Top 10 Biotechnology companies in South Africa
1.Applied Biosystems South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $30 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing productivity in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 80,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.
Contact no:27 11 478 0411
Address:200 Smit St, Fairland, Johannesburg, 2030, South Africa
Website: https://corporate.thermofisher.com/us/en/index.html
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2.Inqaba Biotechnical Industries (Pty) Ltd
Inqaba Biotechnical Industries (Pty) Ltd, trading as inqaba biotec™ in Sub-Saharan Africa, is a unique South African Genomics company that was established in 2002 from an idea that was conceptualized in 2000.
Inqaba is an IsiXhosa name for “rare and precious” and this pays homage to our South African origin. The company headquarter is based in Muckleneuk, one of the oldest suburbs in Pretoria. In 2010 the Kenyan subsidiary, Inqaba Biotec East Africa Ltd, was launched in Nairobi. Thereafter, Inqaba Biotec West Africa Ltd was registered in Nigeria in the 2014 followed by branch offices in Ghana (2018), Tanzania (2019) and Senegal (2020).
The company was founded by a venture team of five, of whom two; Prof. Göttfert and Dr Preisig are still actively engaged with the company. In 2002, the start-up of inqaba biotec was financed through private equity from 30 private shareholders and through a loan from the Swiss Government, which was later repaid in full.
Services
MassARRAY Genotyping
Oligo Synthesis
Sanger Sequencing
NGS
Bioinformatics
Animal Genetics
qPCR Analysis
Fragment Analysis
Instrument Service
Contact no: +27 12 343 5829
Address: 525 Justice Mahomed St, Muckleneuk, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
Website: http://www.inqababiotec.co.za/
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3.DNAbiotec (Pty) Ltd
DNAbiotec® is a mechanism to translate science results into products. DNAbiotec® has been highly successful in productising the skills, knowledge and research outputs of the DNAbiotec®
We have delivered products to clients in 44 countries to date, 24 countries in Africa.
The company has several physical assets, but none compare to our intellectual assets.
DNAbiotec® is an IP aware company and our IP mantra is:
Produce IP
Protect IP
Productise IP
Contact no:+27 12 349 1685
Address: 25A De Havilland Cres, Persequor, Pretoria, 0020, South Africa
Website: http://www.dnabiotec.com/
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4.CapeBio
CapeBio™ Technologies Pty (Ltd) (CapeBio™) with registration number: 2018/505984/07 is a South African biotechnology company that specializes in biomanufacturing of molecular biology enzyme technologies. These products are sourced from rich South African indigenous biodiversity hotspots.
Our enzymes are key drivers for molecular diagnostics development. CapeBio™ is fast becoming a local pioneer for large scale biomanufacturing of enzymes such as polymerases, ligases, and reverse transcriptases.
Contact no:: +27 12 844 0440
Address:Unit 2, Parkside, 86 Oak Ave, Highveld Techno Park, Centurion, South Africa
Website: http://www.capebiosa.com/
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5.AzarGen Biotechnologies (Pty) Ltd
AzarGen is a biotechnology company focused on developing human therapeutic proteins using advanced genetic engineering and synthetic biology techniques in plants.
Dr. Venter is co-founder and CEO of AzarGen. He conducted genetic research at Stellenbosch University, completing two postdoctoral fellowships (in plant biotechnology and human genetics respectively) and worked as a contract researcher and lecturer. He was part of the first group of postdoctoral fellows in South Africa to receive the National Research Foundation Innovation-Fund Postdoc Bursary in 2005-2006. During his postdoc fellowship in human genetics, he attracted funding and served as project leader of a Self-Initiated SA-MRC (South African Medical Research Council)-project. He has presented papers at several national and international conferences and authored or co-authored 17 research, book chapter and review articles in biotechnology and medical genetics. Dr. Venter is co-inventor of 2 patent families relating to AzarGen’s lead therapeutic candidate and synthetic promoter technology. After completing a productive internship, as a business analyst at Cape Venture Partners (CVP), he decided to combine his passion for science with business to become a biotech entrepreneur.
Contact no:: +27 21 808 2764
Address:Launchlab, Hammanshand Rd, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa
Website: http://azargen.com/
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6.Cape Bio Pharms (Pty) Ltd
Cape Bio Pharms is an exciting new (ad)venture based in Cape Town, South Africa. We are a spin-off company of the University of Cape Town aimed at commercialising the biotech developed by their Biopharming Research Unit (BRU) for the production of recombinant proteins in Nicotiana benthamiana plants.
Contact no:: +27 21 286 2835
Address:5 Sunrise Cir, Ndabeni, Cape Town, 7405, South Africa
Website: http://www.capebiopharms.com/
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7.G-Tech Holdings (PTY) Ltd
G-Tech strives to become the leading company in providing green technology solutions for sustainable livelihoods…
Products
Mine dump and mine impacted land rehabilitation.
Biofuel feedstock production and supply
Agriculture
Contact no:27 79 508 9305
Address:40, San Remo Complex, 353 Van Heerden Avenue, Halfway Gardens, Midrand, 1685, South Africa
Website: http://g-techholding.co.za/
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8.Enzyme Technologies (PTY) Ltd
Enzyme Technologies (PTY) Ltd is a 100% South African owned biotechnology company, established in 2006, for the purpose of developing technology to extract and stabilize an enzyme called bromelain from pineapple stems. After 12 years of research, at a laboratory scale, pilot plant scale and now at a small commercial scale, ET has succeeded in developing the highest quality bromelain available on the market and we are currently the only manufacturers of bromelain in South Africa! Our aim is to set the benchmark and become world leaders in bromelain production.
Contact no:+27 83 274 7125
Address:Building 318, Umbogintwini Industrial Complex (Northgate, 1 Dickens Rd, Umbogintwini, Amanzimtoti, 4126, South Africa
Website: http://bromelainsa.co.za/
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9.Blue Planet SA pty ltd
BluePlanet South Africa is the African distribution partner for BluePlanet LLC, a US based Biotechnology Company developing and producing bacterial formulations that enhance the recycling process of nutrients and waste for applications in agriculture, aquaculture, wastewater treatment and environmental remediation.
Contact no:: +27 82 839 0542
Address: 64 Mimetes Rd, Denver, Johannesburg, 2094, South Africa
Website: https://www.blueplanet-sa.com/
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10.Biotech Laboratories (Pty) Ltd
We live in exciting times, on an extra-ordinary continent and have a colourful collection of people with rich heritages and unique healthcare needs. It takes an intrinsic understanding of the southern African environment to meet their healthcare requirements in a comprehensive manner.
Biotech Laboratories (Pty) Ltd. is a South African pharmaceutical company founded in 1990, that markets, sells and distributes, generic and branded pharmaceuticals to both the private and public sectors in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho.
Contact no:+27 11 848 3050
Address:: Ground Floor Block K West Central Office Park, 400 16th Rd, Midrand, 1685, South Africa
Website: https://www.biotech.co.za/
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