by The Editor | Jul 23, 2020 | Blog
The current Covid19 pandemic has had massive consequences for humans and businesses alike across the world. There have been many pieces of information sprouting on “flattening the curve,” different testing methods, the effectiveness of various PPE and possible...
by The Editor | Jul 7, 2020 | Announcement, Blog
Early this month, as South Africa entered LockDown Level 3 and mask wearing and hand sanitising became more entrenched in our daily lives, CPGR completed a pilot skin microbiome project for Cape Town start up Tuesday Innovation. CPGR applied their routine metagenomics...
by The Editor | Jun 19, 2020 | Announcement
Press release Cape Town, South Africa, 17 June 2020 When the Centre for Proteomic & Genomic Research (CPGR) realised that there was an emergent testing shortfall for Covid-19 in March this year, the organisation sought to create a solution that would be suitable...
by Dr. Reinhard Hiller | Apr 26, 2020 | Announcement
26 April 2020 CPGR and Artisan Biomed announce CHIC (Cape Health Innovation Campus), a first of its kind ‘co-working’ environment to boost bio- and health tech innovation in (South) Africa that will achieve superior value through an emphasis on symbiotic interaction...
by Dr. Reinhard Hiller | Nov 18, 2019 | Announcement
Artisan Biomed, a subsidiary of the Centre for Proteomic and Genomic Research (CPGR), announced a partnership with Cortex Group that will see its respective capabilities combined to developed advanced solutions for interdependent health sectors. Artisan Biomed is...
by Liam Bell | Jul 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Brandon Reyneke, winner of the 2018 Illumina Core Lab Competition, dropped off his samples for analysis at the CPGR earlier today. Brandon is a MSc candidate under the supervision of Prof Wesaal Khan in the Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University...
by Dr. Reinhard Hiller | Jun 26, 2019 | Announcement
June 26, 2019, Cape Town—Artisan Biomed, a subsidiary of the CPGR, and Medicus AI today agreed to jointly advance Precision Medicine in South Africa by rendering and developing AI-powered data use applications Although often equated with high-throughput and...
by Dr. Reinhard Hiller | Jun 13, 2019 | Announcement
June 12, 2019 – Cape Town, South Africa – Artisan Biomed, a subsidiary of the CPGR, and My BluePrint, a South African startup, have entered an understanding to develop smart assays to inform individualized treatment plans for vitamin supplements The...
by Dr. Reinhard Hiller | May 20, 2019 | Blog, Innovation management
Successful start-up formation is one of the key ingredients to building a bio-economy, as noted in the Department of Science’s (DST’s) most recent strategy paper. Biotech start-ups require eco-systems to thrive, a fact noted by 100s of hubs across the world, who...
by Liam Bell | Apr 30, 2019 | Blog
One of the main reasons behind the conception of the CPGR was to create a facility that could help facilitate ‘omics-based research in a resource limited setting. This was over a decade ago and in that time there have been several lessons we have learnt as a service...
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