Impact Tank is a registered non-profit and Namibia's first social impact venture builder. Impact Tank ideate and design interventions that seek to address systemically broken social issues. They validate these models, then build and grow profitable businesses that drive towards sustainable change. Activities are organised into three thematic areas ensuring focus for the team, clear alignment to our funding partners and improving the ability to stay abreast with the latest developments within those communities.

These thematic areas are:

  1. The Green Economy,
  2. Food Security; and
  3. Human Capital

myScript is a web application that replaces paper-based prescriptions. Our mission is to empower patients by providing them with unrestricted and secure access to their medical data on demand.

We manufacture a breastfeeding tonic that enhances breastmilk production. Also provides lactation support and assist with the breastfeeding journey.  We are a 100% woman owned organisation and our product is manufactured in South Africa. 

Doctors E-Consult is an online platform that is bringing together doctors, patients and pharmacies from all over the country into one application. Having seen the devastating effects which resulted from the Coronavirus. We noticed that access to healthcare was very limited due to the restrictions and curfews that were put in place by the government as a way to help stop the spread of the deadly virus. But prior to the pandemic, our health facilities are usually very congested. Not only that specialist doctors are concentrated in the capital city making it financially burdensome on those people

Get2Natural Beauty, also known as G2N is a cosmetic company co-founded by Phumelele Khumalo and Nosihle Dlamini. It was catalysed by the frustration in products that did not fulfil or satisfy our personal needs and goals for our hair and skin. The company produces face products made from botanical extracts that work in unison with the skin’s naturally produced oils to help create fresh, soft skin and a healthier complexion. The hair products consist of special healthy ingredients, from natural extracts such as natural butters and unique aromatherapy oils to formulate innovative oils specific

Interferon Induced proteins with Tetratricopeptide repeats (IFIT) proteins are a family of antiviral proteins that have been shown to confer immunity against viral infection. IFIT proteins have been shown to be conserved in vertebrates, with homologues having been identified in several organisms.

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Researchers at Stellenbosch University have developed a groundbreaking new polymer having permanent antimicrobial properties. The compound can be spun into nanofibers for the production of filter elements or membranes, which successfully filter out micro-organisms and eliminate harmful bacteria.

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This invention is continuous flow reactor technology used to manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for various drugs. 

These include AIDS (Emtricitabine, Lamivudine and Efavirenz), TB (Isoniazid), influenza (Tamiflu) and diabetes (Gliclazide, chlorpropamide, glipizide, glibenclamide...

AzarGen is a biotechnology company developing therapies for cancer and respiratory disease. The company has developed and use technologies for advanced genetic engineering and synthetic biology applications in plants. The company is positioned to facilitate further development and commercialization of IP, generated by academia and industry. AzarGen has developed proprietary synthetic DNA promoters for various expression platform applications in plant-made pharmaceuticals, synthetic biology and GM-crop improvement. The AzarGen management team is supported by an experienced advisory board for

The skin represents the first physical barrier to protect our bodies from harmful toxins, pathogens and dangerous environmental factors and plays an important role in social and visual experiences. South Africans have used traditional herbal medicinal products to increase immunity in...