Building South Africa's innovation capacity
The Southern Education and Research Alliance (SERA) embodies an inclusive, strategic alliance that seeks to create the education, research and technology transfer infrastructure and competence needed to significantly contribute to South Africa's global competitiveness.
Founding partners, the CSIR and University of Pretoria - respectively the largest R&D, technology and innovation institution in Africa and one of the largest research universities in the country - share a vision of creating a South African flagship to compete globally in science and technology.
Collaborating locally and abroad, its activities are rapidly and effectively applying knowledge and human resources to the science, engineering and technology value chain to support economic growth and sustainable development, locally and in the region. |
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Newsflashes
Trial success may mean 2015 release for malaria vaccine
Results from phase III clinical trials in Africa show a vaccine protects children from malaria, but with a modest efficacy.
CHPC to host 2011 National Conference at CSIR
The 2011 Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) National Conference themed Better HPC and data-curation adoption, better research and industrial development will be held from 7-9 December 2011 at the CSIR International Convention Centre.
Gauteng to host first-in-Africa Biotechnology Conference
The 2011 Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference, to be held in Johannesburg from 6-9 September, will mark the firstime that this prestigious conference is being hosted in Africa.
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Making an impact...
63 collaborative relationships
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