Hi! PhD Student @UCTMedTech โ€ข Passionate about all things biomedical engineering & local solutions for global problems โ€ข Sharing what inspires me in my work

Cape Town, South Africa
Joined December 2022
Jonathan Oehley retweeted
๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‰๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐Ž๐ž๐ก๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐‘๐… ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ-๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“! The Biomedical Engineering Research Centre (BMERC) / UCT MedTech are proud to celebrate Jonathan Oehley as the winner of the ๐—ก๐—ฅ๐—™'๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜-๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! The prestigious The National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) (NRF) Awards honours the countryโ€™s leading scientists and some of the best-performing researchers for excellence and achievement in knowledge creation and dissemination. This award is presented to the Research Excellence Award for Next Generation Researchers NRF grant holders with outstanding research performance in their discipline. Oehley's PhD research is funded by The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation and The National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) and supervised by Prof. Sudesh Sivarasu and co-supervised by Prof. Vernon Louw and Dr. Lynn Paul. Congratulations, Jonty! @NRF_News @UCT_news @BioMedEngRSA @SudeshSivarasu @dstigovza @SAHPRA1
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Jonathan Oehley retweeted
Congratulations to Joel Philpott and Khaya HealthTech for reaching the ๐—™๐—œ๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—— of The SAB Foundation's Disability Empowerment Awards! The SAB Foundation (@sabfoundationsa) runs a callout for Social Innovation Awards as well as Disability Empowerment Awards. Philpott put forward his impressive innovation, ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ฌ๐—ฅ๐—˜ for the Disability Empowerment Awards, as sleep conditions disproportionately affect people with disabilities. ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ฌ๐—ฅ๐—˜ represents a significant advancement by combining diagnostic and treatment functionality in one unit. Unlike traditional approaches requiring multiple hospital visits, ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ฌ๐—ฅ๐—˜ enables patients to complete the entire process at home. The diagnostic component monitors breathing effort, oxygen levels, and airflow, while the treatment component delivers precisely calibrated air pressure once parameters are established. The SAB Foundation is an independent trust that annually invests millions of rands towards developing entrepreneurship in South Africa and the benefit of the wider South African community. We're rooting for you and ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ฌ๐—ฅ๐—˜, Joel! A special note of thanks to UCT Research Contracts & Innovation, The National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) and merSETA Social for funding this research. ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ฌ๐—ฅ๐—˜ is a patented medical device developed at @UCTMedTech [linkedin.com/feed/update/urnโ€ฆ] #SleepApnoea #HealthEquity #AwardsAndRecognition #UCTMedTech @SudeshSivarasu @UCT_news @UCTHealthSci @dstigovza @NRF_News @merSETASocial @UCT_Research
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Jonathan Oehley retweeted
๐—จ๐—–๐—ง ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—”๐— ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป A state of the art collaboration with @UCTMedTech joins the efforts of two landmark institutions as part of the 200 year anniversary of the Iziko South African Museum (ISAM/@Iziko_Museums), the oldest museum in the country. Founded in 1825, ISAM has amassed vast multi-disciplinary collections comprising of more than 10 million objects while inspiring generations of South Africans and international visitors alike. Michael Awood and Jonathan Oehley represent UCT MedTech in the collaboration: scanning and printing a selection of ISAM's artefacts, which were then 3-D printed and added to the celebratory display. Offering another dimension to the experience of the showcase, and a testament to the technological dexterity of the tools of UCT MedTech, these printed objects allow museum visitors to have a direct engagement with the collection and puts its history in their hands. It has been a great honour for the MedTech team to participate in Iziko's ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—”๐— ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ: ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ legacy exhibition. Here's to the next 200! A special note of thanks to Professor Victoria Gibbon and team of UCT Clinical Anatomy and Biological Anthropology, for the use of their 3-D scanner. #ISAM200 #3DPrinting #HistoryInOurHands #TactileExhibition #UCTMedTech @UCT_news @UCTHealthSci @dstigovza @NRF_News @SAHPRA1 @Iziko_Museums @SudeshSivarasu
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Jonathan Oehley retweeted
๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌ'๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—œ๐—ข๐— ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—˜๐—ก๐—š๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—˜๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—”๐—ฅ: "๐™‡๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™›๐™–๐™ž๐™ก๐™ช๐™ง๐™š๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™‚๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™Ž๐™ฎ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ข (๐™‚๐™„๐™Ž), ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™–๐™จ ๐™– ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ฃ๐™ค-๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ง๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ฎ ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™›๐™ฎ ๐™ ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™–๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™จ: ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฅ; ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ค๐™  ๐™–๐™›๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ ๐™จ; ๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ '๐™ฃ๐™ค', ๐™™๐™š๐™จ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ฃ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ข๐™–๐™ง๐™ ๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ง๐™š๐™ข๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ข๐™ช๐™˜๐™ ๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ๐™  ๐™–๐™จ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™๐™ช๐™ข๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™˜๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™—๐™ก๐™š," Raphael Smith, the Managing Director and Co-Founder of BMEC Technologies. Today's seminar, hosted by Professor Sudesh Sivarasu, Director of the Biomedical Engineering Research Centre and Founder of @UCTMedTech Research Centre at the University of Cape Town, Raphael Smith relayed teachings from his experience within the health technology sector. Thank you to The National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) (@NRF_News) and the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (@dstigovza) for their ongoing support. #BiomedicalEngineering #BiomedicalEntrepreneurship #HealthTech4All #GlobalInnovation @SudeshSivarasu @UCT_news @UCTHealthSci @NRF_News @dstigovza @SAHPRA1 @UCTMedTech
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Jonathan Oehley retweeted
๐—จ๐—–๐—ง ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—›๐—ข-๐—›๐—ง๐—”๐—ฃ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ At the Biomedical Engineering Research Centre (BMERC) / @UCTMedTech, we recently had the distinct privilege of platforming the health technologies of our researcher students at the 2025 World Health Organisation's Health Technology Access Program. Kerstin Hall; Gokul Nair; Giancarlo Beukes and Raeesa Ismail presented their technologies developed during their time at UCT MedTech under the supervision of Professor Sudesh Sivarasu (@SudeshSivarasu). Raeesa Ismail, co-supervised by Professor Keertan Dheda, presented her miniCASS prototype. Kerstin Hall, co-supervised by Dr. Roopam Dey, presented her Optiject autoinjector. Co-founders of Impulse Biomed (@Impulse_Biomed) Gokul Nair and Giancarlo Beukes presented their Easy Squeezy to the HTAP convenors as well as Nair's ZiBiPen, which was developed under the co-supervision of Professor Mike Levin. Impulse Biomed is a medical device start-up from UCT MedTech. The 2025 World Health Organisation's Health Technology Access Program was a wonderful opportunity to showcase the pioneering innovations nurtured at UCT MedTech and the University of Cape Town. #UCTMedTech #MedTech4All #GlobalHealthInnovation @SudeshSivarasu @WHOAFRO @WHO @WHOSouthAfrica @dstigovza @SAHPRA1 @NRF_News @UCT_news @UCTHealthSci @Impulse_Biomed
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Jonathan Oehley retweeted
๐—” ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ. ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜‚ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฑ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Achieving ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ certification marks a monumental milestone in UCT BMERCโ€™s journey to becoming a continental leader in medical device innovation and manufacturing. This achievement is not just a testament to our teamโ€™s commitment to quality and compliance โ€” it is a bold statement that South Africa, and indeed Africa, is ready to meet global medtech standards head-on. For @UCTMedTech and South Africa, this is a signal that our regulatory, academic, and industrial communities are coming together to build a resilient, compliant, and export-ready medical technology sector. I am proud of the BMERC team, and deeply inspired by what this means for the future of equitable healthcare innovation acrossย ourย continent. โ€” ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ. ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜‚ (@SudeshSivarasu) #HealthTechย  #ISO13485 #BiomedicalEngineeringย  #UCTMedTechย  #GlobalHealthInnovationย  #MedTech4All @UCTMedTech @UCTHealthSci @UCT_news @dstigovza @NRF_News @SAHPRA1 @SudeshSivarasu
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Proud to share that UCT MedTech / BMERC is now ISO 13485 certifiedโ€”one of the first university labs in Africa to reach this global standard in medtech innovation. From lab bench to bedside, with credibility.The future is here. #ISO13485 @NRF_News @dstigovza @UCT_news @SAHPRA1
๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: ๐—•๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—– / ๐—จ๐—–๐—ง ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฑ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ! We are excited to share that the Biomedical Engineering Research Centre (BMERC) at @UCTMedTech has just received our ISO 13485 certificateโ€”confirming that we have levelled up to a new gold standard in medical device R&D worldwide! "๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฑ ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด, ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด. ๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ-๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ," โ€” Prof. @SudeshSivarasu. A HUGE shout-out to the dream team that made this possible: Sheina Rajkumar, Michael Awood, Jonathan Oehley, Joel Philpott, Lumka Zantsi, Lesa Sivewright, Mark Bodley, and the amazing JC Auditors teamโ€”Oliver Naidoo, Ryan Jude Freddy, and Shiroma Bennimahadeo. The hard work and passion shown throughout this process are what will continue to drive usย toย newย heights! #ISO13485 #UCTMedTech #MedicalInnovation #GlobalStandards #BiomedicalEngineering @UCT_news @UCTHealthSci @UCT_RCI @NRF_News @dstigovza @UCTMedTech
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๐——๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ-๐—ก๐—ฅ๐—™ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ โ€” ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก The DSTI (@dstigovza) and NRF (@NRF_News) are pleased to announce a call for new applications for DSTI-NRF Masterโ€™s and Doctoral Student Funding for the academic year 2026. All continuing students who are eligible for a second or third year of funding must submit a Progress Report and not a new application. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐Ÿฐ ๐—๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ. Professor. @SudeshSivarasu DSTI/NRFI SARCHI Chair in Biomedical Engineering and Innovation will host an Information Session toward funding application submissions: Date: ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ Time: ๐Ÿฎ ๐—ฃ๐—  ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฃ๐— . All the postgraduate students will be expected to apply on the NRF Connect System by accessing the link: nrfconnect.nrf.ac.za/ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ.
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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: Meet the team behind the Biomedical Engineering Research Centre (BMERC) / UCT MedTech's recent groundbreaking ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฑ accreditation success. Jonathan Oehley and Joel Philpott provided invaluable insights into our design and development strategies and the documentation of all relevant technical requirements. Michael Awood, our Chief Technical Officer, takes pride in the ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฑ accreditation and it's impact on the needs of customers and future device development and accessibility. Lumka Zantsi, Senior Secretary, and Lesa Sivewright our Finance Administrator ensured a standard of transparency and compliance with the external auditors, JC Auditors, throughout the certification process that reinforced the strength of our application and aided its success. @UCT_news @UCTHealthSci @dstigovza @NRF_News @uctbme #MedicalInnovation #HealthTech #BiomedicalEngineering #UCTMedTech #GlobalHealthInnovation #TechForGood #EngineeringForHealth #MedTech4All #ISO13485 #QualityDrivenInnovations
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๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐. ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง. We are thrilled to announce that the Biomedical Engineering Research Centre (BMERC) / UCT MedTechย at theย @UCT_newsย has passed the ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ/๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ certification audit โ€” making us one of the first academic research centres on the continent to achieve this prestigious quality standard in medical device innovation. A huge congratulations to the team behind this incredible achievement! @UCT_news @UCTHealthSci @UCT_RCI @NRF_News @dstigovza @UCTMedTech #MedicalInnovationย #HealthTechย #BiomedicalEngineeringย #UCTMedTechย #GlobalHealthInnovationย #TechForGoodย #EngineeringForHealth #MedTech4All #ISO13485 #Qualitydriveninnovations
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We are excited to welcome Tatum James to the UCT MedTech team! Tatum is an aspiring biomedical engineer, diving into cutting-edge research on bio-inspired drug delivery systems. Sheโ€™ll be working alongside Michael A. and Jonathan Oehley to develop innovative medical devices aimed at transforming patient care, from ideation to clinical trials & beyond. We are confident her multidisciplinary background and passion for improving healthcare will make a huge impact. Welcome aboard, Tatum! @SudeshSivarasu @UCTHealthSci @UCT_news @UCT_Research @UCT_RCI @NRF_News @dstigovza @BioMedEngRSA #MedTech #Innovation #BiomedicalEngineering #UCTMedTech #Healthcare #FutureOfMedicine
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๐‰๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐Ž๐ž๐ก๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒโ€™๐ฌ ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  Meet Jonathan Oehley - @BioMedEngRSA our incredible PhD student, whoโ€™s redefining what an ideal day in Biomedical Engineering truly means! We asked him, "๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐Œ๐„?" and his response was packed with enthusiasm, and a drive to solve some of the biggest medical challenges we face today. Whatโ€™s your ideal day? Drop your thoughts in the comments. @UCT_news @UCTHealthSci @UCT_RCI @UCT_Research @SudeshSivarasu @NRF_News @dstigovza #UCTMedTech #BiomedicalInnovation #EngineeringSolutions #BME
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๐€ ๐†๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž-๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ž๐๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฒ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ! Hereโ€™s a sneak peek of the MedTech Masterplan Strategy Workshop, where key players are shaping the future of South Africaโ€™s MedTech landscape. From visionary insights to groundbreaking strategies, this workshop paved the way for transformative change in healthcare. ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ: - Mr. Vic Van Vuuren unveiled the SA MedTech Masterplan Implementation Strategy, which will redefine the MedTech future in South Africa. He spoke about the MedTech Masterplan been structured around four key pillars: creating an enabling regulatory environment, driving market growth through export opportunities and improved procurement processes (with a focus on local production), addressing skills gaps by leveraging the existing talent in the industry, and integrating current strengths rather than reinventing the wheel. - Prof. @SudeshSivarasu delved into innovative solutions for real-world healthcare. He shed light on South Africa facing a significant health disparity, with the highest health incidence and the least expenditure, which can only be addressed through appropriate health technologies. While trends like wearables and medical robots are emerging, the country struggles with basic, day-to-day technologies, particularly medium-risk devices (Class B) due to regulatory gaps. This presents both a challenge and an opportunity to build a compelling market for future investors in health technology. - Mr. Mark Brand provided an expert breakdown on Market Access, addressing key challenges. The focus is on enhancing market access in South Africa through reimbursement and health technology assessments (HTA). Companies should integrate these strategies for efficiency, avoiding excessive investment in resources like health economists. The goal is to ensure access to safe medical technologies. - A dynamic panel discussion with leading voices in the industryโ€”Mr. Vic Van Vuuren, Prof. Sudesh Sivarasu, Mr. Mark Brand, Lindsay J. Curran, and Mladen Polutaโ€”highlighted how the Masterplan will revolutionize healthcare in South Africa. They drew focus on collaboration between industry bodies, academia, government, and the private sector is crucial for the growth of South Africaโ€™s medical device industry, especially in the Western Cape. Additionally, fostering a culture of sharing ideasโ€”while protecting intellectual propertyโ€”is key to driving innovation and new solutions within the sector. Are you excited to know more?ย Tell us in the comments below if you wish to watch the full video to see how these visionary strategies are set to revolutionize the South African healthcare landscape. @UCT_news @UCT_Research @UCTHealthSci @UCT_RCI @NRF_News @dstigovza #MedTechMasterplan #InnovationInHealthcare #HealthcareStrategy #MedTechRevolution #FutureOfHealthcare #UCTEvent
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๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ. A big congratulations to Kerstin Hall, Jonathan Oehley (@JontiJO ) , Sheina Rajkumar, and Catherine Namayega (@cnamayega ) for successfully completing Dr. Mark Bodley's ISO 13485 (incl. MDR 2017/745 โ€“ CE Intro.) training. Our students participated in a comprehensive remote session, mastering the latest ISO 13485 standards and the EUโ€™s MDR 745 guidelines for CE-marked medical devices. This training also serves as a foundation for @SAHPRA1 's future regulatory framework, setting them up for success in the dynamic field of medical device compliance. By passing the competency test, they have earned the prestigious Certificate of Completionโ€”a testament to their commitment to excellence and ability to implement high-quality management systems. A big thank you to Dr. Mark Bodley, CEO of Integrated Management Systems (IMS), for leading such a valuable training session. We are incredibly proud of your hard work and dedication. @SudeshSivarasu @NRF_News @dstigovza @UCT_news @UCTHealthSci @UCT_Research @UCT_RCI #ISO13485 #MDR745 #CEcertification #MedicalDevices #UCTMedTech
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Today UCT MedTech along with UCT Biomedical Engineering Research Centre jointly hosted a knowledge sharing and collaboration workshop on Sparklight: Photobiomodulation and Light Based techniques for human Health. Prof. @SudeshSivarasu welcoming our guests speakers from @SechenovUni Russia, @go2uj and @CSIR @NRF_News @dstigovza @UCTHealthSci @UCT_news @UCT_Research @UCT_eResearch #UCTMedTech #biomedical #engineering #workshop #photobiomodulation #humanhealth #healthcare #HealthcareInnovation #Africa
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Panel discussion with Prof. Peter Timashev, Jonathan Oehley, Prof. Vernon Louw, Dr. Satish Sundar Dhilip Kumar, Dr Masixole Lugongolo and Dr Kelvin Mpofu @SechenovUni @go2uj @UCT_news @CSIR @SudeshSivarasu @dstigovza @NRF_News @UCTHealthSci @UCT_Research
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What a fantastic performance at the HUB 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition! We are incredibly proud to announce the following winners from UCT MedTech, being awarded 3 out of the 4 prizes at the 3MT competition! ๐Ÿ… Kerstin Hall - 1st Prize (PhDs) Optiject: Injecting Innovation ๐Ÿฅˆ Jonathan Oehley - 2nd Prize (PhDs) Killing drug-resistant bacteria with ultraviolet light ๐Ÿฅˆ Amanda Mathe - 2nd Prize (Masters) Precision in Progress: Revolutionizing Childbirth with Innovative Cervical Measurement A massive congratulations to all our participants and winners. Your hard work and dedication have truly paid off. We are beyond proud of your accomplishments and the innovation you bring to MedTech! Thanks to National Research Foundation (NRF) and merSETA for funding this innovative research! #3MT #UCTMedTech #ProudMoment #InnovationInAction #ResearchExcellence
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Today, 7 MedTech students present at the HUB 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition hosted by the UCT Department of Human Biology. They represent 7 of the 20 total competitors from the department.
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Celebrating UCT MedTech Trailblazers! Today, we spotlight 7 Masters students and a new PhD graduate who have pushed the boundaries of medical technology at the University of Cape Town. These innovators are shaping the future of healthcare. #UCTMedTech #Innovation
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You are Invited: #UJLibrary and #UJScience #PublicLecture by Mr Joel Philpott, entitled โ€œInnovation and the Sleeping Giant: An Overview of Medical Device Development for the South African Context.โ€ Friday, 30 August 2024 TIME: 12:30-13:30 ATTEND ONLINE: tinyurl.com/3c7c544v
Join us for an insightful public lecture by Mr. Joel Philpott, Senior Technical Officer at UCT MedTech, hosted by UJ's Faculty of Science and UJ Library. 30 Aug, 12:30 SAST. Joel will discuss the future of medical device development in South Africa. Join online: lnkd.in/dZMwh5ut #HealthcareInnovation #MedTech #SouthAfrica
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