Ernest Bwogi

𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 BMERC/UCT MedTech hosted the merSETA Lion’s Den, the capstone of the UCT/merSETA Industrialisation Fellowship. Eleven fellows had eight minutes each to pitch their innovations and answer tough questions on evidence, risk and the road to market. First place and R5,000 in research funds went to Maseeha Vania for her implantable lymphatic drainage device. Second place and R3,000 went to Malihah Abraham for her neonatal transfer bed. Gaby Lups and Liam McEvoy shared third place. Gaby pitched from India with a prerecorded presentation and joined live for questions. Congratulations to every fellow who stepped into the den. Thank you to Dr Harry Teifel, Prof Richard Hall, and Laura Harris, Pride Chuene and Tsholo Mungoni of merSETA, as well as everyone who joined and supported. #LionsDen #merSETA #UCTMedTech #BMERC #MedTech #BiomedicalEngineering #Innovation #UCT #CapeTown @SudeshSivarasu @UCT_news @NRF_News @UCTHealthSci @dstigovza

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐮 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐑𝐅 𝐁 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 Join BMERC/UCT MedTech as we celebrate a major milestone for Professor Sudesh Sivarasu, DSTI/NRF South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Biomedical Engineering & Innovation | Director & Head - Biomedical Engineering Division & Research Centre. The National Research Foundation has awarded him a B Rating. The rating recognises him as an internationally recognised researcher. It acknowledges the high quality and strong impact of his work in biomedical engineering and innovation. Prof Sivarasu leads BMERC/UCT MedTech at the University of Cape Town. His dedication to advancing healthcare technology continues to shape our research and our team. We thank the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation for its ongoing support of science and innovation in South Africa. We also thank the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences and all our partners for their continued backing. #BMERC #UCTMedTech #BiomedicalEngineering #NRFRating #ResearchExcellence #HealthTech #Innovation #UCT #UCTHealthSciences #MedicalDevices @SudeshSivarasu @UCT_news @NRF_News @UCTHealthSci @dstigovza

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 & 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩🔥🇿🇦 Boerewors on the fire, heritage dishes from home, and a best dressed line up that brought out cultures from across South Africa and beyond. 🏆 Best dressed: Emmanuel Okere and Azrah Dick 🍖 Assistant Braai masters: Samira Gholizadeh, Chibuike Mbanefo and Joel Philpott 🎉 First years brought the games 🎂 Celebrating every birthday from May to September in one go It was also Edmund Wessels' last day with the team, and he spent it exactly where he belongs, at the braai. We sent him off with a gift and a lot of love. Thank you also to Shireen Maharaj and Raeesa Ismail for organising the event. 34°C heat didn't slow anyone down. #HeritageDay #BMERC #UCTMedTech #SouthAfrica #HeritageDay2026 @SudeshSivarasu @UCT_news @NRF_News @UCTHealthSci @dstigovza

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦, 𝐄𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐰𝐨𝐠𝐢 Join us in welcoming Ernest Bwogi, our new intern at BMERC/UCT MedTech. Ernest is a final year MSc Biomedical Engineering student at Kenyatta University, passionate about medical device development and strengthening health systems in low resource settings. He will be working under Jonathon Oehley for the next three months. Outside the lab, he enjoys board games, hiking, and travel. Welcome, Ernest! #UCTMedTech #BiomedicalEngineering #MedicalDeviceInnovation #Internship #HealthTech #WelcomeErnest @SudeshSivarasu @UCT_news @NRF_News @UCTHealthSci @dstigovza