September and October traditionally are producers’ day months, signifying opportunities for us to engage with producers and industry stakeholders who simultaneously are our benefactors and the ultimate beneficiaries of our work. This year was no exception. On 21 September, Kelly Breeds confronted some windy Overberg weather to share with grain …
In the early 2000s, South African barley and wheat producers demonstrated remarkable progressiveness by affording a solo female scientist with a great vision the opportunity to introduce long-awaited DNA tools into local small grains breeding programmes. At the time, this practice had already been widely adopted in the international arena …
We were delighted to host two groups from our long-time partner, AB InBev, in a single week. On September 19th, we welcomed ten participants from the South African 2023 AB InBev Internship programme along with Mr. Tobie van Rensburg. We introduced them to the role of molecular genetics in breeding …
The month of July saw the CenGen staff pulling out all stops to reach out to science learners from schools surrounding Worcester. In collaboration with the Cape Winelands Education District, and with funding from DIPLOMICS, we hosted 6 days of workshops for Life- and Agricultural Sciences learners. Like in 2022, we …
Lucentlands, a local agricultural media production company, recently invited Dr Renée Prins along with Prof Diane Saunders and Dr Burkhard Steuernagel, both from the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK, to chat about the series of Wheat Genomics and Bioinformatics workshops that were hosted in Worcester since 2017. Have a listen to …
Being flexible and generating data in a fast and effective way has always been something that we pride ourselves on at CenGen. Our high-throughput SNPlineTM robotics instruments from LGC Biosearch Technologies are pivotal in this feat, allowing us to generate thousands of data points within a single day. As with all …
On 13 July 2023 we, with funding kindly provided by DIPLOMICS, hosted a second workshop in the geneTeachers V series for nine Agricultural Sciences teachers from the Western Cape. The province’s subject advisor, Mr. John Christoffels, also attended. Read more about this event on our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7085496585383550979/
We’ve always been very cognisant of the concern around global food security and how plant genetics plays an imperative role in combating it. Our well-established relationship with South African wheat breeders enables us to contribute to local crop security. Thank you to DIPLOMICS for referencing the work that we enjoy …
The end of May marks a special occasion at CenGen as we commemorate our 20th anniversary! Back in 2003, our director, Renée Prins, established the company as a consultancy firm. However, recognizing a larger demand, she astutely steered CenGen towards becoming a genetics service provider for the agricultural sector. Over …
The months of April and May saw many visitors coming through our doors. We hosted two workshops for teachers – geneTeachers V for Agricultural Sciences teachers from the Western Cape, and geneTeachers 6 for Life Sciences teachers from the Eden and Central Karoo education district. In total, 27 teachers represented 25 schools …
