What is Biotechnology?
Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof, and molecular analogs for products and services.
Top Biotechnology Companies In South Africa
- 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
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’s 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 2014 followed by branch offices in Ghana (2018), Tanzania (2019), and Senegal (2020).
Contact no: +27 12 343 5829
Address: 525 Justice Mahomed St, Muckleneuk, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
3.DNAbiotec (Pty) Ltd
DNAbiotec® is a mechanism to translate scientific results into products. DNAbiotec® has been highly successful in productizing the skills, knowledge, and research outputs of the DNAbiotec®
We have delivered products to clients in 44 countries to date, including 24 countries in Africa.
The company has several physical assets, but none compare to our intellectual assets.
Contact no:+27 12 349 1685
Address: 25A De Havilland Cres, Persequor, Pretoria, 0020, South Africa
4.CapeBio
CapeBio™ Technologies Pty (Ltd) (CapeBio™) with registration number: 2018/505984/07 is a South African biotechnology company that specializes in the 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
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
Contact no:: +27 21 808 2764
Address:Launchlab, Hammanshand Rd, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa
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 commercializing 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
7. 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
What is the biotechnology industry in South Africa?
South Africa is currently leading the continent in agricultural biotech, with more than 80 percent of its maize and soya genetically modified.
A lot of Bt cotton is also grown there. Work on the introduction of biotech crops started in 1997 and the country has since substantial progress with its application.