Building on the success of the first Cape Town Research Day in 2025, ICGEB Cape Town hosted the scientific networking event ‘Beyond the Lab: Science, People and Impact’.
Designed to offer Group Leaders, Senior Scientists, Postdoctoral and Doctoral researchers, as well as research technicians and interns an environment, away from the laboratories, to raise awareness of each other’s research and facilitate interdisciplinary exchange, this year’s event took place on the 5th of November 2026, where over fifty researchers from ICGEB Cape Town joined forces to showcase their research.
‘Different research: One Institute’. The Programme included a mix of traditional scientific talks, talks on science beyond the bench, an opportunity for our sponsors DIPLOMICS and Whitehead Scientific to present their services and scientific products, as well as a freestyle segment on the art of science and a talent show.
In recognition of the best scientific talks, as well as the most captivating art of science videos, the winners included Dr Farhaan Doboah (Emerging Viruses), Dr Karla Sousa (Cancer Genomics), and Ms. Bliss Musvosvi (Infectious Diseases) for their scientific talks, as well as Ms. Nadine Tambwe (Cancer Genomics) and the Emerging Viruses Group for their ingenious videos.
With over 20 nationalities operating at ICGEB Cape Town, mostly from the African continent, Research Day remains a testament to the youthful and international ICGEB Component, now in its 20th year of operation. The ICGEB Cape Town Component, strongly supported by the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, continues to deliver on priority areas for South Africa and the continent, while promoting the importance of Science for Development and Science for Society.
