ICGEB Cape Town

09/12/2025

Celebrating South African Women in Science 🙌 🇿🇦

ICGEB Cape Town and the Department of Science,Technology and Innovation SA congratulate and welcome the SAWBP PhD Fellows for 2025.

👉 https://www.icgeb.org/celebrating-south-african-women-in-science/

05/12/2025

Snapshot of the hands-on training Course on 'Pathogen Detection and Biosecurity' at ICGEB this week.

In partnership with the UN Biological Weapons Convention with support from Regjeringen (Norge) NorwayMFA 🧪🥼🧫🧬

02/12/2025

Proudly partnering with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit, ICGEB hosts the Training Course on 'Pathogen Detection and Biosecurity' at our Component this week.

With support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Regjeringen (Norge) 🇳🇴

01/12/2025

ICGEB DG Dr Lawence Banks is honoured to welcome H.E. Mr Gjermund Sæther, Ambassador of Norway to South Africa at the Training Course on Pathogen Detection & Biosecurity with our partner Biological Weapons Convention ISU & support from Regjeringen (Norge) Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇳🇴

01/12/2025

Welcoming delegates to the Opening Session of the Training Course on Pathogen Detection & Biosecurity in partnership with the Biological Weapons Convention ISU & support from NorwayMFA 🇳🇴

The training aims to strengthen technical expertise in the peaceful application of biological sciences & technologies.

ℹ️https://www.icgeb.org/bwc-icgeb-training-course-on-pathogen-detection-and-biosecurity/

28/11/2025

28/11/2025

Such an engaging Science & the City SA today at Science Forum South Africa

Thank you to everyone who attended and the fantastic speakers!

We look forward to continuing this discussion on in

27/11/2025

Tomorrow! Join us at our ICGEB Science & The City SA at Science Forum South Africa with Department of Science,Technology and Innovation SA 👇

Proud to announce the forthcoming ICGEB Science & the City at Science Forum South Africa on 28 November 2025 with the Department of Science,Technology and Innovation SA

Join us to talk about 'All eyes on AI in Science CommunicAtIon'

With experts Mmboneni Muofhe, Mpho Primus, Jaco Jansen van Rensburg Shirona Patel and moderated by Lara Donaldson

Register here: https://www.sfsa.co.za/registration/

21/11/2025

Newly appointed PhD Representatives at ICGEB India, Italy, and South Africa are a key focal point for students within the international ICGEB community.

In Cape Town, we congratulate Ms. Chiara Foret (Cancer Genomics Group) and Mr. Hasam Sayedi (Plant Systems Biology Group) who are the new representatives for our Conponent.

ℹ️ read more in the ICGEB November newsletter www.icgeb.org

19/11/2025

📢 Publication alert in from our unit with Dr Stefano Cacciatore 👇

Different experimental protocols for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectra provide different molecular insights, but performing is costly. Here the authors show how machine learning can predict CPMG, diffusion-edited, and pJRES spectra from NOESY data in serum samples, improving analytical efficiency.