Female researchers working in additive manufacturing will brief the media of some of their research breakthroughs, made using the world’s largest 3D printer, which is housed at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The media briefing forms part of Women’s Month activities 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...
CSIR female researchers at the forefront of health research
Media advisory Female researchers from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will brief the media on some of the ground-breaking research they are working on to improve the lives of South Africans. The briefing, scheduled to take place at the CSIR campus in Pretoria, on Wednes...
Diabetes-detecting chip brings inventor popular acclaim
Featuring on radio, in newspapers and even making it to the top three of a competitive television show, the inventor of a diabetes breath analyser certainly has had a bumper year. The CSIR’s Dr Bonex Mwakikunga developed the Breath-Tech diabetes breath analyser after seeing the pain that his youn...
Drs Patience Mthunzi-Kufa and Angela Dudley fly CSIR flag high
CSIR Biophotonics research group leader, Dr Patience Mthunzi-Kufa was one of 20 young scientists selected and invited by the Department of Science and Technology to represent South Africa at the 2nd Annual BRICS Young Scientist Forum in China, Zhejiang University. BRICS is the acronym for an asso...