Merck, MEST to host biotechnology hackathon

The upcoming M² Hack [Merck x Mest = M² Hackathon] in Cape Town is open. Merck and MEST join forces to power up this year’s most exciting hackathon, with interesting challenges ranging from access to healthcare to biosensing and interfaces, and who better to...

Kiara Health scoops leadership award

Young pan-African pharmaceutical company Kiara Health has been awarded the Africa Visionary Innovation Leadership Award for 2018 by international growth partnership company Frost & Sullivan. Frost & Sullivan recognised Kiara Health with the award in...

Cisco, NetApp simplify cloud infrastructure delivery

Cisco and NetApp have announced new FlexPod solutions, combining Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure with NetApp data services to help organizations accelerate application delivery and transition to a hybrid cloud with a trusted platform for innovation. The new...

New drug-resistant cancer compounds show promise

The University of Tokyo’s Research Centre for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), Fujitsu, and Kowa have announced that using IT-based drug discovery technologies, which entails computer-based virtual design and evaluation, they have successfully created...

Hazardous waste management system launched

Healthcare institutions have a legal duty to ensure that their hazardous waste is managed responsibly. As stipulated in the Proposed National Health Care Risk Waste Management Regulations (2018), the person in charge of a health establishment must ensure that health...

Technology key to African healthcare

Technology is shaping the way we experience healthcare. From electronic medical records and patient self-tracking to informatics and minimally invasive procedures, healthcare is getting more and more high-tech. And nurses in Africa are at the forefront of using...