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At the CSIR, a convergence of skills and facilities in biotechnology, chemistry, agroprocessing, food science and engineering coupled with industrial and commercial experience combine to provide competitive and cutting-edge bioscience knowledge. This is translated into innovations and solutions towards the improvement of health, food security and energy provision for a competitive bio-economy for South Africa and Africa.
A core focus of the unit is on innovation to bridge the gap between fundamental research and commercial exploitation. Research activities focus on creating novel and highly competitive technologies and products that can be developed in South Africa through new start-up ventures or in partnership with existing enterprises.
Research is currently structured into several competency areas, each with a number of smaller research groups spanning the drug and therapeutic discovery value chain as well as the bioprocessing and product development arena, to allow focussed and effective research leadership of key focal areas that embrace national priorities. The unit's focus is on strengthening these platforms and building the value chain to optimise impact in the external environment.
These competency areas are:
Drug Discovery and Development
Expression Systems
Product and Process Development
Synthetic Biology
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