UCT partners with BRICS peers on medical device innovation hub

The University of Cape Town has partnered with institutions in India, Russia and Brazil to establish a medical device innovation hub focused on the Global South, according to Novanews.

Novanews reported that the programme will train a new generation of medical device innovators. The collaboration also aims to reduce South Africa’s reliance on imported medical devices while building manufacturing capacity across the Global South.

Partnership focus

The initiative brings the University of Cape Town together with partners across BRICS nations. Its stated focus combines medical device innovation training with a broader manufacturing-capacity objective.

For medical device sales professionals, the partnership highlights an initiative centered on how devices are developed and manufactured for Global South markets. The reported goal of reducing dependence on imported devices places local and regional production at the center of the programme’s direction.

Training and manufacturing capacity

According to Novanews, training is a core component of the collaboration. The programme is intended to develop medical device innovators while supporting manufacturing capability.

The partnership connects South Africa with collaborators in India, Russia and Brazil around a shared medical device innovation agenda. Novanews characterized the effort as an innovation hub for the Global South, with South Africa’s imported-device reliance among the issues it seeks to address.

What was announced

• The University of Cape Town teamed up with partners in India, Russia and Brazil.
• The programme aims to train medical device innovators.
• The initiative seeks to reduce South Africa’s reliance on imported medical devices.
• It also aims to build manufacturing capacity across the Global South.

Novanews reported the partnership as a BRICS-linked effort to build medical device innovation and manufacturing capability.