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Key Achievements

  • 2025 · Q2
    Award

    USE Chairman's Award

    Recognizing exceptional achievement and excellence
  • 2025 · Q1
    Funding

    €25,000 YOPE Grant

    Recipients of €25,000 funding YOPE.org
  • 2024 · Q4
    Innovation

    Cape Chamber Innovation Award

    Winner of Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry Innovation Award 2024
  • 2024 · Q4
    Event

    Prototypes for Humanity Finalist

    Exhibition finalist (1 of 100 chosen from ~3,000 applicants)
  • 2024 · Q2
    Startup

    Falling Walls Finalist

    Global Call Science Startup (1 of 2 SA Startups)
  • 2024 · Q2
    Event

    VivaTech 2024 (Paris, France)

    Top 8 SA Startup delegation
  • 2024 · Q1
    Competition

    Swiss-Africa Winners

    Overall Winners of Swiss-Africa Top 12 African Startup Pitch Competition
  • 2023 · Q4
    Launch

    International Product Launch

    SMALP BZ via Cube Biotech
  • 2023 · Q4
    Recognition

    International Recognition

    SMALP-23 Conference in USA
  • 2023 · Q3
    Partnership

    Strategic Commercial Partnership

    Non-exclusive manufacturing license with Cube Biotech
  • 2023 · Q2
    License

    Exclusive License

    Between Stellenbosch and nanosene
  • 2023 · Q2
    Patent

    Patented Core Technology

    PhD Research
  • 2022 · Q2
    Funding

    Technology Development Grant

    Supported by Wellcome for 5 years