth rate and fertility, low milk production and metabolic diseases.
SANBio Fostering Regional Collaboration in Ethnomedicine and Product Formulation
The Southern Africa Network for Biosciences supported by the BioFISA II Programme recently held a Principles of Phytomedicine, Ethnomedicine, Science and Product Formulation course in Seychelles in collaboration with Seychelles Bureau of Standards (SBS), National Institute for Science, Technology and Innovation (NSTI) and the
The sorghum revolution – celebrating treasures of the African soil
SR Snacks (Pty) Ltd co-founder, Keneiloe Kganane - Bcom Economics and Econometrics graduate, is on a mission to revive sorghum in the South African market by providing innovative, climate-smart, nutritious, affordable and tasty sorghum snacks foods that will ensure food security for generations to come.
Next Generation of Problem Solvers – Team Botswana SANBioLabHack 2018
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in Africa is challenged by shortages of laboratory equipment in teaching institutions. In South Africa, according to an online Fintech article, 86% of SA’s 23 589 public schools do not have science labs.
While these alarming statistics may apply to the SA context, sadly this problem is also found in every developing nation and Botswana is no exception.
NUST Young Inventors Club wins 3rd place at #SANBioLabHack2018
The #SANBioLabHack2018 took place in Pretoria, South Africa, this week with 17 undergraduate students coming together to turn their passion for innovation by addressing afro-centric solutions to common lab issues.
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