Future Production: Chemicals

Africa will not be last in line when the next global pandemic hits.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has collaborated with MERCK, a German multinational science and technology company, to deliver the first Quality Control and Downstream Operations in Biomanufacturing course. The course is part of the CSIR’s three-year African biomanufactu...

Vaccine production technologies The CSIR is hosting a cohort of participants for a vaccine production technologies course as part of its African Biomanufacturing Workforce Training and Skills Development Programme. This course assists in growing and developing the vaccine production sector on the...

The CSIR is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the upcoming Quality Control and Downstream operations in Biomanufacturing course (CSIR-BQ-1A) , scheduled to start on Monday, 26 August 2024, as part of its African Bio-Manufacturing Workforce Training and Skills Developmen...

The CSIR’s African Biomanufacturing Workforce Training and Skills Development Programme conferred certificates to 25 participants who completed training in biomanufacturing technologies on 23 May 2024. Participants were drawn from academic institutions, small, medium and micro enterprises, indust...

The CSIR is pleased to announce the commencement of its Vaccine Production Technologies course (CSIR-VP-1A), scheduled to start on Monday, 1 July 2024, as part of its African Biomanufacturing Workforce Training and Skills Development Programme. The deadline for applications is 10 May 2024. The co...

The CSIR is pleased to announce the commencement of the biomanufacturing technologies course (CSIR-BT-1A), scheduled to start on Monday, 6 May 2024, as part of its African Biomanufacturing Workforce Training and Skills Development Programme. Applications are currently being accepted for the upcom...

The CSIR partnered with the University of Pisa in Italy on the Nanofun project, aimed at designing and developing chemically treated nanocellulose membranes for water treatment applications. The project received funding from both the National Research Foundation (NRF) in South Africa and the Mini...