Data on southern oceans now freely available
Posted on 12. Jun, 2010 by admin in News-Technology
On World Ocean Day (8 June 2010), the Southern African Data Centre for Oceanography (SADCO) will start providing free and open access to its data.
Driving sustainable logistics unlocks economic growth for SA
Posted on 16. Mar, 2010 by admin in News-Supply Chain
The value that logistics adds to the South African economy, contributing to the country’s global competitiveness and sustainability should be greater than the costs. This is according to the 6th State of LogisticsTM survey, the authoritative study on logistics in the country published in March 2010 by the CSIR, IMPERIAL Logistics and Stellenbosch University.
Science: real and relevant
Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by admin in Events
31 August & 01 September 2010 CSIR International Convention Centre – Pretoria Every second year, the CSIR dedicates two days at its Science: real and relevant conference to share its research progress, breakthroughs, and impact in an open forum. In 2010, the conference will be shaped around the areas in which the CSIR believes it [...]
CSIR researcher takes IEEE Female Scientist of the Year 2009 award
Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by admin in News-Technology
Professor Marlien Herselman of the CSIRs Meraka Institute is the recipient of the 2009 Female Scientist of the Year award by the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) and IEEE South Africa section committee. Herselman received this award on 21 November 2009 at the University of Pretoria.
Process development provider appointed for CSIR’s anti-rabies antibody
Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by admin in News-Pharmaceutical
Kentucky BioProcessing has signed an agreement with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to develop a commercially efficient process for RabiVirTM, the CSIR’s award-winning anti-rabies antibody developed in a start-up venture with GreenPharmTM.
CSIR awards national research network tender to Telkom
Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by admin in Uncategorized
The CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) has awarded the contract for the installation of the national backbone network of the South African National Research Network (SANReN) to Telkom. SANReN forms a crucial part of the national cyberinfrastructure initiative funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST). This development concludes the process of [...]