ICGEB South African Women in Biotechnology (SAWBP) Programme.
Read MoreSeptember 7, 2026
Author: Claudia Russo
Claudia Russo is PA to the Director at ICGEB Cape Town and follows the External Relations and Outreach activities of the Component
July 10, 2026
SAWBP promotes international mobility of ICGEB researchers
South African Women in Biotechnology (SAWBP) fellows Dr Rumbidzai Changwa and Ms Chiara Foret joins the ICGEB Trieste Component for the mobility feature of the Programme.
Read MoreJuly 6, 2026
Celebrating the inaugural South African National Science Month
ICGEB Cape Town participated in the launch of South African National Science Month at the Vaal University of Technology in Sebokeng on Saturday, 4 July, celebrating the start of monthlong activities focussed on STEM.
Read MoreJune 17, 2026
ICGEB Outreach: ‘She questions. She explores. She creates’
ICGEB Cape Town participates in Wynberg Girls’ Junior School Science Week Programme – ‘She questions. She explores. She creates’.
Read MoreJune 12, 2026
Exploring research partnerships: ICGEB and JAAS
Cape Town, 29th of May 2026 – The ICGEB Cape Town Biopesticides and Plant Systems Biology Groups welcomed a delegation from the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS), China.
Read MoreJune 5, 2026
Supporting Plant Sciences Research in South Africa
ICGEB Cape Town Plant Systems Biology researchers Dr Temilola Aina and Dr Shannon-Leigh Sparks have recently been awarded prestigious South African National Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships, supporting their research in plant sciences.
Read MoreJune 3, 2026
Spotlight on HDIs’ research capacity in South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa – The transformative role of South Africa’s Historically Disadvantaged Institutions (HDIs) in advancing scientific research and innovation took centre stage at the recent meeting of the ICGEB Board of Governors.
Read MoreMarch 12, 2026
Widening participation in biotech fellowships for South African women
February 13, 2026
Director General of South Africa’s DSTI visits Cape Town
6 February 2026: ICGEB Cape Town welcomes Dr Mlungisi Cele, Director General of the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, who headed a DSTI delegation visiting ICGEB Cape Town.
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2026
Training in Pathogen Detection & Biosecurity – Cape Town
ICGEB partners with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Biological Weapons Convention to host the Training Course on ‘Pathogen Detection and Biosecurity’ at ICGEB Cape Town, supported by the Government of Norway.
Read MoreDecember 19, 2025
ICGEB Science & the City joins Science Forum SA
ICGEB Cape Town participates at SFSA 2024 – Igniting Conversations about Science – Innovation and Science for Humanity.
Read MoreDecember 11, 2025
Regional Platform for Sustainable Pest Management in Africa
ICGEB, in partnership with CropLife Africa Middle East and the World BioProtection Forum, convened a three-day conference on Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Pesticide Residue Mitigation.
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