Building onto the success of the first Cape Town Research Day last year, ICGEB Cape Town hosted the event this year, with the theme ‘Beyond the Lab: Science, People and Impact’.
Read MoreNovember 12, 2026
Author: Claudia Russo
Claudia Russo is the Manager of the Office of the Director at ICGEB Cape Town and follows the External Relations, Partnership Programmes , Communication and Outreach activities of the Component.
October 15, 2026
African genomics leaders meet in Pretoria to advance public health
African genomics leaders meet in Pretoria to advance public health: a three-day ICGEB and CSIR Meeting, in partnership with DSTI will develop a roadmap for African-led genomics research, capacity and health appications.
Read MoreSeptember 25, 2026
ICGEB Outreach extends to Botswana and Mozambique
Within the past month, the Cape Town Component engaged in outreach activities in both Botswana and Mozambique.
Read MoreSeptember 25, 2026
SAWBP: Supporting South African women in Science
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.
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