South African (SA) President Cyril Ramaphosa is this Wednesday expected to officiate the launch of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR) FuturePharma facility in Pretoria, SA.
The facility aims to advance pharmaceutical innovation and manufacturing.
It marks an important milestone in efforts to strengthen SA’s pharmaceutical innovation ecosystem and expand domestic capacity to develop and manufacture critical medicines and pharmaceutical products.
FuturePharma is an open-access pharmaceutical innovation and manufacturing facility established by the CSIR to support the development and production of active pharmaceutical ingredients and other pharmaceutical technologies, while strengthening SA’s pharmaceutical value chain.
The facility aims to bridge the gap between promising laboratory research and development. It will provide researchers, innovators and industry partners with access to specialised infrastructure and expertise to advance technologies towards manufacturing, while supporting technology transfer and skills development.
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