• Academic Institution

KwaZulu Natal Research Innovations and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), University of KwaZulu Natal

BioDurban is a new initiative of KRISP & eThekwini municipality to create a pipeline to incubate start-up companies in the health, agricultural and industrial biotechnology sectors. The focus of BioDurban will be to translate South Africa's scientific excellence and biodiversity into new commercial products. It will be centrally located at Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine at Glenwood, Durban.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Mentoring
    • Classroom / seminar training
    • Co-working space

  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Access to networks and partners
    • Marketing support or market research
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Value / supply chain development
    • Due diligence
    • Building M&E capacity
    • Technology development or adoption
    • Product certification

  • Investment Instruments

    • Grant

  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
    • Provide financial support to intermediaries
    • Conduct research on the sector
    • Promote and educate about entrepreneurship

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Agriculture & Food
    • Environment
    • Health

  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Science, engineering or invention based businesses

  • Impact objectives

    • Agricultural productivity
    • Health improvement
    • Natural resources conservation

  • Verticals

    • Biotech
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