Fluorobiotech (PTY) Ltd is addressing a critical challenge in biotechnology -developing high-quality recombinant proteins locally.In this LaunchPod episode, Dr. Anton Du Preez van Staden & Ross Vermeulen discuss their journey from research to entrepreneurship and how their innovations are shaping the industry.🔬 If you’re interested in biotech, innovation, and scientific...
Welcoming new team members to Fluorobiotech
We are thrilled to welcome Nsizwa Sbonakonke and Ida Røssland JohnsenJohnsen to the Fluorobiotech team! Nsizwa joins us with a strong background in biochemistry, having completed his honors degree at the University of Zululand and gained valuable experience through his internship with the CSSFF-SAMRC project at the South African Medical...
Dr Ross Vermeulen, COO Fluorobiotech, speaks at the opening of the BRAIN 4.0
We are proud to share that our COO, Ross Vermeulen, had the opportunity to welcome the selected start-up companies, program partners and industry experts to the Regional BRAIN Bootcamp 4.0.  This bootcamp gathers African startups, international experts, and Open Startup’s global partners to foster hashtag#deeptech innovation in Africa, focusing on...
Flurobiotech participated in the launch of the African STARS Fellowship with Mastercard Foundation
Cape Town, South Africa - In a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming the landscape of healthcare innovation in Africa, the Mastercard Foundation, the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) have announced the launch of the African STARS Fellowship Programme. Fluorobiotech...
Fluorobiotech move to the new state-of-the-art laboratories
Stellenbosch University (SU) has announced the opening of LaunchLab CERI Bio, a biotechnology incubator for startups. This facility is an extension of the LaunchLab’s services offered to entrepreneurs.[M[1] This bold initiative aims to accelerate the local biotechnology sector, bridging the gap between research and real-world impact. The lab has been specifically designed to...
Fluorobiotech host BRAIN 4.0 startup program in South Africa
Africa’s DeepTech and HealthTech sectors are on the rise, but many promising startups struggle to access the right mentorship, investment, and strategic guidance to scale globally. To bridge this gap, the BRAIN Regional Bootcamp brought together 10 highpotential African startups for an intensive five-day programme in Cape Town and Stellenbosch,...
Our CEO discussing scaling health tech in Africa
We would like to give a shoutout to the top 10 African startups that took part in last week’s BRAIN bootcamp. Every day was packed with interactive sessions, guided by international industry experts, and made practically applicable to each startup’s current position, challenges and goals.On Thursday evening, our CEO, Dr...