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

Hospi-Furn’ is the largest hospital bed manufacturer in Sub-Saharan Africa and is the market-leading supplier of manual beds in South Africa. The company’s product portfolio consists of a full range of hospital beds and accessories and various items of hospital furniture including bedside lockers, overbed tables and mattresses. Hospi-Furn adheres to International design standards for medical beds but also ensures compliance with local specifications resulting in affordable products truly suitable for the African market.

The company operates from a large factory and office block located in the

Digital Square focuses on creating better alignment to accelerate health equity through the development, adoption, scale, and delivery of digital health innovations. Digital Square brings partners together to improve how the global community designs, uses and pays for digital health tools and approaches. By strengthening the coordination among these partners, Digital Square reorients the market to better match tools and approaches to the needs of countries and communities.

• Alignment and Co-Investment

Digital Square helps to identify promising investment opportunities and provides

Delft Imaging is a social enterprise and envisions a world in which everyone can benefit from the modern world advances in the field of healthcare. It is this belief that drives our mission to develop and deliver unique health innovations, particularly affordable, innovative diagnostic imaging devices, and e-health software that responds to the specific needs of vulnerable communities around the world. Our main solutions are X-ray systems, Artificial Intelligence software, Mobile Clinic, and Diagnostic Center. Over the past decade, Delft Imaging has particularly been focusing on the screening

TeleAfya in partnership with Etechtouch connects patients to board-certified doctors, Nurses, Nurse Assistants, Mid-Wives and diagnostic labs 24 hours a day.

Afrobodies is a South African based biotechnology company. We specialise in making recombinant alpaca antibodies. Our antibodies are 90% smaller and more adaptable to customer needs than 99% of antibodies currently on the global market. These properties make them ideal for sensitive detection of chemicals, proteins, viruses and bacteria. Afrobodies develops antibodies for customers in the following three sectors. 1- Life Sciences research, Immunodiagnostics and Agriculture. We are currently looking to expand our immunotherapy portfolio with some exciting new ventures.

AfricaBio is an independent, not-for-profit biotechnology stakeholder association based in Pretoria, South Africa. The association was established in 1999 to promote the safe, ethical and responsible research, development and use of biotechnology and its products in South Africa and the region. It has a dedicated secretariat, a Chief Executive Officer and a Board of Directors. Its mandate is to provide accurate information, create awareness and understanding as well as knowledge on biotechnology and biosafety in the African region. AfricaBio has membership that spans from major global

Foi Science focuses on integrating biopolymer technology with sustainable practices to create impactful skincare and cosmetic products. Specializing in biopolymers derived from food waste and medicinal plants, the company enhances the efficacy and sustainability of its products. Their diverse range includes the Rapha skincare line, which features healing biopolymers, as well as a new collection of foundations, concealers, and other makeup items tailored specifically for African skin tones.

Sustainability is at the heart of Foi Science’s operations, with a strong emphasis on waste beneficiation