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Allan Gray Makers StartUp Academy 2026 – 8‑Month Incubation for Artisan Entrepreneurs in Technical Trades

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The Allan Gray Makers StartUp Academy 2026 is an 8‑month, full‑time incubation programme focused on developing bricklaying, carpentry, electrical and plumbing tradespeople into successful business owners. The Academy offers structured entrepreneurship training, mentoring and practical business support to help aspiring and early‑stage artisan entrepreneurs formalise, launch and grow their own technical enterprises.​

The programme targets three stages of technical entrepreneurs:​

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Sustainability Open Innovation Challenge 7th Edition (SOIC 7) - Enterprise Singapore

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The Sustainability Open Innovation Challenge (SOIC) 7th Edition is a global innovation programme led by Enterprise Singapore that invites startups, SMEs, corporates, public researchers and other innovators to co-develop practical, scalable sustainability solutions with leading industry partners. Now in its seventh year, the challenge connects solution providers with corporates seeking innovation in five key themes: Renewable Energy, Offshore Wind, Greener Industries, Sustainable Agrifood and Sustainable Materials.

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Umzingisi Solutions (Pty) Ltd

Umzingisi Solutions (Pty) Ltd is a pioneering enterprise established in response to the pressing economic challenges of poverty and unemployment, with a strong focus on uplifting communities within the Eastern Cape Province. Emerging from a historically disadvantaged background, the company seeks to harness existing and emerging business opportunities to position itself as a competitive and respected contributor to South Africa’s economic landscape.

As a 100% Black-owned and 90% women-owned company, Umzingisi Solutions proudly operates at the forefront of Training and Development, Information

Phycocyanin - A Natural Blue Pigment

Phycocyanin is an approved natural colourant for food and cosmetic applications in both the United States and the European Union, and the scientific basis of the extraction process is sound. The patent family relates to a process for extracting phycocyanin, a blue pigment, from wet or dry Spirulina...

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Sixth Call for Proposals: STEG Larger Research Grants (LRGs) – Up to £100,000 for Research on Structural Transformation and Economic Growth

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The Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) programme invites applications for its sixth call for Larger Research Grants (LRGs), designed to support rigorous, policy‑relevant research on structural transformation, productivity and long‑run growth in low‑income countries, particularly in sub‑Saharan Africa.

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Call for Applications: TIA Industry Seed Fund – Prototype Development for Eastern Cape Innovators (Extended Deadline: 31 January 2026)

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Propella, as an implementing partner of the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), invites researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs and small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs based in the Eastern Cape) to apply for the TIA Industry Seed Fund.

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High-Potential Green Energy and Circular Economy Opportunities in the Western Cape

South Africa’s Western Cape is emerging as a prime testing ground for high-impact, commercially viable green energy and circular economy solutions. With a strong agricultural export base, growing manufacturing sector, world-class wind and solar resources, and acute pressure from load-shedding and...

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Joint Transnational Call 2026 - Treatments and Adherence to Treatment Protocols (EUP OHAMR - New Treatments to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance)

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The Joint Transnational Call 2026 under the EUP OHAMR (One Health Antimicrobial Resistance) partnership is a major international funding opportunity that supports collaborative research and innovation projects focused on developing new treatments and improving adherence to treatment protocols to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The call, titled “Treatments and adherence to treatment protocols”, brings together 37 funding organisations from 28 countries and has an estimated total budget of more than €31 million for projects of up to 3 years.

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Scaling up of production of Banana fiber hair extensions and related products

Skilpack Ltd Uganda is an eco-innovation company that turns banana pseudostems, a waste product from banana farming, into valuable biodegradable fiber products. We have made Banana fiber hair extensions that are itch-free, non-toxic, and eco-friendly. Other products include Carpets, rugs, caps...

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