SANBio aims to build and strengthen capacity in biosciences through networking, promotion of scientific excellence and harnessing of the indigenous knowledge for sustainable utilization of natural resources and wealth generation of the people of Southern African.

NEPAD/SANBio Bioinformatics Workshop
The Workshop is to be held from 22-26 February 2010 at the University of Mauritius and SLU, Uppsala-Sweden.

Strengthening pharmaceutical innovation and access to medicines in Africa
AU/NEPAD and COHRED are cooperating to help African countries build human and regulatory capacity and infrastructure for pharmaceuticals, and implement both the African Union Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan and the WHO Global Strategy and Plan of Action.

CSIR assists with human capital development in science and technology transfer
May 2009
CSIR Biosciences in March welcomed two doctoral students from Tanzania and Malawi as part of a human capital development initiative to boost the science, engineering and technology base on the continent and indirectly assist African countries to progress towards a knowledge-based economy.

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Article: Status of Biotechnology in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

SANBio brochure

Report of the 1st Meeting of the SANBio Task Force on the Enhancement of Capabilities of Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources in Southern Africa

Report on SANBio network director's visit to Mauritius

Report on SANBio network director's visit to Botswana

Report on SANBio network director's visit to the School of Biological & Conservation Sciences (SBS) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Southern African Network for Biosciences (SANBio) Business Plan 2006 - 2011

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