On Friday 6 January 1956, Allan Cormack arrived for work at Groote Schuur Hospital, having been appointed as part-time nuclear physicist, spending […]
Posts Tagged ‘Cape Town’
BRICS and Technology Transfer
BRICS is the acronym that draws together the national economies of five emerging countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. […]
Celebrating BME@50
Yesterday marked an important milestone for the field of biomedical engineering (BME) in Cape Town as it celebrated its 50th […]
In the Footsteps of Cormack
For the past week, Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, has hosted an international conference entitled “Modern Challenges in Imaging.” Subtitled “In the […]
Health Tech Hub of Africa
Among the strategic projects of Wesgro – a local trade and investment agency – are included Air Access, to develop […]
The Future of Healthcare
Over the past three days, the Africa Health Exhibition has taken place in Midrand where over 10,000 people – delegates, speakers, exhibitors […]
Cape Health Manufacturing Network
Last night, Wesgro – the official agency that promotes tourism, trade and in investment for Cape Town and the Western Cape – […]
In Search of Truth
The electrocardiogram – or ECG – fulfils the requirements for a diagnostic test: non-invasive, easy to record and reproducible. It is applied […]
A Breakthrough from Cape Town
Earlier this week, a woman with severe aortic valve stenosis was operated on successfully at Groote Schuur Hospital by Jacques Scherman, […]
Globalization 4.0
It’s that time of year when the world’s leaders gather in the Swiss alpine village of Davos to discuss cooperation […]