A South African born surgeon living in the United States of America – and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the healthcare sector, Prof. Patrick Soon-Shiong – is amongst the top speakers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 7th Biennial Conference taking place on...
Plans afoot to bring accredited food testing to rural South Africa through mobile laboratories
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is collaborating with Mobile Agricultural Skills and Development Training (MASDT), a non-profit company that assists small and medium enterprises in the agricultural sector, to introduce an accessible and affordable mobile food safety test...
Call for Expression of Interest (EoI)
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), in collaboration with the Biorefinery Industry Development Facility (BIDF) at the CSIR, invite interested South African SME's to submit expressions of interest to the open call: ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION OF BIOREFINERY TECHNOLOGIES. The objective o...
Exploring the use of indigenous knowledge-based products in response to COVID-19
Scientific studies into a traditional medicine that may help improve the body’s ability to fight off and recover from infection, may be helpful in the fight against COVID-19. The Prijap Biolife traditional medicine has been in the market for 10 years and has been used to treat patients who have b...
DSI-CSIR Nanomaterials Industry Development Facility: Call for participation
Contact Person: Dr Mike Masukume, mmasukume@csir.co.za , +(12) 841 4269
SMMEs in agriculture sector share their experiences at the BIDC’s accelerator event
The CSIR Biomanufacturing Industrial Development Centre (BIDC) held its quarterly accelerator networking event at the CSIR on the 31st January 2020. This platform provides small medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) an opportunity to openly exchange ideas and share experiences on their journey to ...
CSIR to showcase its value offerings at Africa’s largest biotech conference in Durban
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will be showcasing its Biomanufacturing, Agroprocessing and Health Innovation technologies at the inaugural Bio Africa Convention, taking place at the Durban International Convention Centre from 26 to 28 August 2019. The event brings toget...
Ecosystem services under threat as SA farms are abandoned amidst dry climate conditions
CSIR remote sensing specialists studied satellite imagery of South Africa’s savanna system over the period 2001 to 2018 which showed that as the climate became drier, farms were abandoned, which in turn led to an increase in tree cover. “The grass-tree co-existence of the Savanna is crucial to th...
Stories about talent, sucess and opportunities
Stories about the achievements of our people, our research and technological breakthroughs, partnerships, as well as the licensing of our technologies.
New rock drill set to disrupt the mining industry
Three concept designs for a new rock drill that is set to disrupt the mining industry were revealed at the Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP) on 25 October 2018. Following a nationwide initiative to gather concept designs for a new rock drill, the MMP is proud to announce three winning entries submitt...