Biomedical Research Institute

Stellenbosch University is excited to launch a world-class Biomedical Research Institute situated at its Tygerberg Campus in Cape Town. This R1,2 billion research complex is unparalleled, not only on the African continent, but the entire southern hemisphere, in terms of its cutting-edge facilities and extensive research capacity.

The Biomedical Research Institute, or so-called BMRI, boasts numerous state-of-the-art laboratories, including the largest biosafety level 3 laboratory and fully automated biorepository in Africa; lecture and conference theatres equipped with the latest audio-visual technology; and large modern dissection halls custom-engineered to minimise formaldehyde exposure. The BMRI was also awarded a 4-star rating from the Green Building Council of South Africa.

The facility houses more than 500 biomedical researchers and students, including some of the world’s foremost scientists in the fields of bioinformatics, tuberculosis, neuroscience and urology. The leading-edge research emanating from the facility has a decidedly African focus and seeks to understand the genetic and biomolecular basis of diseases afflicting South Africa and the rest of the African continent.

The investment in the BMRI will allow significant human capacity development through training some of the best students from the continent and exposing them to extensive national and international research networks to results in a next generation of successful scientists.

The BMRI will be a game changer for science in Africa and is true evidence of using breakthrough science to improve lives.