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.
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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.
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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.
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Cape Town, South Africa – 18 May 2026 – The ICGEB, together with the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) of South Africa, opens the 32nd Session of its Board of Governors, bringing together representatives from 69 Member States to advance a shared vision: harnessing biotechnology as a transformative force for sustainable development across Africa.
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On February 4-5, 2026, the Life Sciences Matching & Demo Day brought together more than 70 participants from across Italy and Austria.
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2025 marked a pivotal year for ICGEB—one in which scientific excellence translated decisively into real-world impact for our Member States and their communities.
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The Cross Border Health Regulatory Alliance for Advanced Therapies launches a digital platform for researchers.
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ICGEB’s actions to advance bioeconomies are at the fore, with the Director-General addressing the G20 in South Africa to present our strategies, principles, and international efforts aimed at creating a sustainable economy using biological resources.
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Dr Priscillar Mutungi, a Kenyan researcher from the Wildlife Research and Training Institute in Naivasha, Kenya joins ICGEB Cape Town, as a Postdoctoral Fellow as part of the ICGEB B-INOC Fellowship Programme, supporting training and skills enhancement of researchers, including south-north mobility and south-south mobility.
Read MoreCreation of a sustainable cross-border agro-ecosystem by leveraging root microbiome biodiversity
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The team from the Interreg Project, headed by Serena Zacchigna, ICGEB Trieste, reports on the productive meeting with the Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of the Republic of Slovenia.
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Innovative strategies are underway world-wide to prepare for the onslaught of new viral infections.
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In a meeting this week, the Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology of Brazil discussed the ICGEB Regional Research Centre to be hosted in São Paulo with Director-General Lawrence Banks.
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