Singularity University Summit comes to South Africa

Singularity University empowers the global community with the mindset, skill set and network to create an abundant future. For the first time in South Africa, leading-edge speakers from SingularityU will join South African leaders, change makers,entrepreneurs and innovators for an unforgettable experience on 23-24 August 2017 in Johannesburg.

The summit will include three sessions on biotechnology and medical advances. Raymond McCauley will be speaking on how to hack the code of life using digital biology, while Dr Divya Chander, a neuroscientist, will be speaking about groundbreaking medical technologies, such as wearable neural devices and brain monitors. The medical fireside session will be in conversation with Dr. Ryan Noach, deputy CEO at Discovery Health.

The summit will include three sessions on biotechnology and medical advances. Raymond McCauley will be speaking on how to hack the code of life using digital biology, while Dr Divya Chander, a neuroscientist, will be speaking about groundbreaking medical technologies, such as wearable neural devices and brain monitors. The medical fireside session will be in conversation with Dr. Ryan Noach, deputy CEO at Discovery Health.

The SingularityU South Africa Summit will convene exponential thought leaders, SU faculty, and organisations from around the world to provide participants with insights into emerging exponential technologies and how they can be used to create positive change and economic growth across the continent.

This unique summit will present a display of disruptive technologies, extensive debate, and collaborative discussions. It will offer an exchange of new ideas and future innovations in the fields of healthcare, cyberspace, AI, robotics, big data, finance, and design.

The Singularity University faculties from Silicon Valley and around the world, as well as South Africa's most forward-thinking leaders will mix with African entrepreneurs, technologist in a paradigm-shifting learning experience. The speakers come from all walks of life, from finance and education to healthcare and exponential energies.

Singularity University Summit comes to South Africa

Singularity University empowers the global community with the mindset, skill set and network to create an abundant future. For the first time in South Africa, leading-edge speakers from SingularityU will join South African leaders, change makers,entrepreneurs and innovators for an unforgettable experience on 23-24 August 2017 in Johannesburg. The summit will include three sessions on biotechnology and medical advances. Raymond McCauley will be speaking on how to hack the code of life using digital biology, while Dr Divya Chander, a neuroscientist, will be speaking about groundbreaking medical technologies, such as wearable neural devices and brain monitors. The medical fireside session will be in conversation with Dr. Ryan Noach, deputy CEO at Discovery Health....

4 Aug 2017 11:55

Stellenbosch University gets first X-ray microscopy scanner in Africa

X-ray computed tomography (CT), also called X-ray microscopy, is a non-destructive technique for visualising interior features within solid objects and for obtaining digital information on their 3-D geometries and properties. The first nanoCT scanner in Africa will be officially launched on 15 September 2014 at Stellenbosch University's Central Analytical Facilities.

16 Sep 2014 16:17

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