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Medical and Pharmaceutical Engineering
Pharmaceuticals patents benefit R&D of medication
Pharmaceutical companies in South Africa are granted patents, and thus a monopoly on the local market, to incentivise research and development (R&D) within the pharmaceutical field, and not to hike prices, as many people believe, says patent law...By: Anine Vermeulen
24 May 13
News This Week
Electromagnetic vermin proofing an ecofreindly option
Conventional pest control poisons have always been used over the years to try and control rodent invasions in South Africa and worldwide, however, “no solution has been capable of effectively protecting electrical wiring and machinery from these...By: Tracy Hancock
15 Mar 13
Hitech Briefs - Karel Smrcka
Breathalyser for diagnosis of lung diseases
Siemens is researching a method that may make it possible to diagnose tuberculoses or lung cancer at an early stage using breath samples.By: Karel Smrcka
01 Mar 13
Health and Safety
Wellness campaign promotes health
To ensure its staff remain healthy, logistics solutions provider Crossroads encourages employees to participate in a yearly wellness campaign.By: Sashnee Moodley
21 Sep 12
BIOTECHNOLOGY
South African biotechnology firm works on cancer breakthrough
The South African Cancer Association (Cansa) estimates that at least 100 000 people are diagnosed with cancer in the country each year. This equates to a lifetime risk of one in six persons being diagnosed. Cansa head of health Professor Michael...By: Megan Wait
08 Jun 12
Medical Technology
South African biotechnology firm works on cancer breakthrough
The South African Cancer Association (Cansa) estimates that at least 100 000 people are diagnosed with cancer in the country each year. This equates to a lifetime risk of one in six persons being diagnosed.
By: Megan Wait
08 Jun 12
Ecolab Inc
Company Announcement: Ecolab Announces Commitment to World Wildlife Fund and the Alliance for Water Stewardship 
Goal is smarter, more sustainable water use by industry
Medical and Pharmaceutical Engineering
Breakthrough in stem cell technology a first in Africa
A team of researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is the first in Africa to establish groundbreaking biomedical stem cell technology, which could hold the key to finding cures for some of Africa’s most prevalent...By: Samantha Moolman
25 May 12
Hitech Briefs - Karel Smrcka
Nanoparticles to eliminate use of animals in medical research?
Countless mice, rats and rabbits die every year in the name of science – and the situation is getting worse. While German laboratories used some 2.41-million animals for scientific research in 2005, this number had grown to 2.79-million by 2009.By: Karel Smrcka
03 Feb 12
Developments to Watch - Karel Smrcka
UK authorises clinical tests for medicines made of genetically modified plants
Pharmaceuticals can be produced by plants. Antibodies that have been produced in tobacco plants are to be tested in a clinical study for the first time. This important decision was announced in London in late July.By: Karel Smrcka
12 Aug 11
Water Services
Water at the centre of service delivery protests
The South African Association of Water Utilities chairperson and African Water Association VP Duduzile Myeni says water has been at the centre of recent service delivery protests taking place in South Africa and that practical solutions are...By: Dennis Ndaba
24 Jun 11
Medical and Pharmaceutical Engineering
DST increases investment in emerging research and nanotechnology
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has increased investment in emerging research areas in general and in the National Nanotechnology Strategy in particular, DST Minister Naledi Pandor said at the international workshop on Nanomedicine... |
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