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UFS hosts national Indigenous Knowledge and Bio-Trade Indaba

23 November 2022 | Story André Damons

The Department of Pharmacology at the University of the Free State (UFS), together with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), is hosting the first Indigenous Knowledge and Bio-Trade Indaba on the Bloemfontein Campus. The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and TIA are the sponsors of the event.

Prof Motlalepula Matsabisa, Professor and Director of Pharmacology, will play host to the various stakeholders to network and share knowledge on current developments in indigenous knowledge research and product development, biodiversity, innovation, and commercialisation of the IK-based research products. The Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS) for Health unit in the Department of Pharmacology within the UFS Faculty of Health Sciences was last year awarded an annual Technology Innovation Agency Platform (TIA) grant of R17 million for the next five years.

The research and teaching programme in the School of Clinical Medicine has since been rebranded and is now known as the African Medicines Innovation and Technology Development Platform (AMITD), which will strive to respond to community health needs and address industry research needs and challenges.

The indaba will showcase progress made by TIA and other entities in enriching the development and commercialisation of IK-based innovations. It will take place from 24 to 25 November 2022 in the Equitas Senate Hall at the UFS.

Prof Matsabisa is the chairperson of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Regional Expert Advisory Committee on Traditional Medicines for COVID-19. He is also a visiting professor at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM) in Beijing, China, and the Deputy President of the South African Society for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology.

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2011 Wellness in the Workplace Conference

2011-06-06

Well-known national and international speakers will address delegates at the 2011 Wellness in the Workplace Conference. The conference will be hosted by our Health and Wellness Centre.

Date: 13 and 14 June 2011
Venue: Bloemfontein Campus, Centenary Complex
This conference is aimed at exploring global and local trends in work wellness.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Prof. Wilmar Schaufeli
Clinical psychologist. Full professor of Work and Organisational psychology at Utrecht University, The Netherlands
“Work Engagement: A Key Concept of a Positive Occupational Health Psychology”

Prof. Ian Rothman
Professor in Industrial / Organisational Psychology at the North West University, South Africa
“Orientations to Happiness and Life Satisfaction: Findings in Southern Africa”

Prof. Bongani Khumalo
Extraordinary Professor of the African Centre for HIV/AIDS Management at the University of Stellenbosch
HIV/AIDS in the workplace

This is a Conference not to be missed !!!

For more information contact: Lalique
Tel: 051 436 8145
E-mail: congress@internext.co.za
Fax: 086 275 2869

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