South Africa innovation ecosystem

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 656 innovation ecosystem organizations in South Africa, including 213 research organizations, 120 health research organizations and 114 universities and research institutes.

The largest concentrations are in Johannesburg (142), Cape Town (104) and Pretoria (94).

South Africa scores 42.9 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 84 of 117 economies.

See South Africa on the IEPA ↗

656 organizations

• Aberdeen Provincial Hospital
  Health research · Graaff Reinet · ecdoh.gov.za
• Absa Bank (South Africa)
  Corporate R&D · Johannesburg · absa.co.za
• Academy of Science of South Africa
  Government or public body · Pretoria · assaf.org.za
• Addington Hospital
  Health research · Durban · kznhealth.gov.za
• Afesis-Corplan
  Research organization · East London · afesis.org.za
• Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies
  Health research · Closed · Mtubatuba · africacentre.ac.za
• Africa Health Research Institute
  University or research institute · Durban · ahri.org
• Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation
  University or research institute · Stellenbosch · aoinstitute.ac.za
• Africa Society for Blood Transfusion
  Research organization · Durban · afsbt.org
• AfricaBio
  Research organization · Pretoria · africabio.com
• Africagrowth Institute (South Africa)
  Corporate R&D · Cape Town · africagrowth.com
• African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment
  Research organization · Johannesburg · africanremotesensing.org
• African Centered Educational Foundation
  Research organization · Midrand · acefoundation.org
• African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes
  Research organization · Durban · accord.org.za
• African Explosives (South Africa)
  Corporate R&D · Johannesburg · aelminingservices.com
• African Federation for Emergency Medicine
  Research organization · Cape Town · afem.info
• African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership
  Corporate R&D · Johannesburg · afap-partnership.org
• African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
  University or research institute · Cape Town · aims.ac.za
• African Leadership Institute
  University or research institute · Roodepoort · africanleadershipacademy.org
• African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer
  Research organization · Cape Town · aortic-africa.org
• AfriSam (South Africa)
  Corporate R&D · Johannesburg · afrisam.co.za
• Agama Energy (South Africa)
  Corporate R&D · Cape Town · agama.co.za
• Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System
  Research organization · Johannesburg · agincourt.co.za
• Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
  Government or public body · Pretoria · arc.agric.za
• AIDS Foundation of South Africa
  Research organization · Durban · aids.org.za
• AIDS Healthcare Foundation
  Research organization · Durban · aidshealth.org
• Akademia
  University or research institute · Pretoria · akademia.ac.za
• Akademie Reformatoriese Opleiding en Studies
  University or research institute · Pretoria · aros.ac.za
• Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health
  University or research institute · Cape Town · cpmh.org.za
• Amarula Trust
  Research organization · Stellenbosch · amarula.com
• Anatech
  Corporate R&D · Johannesburg · anatech.co.za
• Anglo American (South Africa)
  Corporate R&D · Johannesburg · angloamerican.com
• Anglo-Boer War Museum
  Organization · Bloemfontein · wmbr.org.za
• AngloGold Ashanti (South Africa)
  Corporate R&D · Johannesburg · anglogoldashanti.com
• Animal Production Institute
  University or research institute · Pretoria · arc.agric.za
• Anna Foundation
  Research organization · Stellenbosch · annafoundation.com
• Anova Health Institute
  University or research institute · Johannesburg · anovahealth.co.za
• Armscor (South Africa)
  Corporate R&D · Pretoria · armscor.co.za
• Arts and Culture Trust
  Research organization · Johannesburg · act.org.za
• Artscape Theatre Centre
  Science or technology park · City of Cape Town · artscape.co.za
• Association for Progressive Communications
  Research organization · Johannesburg · apc.org
• Association for Water and Rural Development
  Research organization · AFB Hoedspruit · award.org.za
• Association of African Business Schools
  Research organization · Johannesburg · aabschools.com
• Assore (South Africa)
  Corporate R&D · Johannesburg · assore.com
• Aurum Institute
  Research organization · Johannesburg · auruminstitute.org
• Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa
  University or research institute · Johannesburg · btc.co.za
• Bayworld
  Organization · Port Elizabeth · bayworld.co.za
• Bayworld Centre for Research and Education
  Research organization · Cape Town · bcre.org.za
• Bedford Orthopedic Hospital
  Health research · Mthatha · ecdoh.gov.za
• Bedford Provincial Hospital
  Health research · East London · echealth.gov.za
• Bhisho Provincial Hospital
  Health research · Bhisho · echealth.gov.za
• Biocom Africa (South Africa)
  Corporate R&D · Pretoria · biocombiotech.co.za
• Bright Youth Council
  Fab lab or makerspace · Soshanguve · blogs.fabfolk.com
• BroadReach Healthcare (South Africa)
  Corporate R&D · Cape Town · brhc.com
• Bronberg Observatory
  University or research institute · Pretoria · mstring.co.za
• Brooklyn Chest Hospital
  Health research · Cape Town · westerncape.gov.za
• Burgersdorp Provincial Hospital
  Health research · Burgersdorp · echealth.gov.za
• Butterworth Hospital
  Health research · Butterworth · ecdoh.gov.za
• Cala Provincial Hospital
  Health research · Queenstown · echealth.gov.za
• Cancer Association of South Africa
  Research organization · Johannesburg · cansa.org.za
• Canzibe Hospital
  Health research · Mthatha · ecdoh.gov.za
• Cape Craft and Design Institute
  Fab lab or makerspace · Cape Town · ccdi.org.za
• Cape Leopard Trust
  Research organization · Cape Town · capeleopard.org.za
• Cape Peninsula University of Technology
  University or research institute · Cape Town · cput.ac.za
• Cape Shoulder Institute
  University or research institute · Cape Town · shoulderinstitute.co.za
• Cape Town Baptist Seminary
  University or research institute · Cape Town · ctbs.org.za
• Cape Town Creative Academy
  University or research institute · Cape Town · creativeacademy.ac.za
• Cape Town HVTN Immunology Laboratory / Hutchinson Centre Research Institute of South Africa
  Research organization · Cape Town · chil.org.za
• Cape Town Science Centre
  Organization · Cape Town · ctsc.org.za
• CapeBio (South Africa)
  Corporate R&D · Pretoria · capebiosa.com
• CapeNature
  Government or public body · Cape Town · capenature.co.za
• CareWorks
  Research organization · Newlands · careworks.co.za
• Carl & Emily Fuchs Foundation
  Research organization · Midrand · fuchsfoundation.co.za
• Cathcart Provincial Hospital
  Health research · Stutterheim · echealth.gov.za
• Cecilia Makiwane Hospital
  Health research · East London · ecdoh.gov.za
• Celtic Molecular Diagnostics (South Africa)
  Corporate R&D · Cape Town · celticdiagnostics.com
• CenGen (Pty) Ltd
  Corporate R&D · Worcester · cengen.co.za
• Central University of Technology
  University or research institute · Bloemfontein · cut.ac.za
• Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation
  Research organization · Johannesburg · cadre.org.za
• Centre for Community Justice and Development
  Research organization · Pietermaritzburg · ccjd.org.za
• Centre for Development and Enterprise
  Research organization · Johannesburg · cde.org.za
• Centre for Environmental Rights
  Research organization · Cape Town · cer.org.za
• Centre for High Performance Computing
  Research organization · Cape Town · chpc.ac.za
• Centre for Higher Education Trust
  Research organization · Stellenbosch · chet.org.za
• Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies
  University or research institute · Stellenbosch · crses.sun.ac.za
• Centre for Rural Legal Studies
  Research organization · Stellenbosch · crls.org.za
• Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa
  Research organization · Durban · caprisa.org
• Centre for the Creative Arts
  Science or technology park · cca.ukzn.ac.za
• Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
  Research organization · Johannesburg · csvr.org.za
• Childline South Africa
  Research organization · Durban · childlinesa.org.za
• Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
  Health research · Johannesburg · chrishanibaragwanathhospital.co.za
• Citrus Growers Association
  Research organization · Durban · cga.co.za
• Citrus Research International
  University or research institute · Mbombela · citrusres.com
• City of Cape Town
  Government or public body · Cape Town · capetown.gov.za
• Civicus
  Research organization · Johannesburg · civicus.org
• Claude Leon Foundation
  Research organization · Cape Town · leonfoundation.co.za
• Climate and Development Knowledge Network
  Research organization · Cape Town · cdkn.org
• Climate Resilience Infrastructure Development Facility
  University or research institute · Pretoria · cridf.com
• Clinvet
  University or research institute · Bloemfontein · clinvet.com
• Cloete Joubert Hospital
  Health research · Barkly East · echealth.gov.za
• Cofimvaba Hospital
  Health research · Cofimvaba · echealth.gov.za
• Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative
  Research organization · Pretoria · cabri-sbo.org
• Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
  University or research institute · Rondebosch · collegemedsa.ac.za
• Community Media Trust
  Research organization · Cape Town · cmt.org.za
• Conservancies KZN
  Research organization · Durban · conservancieskzn.org.za
• Consumer Goods Council of South Africa
  Research organization · Johannesburg · cgcsa.co.za
• Conversation Africa
  Research organization · Johannesburg · theconversation.com
• COPESSA
  Research organization · Johannesburg · copessa.co.za
• Council for Geoscience
  Government or public body · Pretoria · geoscience.org.za
• Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
  Government or public body · Pretoria · csir.co.za
• Council on Higher Education
  Government or public body · Pretoria · che.ac.za
• Cradock Provincial Hospital
  Health research · Cradock · ecdoh.gov.za
• Cranefield College
  University or research institute · Pretoria · cranefield.ac.za
• Cybatar
  Accelerator · cybatar.vc
• Da Vinci Institute
  University or research institute · Modderfontein · davinci.ac.za
• Damelin
  University or research institute · Durban · damelin.co.za
• Davies Diagnostics (South Africa)
  Corporate R&D · Johannesburg · daviesdiagnostics.co.za
• De Beers (South Africa)
  Corporate R&D · Johannesburg · debeersgroup.com
• Deltamune (South Africa)
  Corporate R&D · Centurion · deltamune.co.za
• Denmar Specialist Psychiatric Hospital
  Health research · Pretoria · denmar.co.za

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Categories

• Research organizations in South Africa 213
• Health research organizations in South Africa 120
• Universities and research institutes in South Africa 114
• Corporate R&D centers in South Africa 67
• Incubators in South Africa 59
• Government and public bodies in South Africa 40
• Innovation hubs in South Africa 11
• Other organizations in South Africa 11
• Science and technology parks in South Africa 11
• Fab labs and makerspaces in South Africa 7

Cities

• Johannesburg 142
• Cape Town 104
• Pretoria 94
• Durban 48
• Stellenbosch 18
• Port Elizabeth 15
• East London 12
• Pietermaritzburg 11
• Midrand 10
• Bloemfontein 9
• Centurion 7
• Mthatha 7
• Queenstown 6
• Grahamstown 5
• Kimberley 5
• Nelspruit 4
• Polokwane 4
• Soweto 4
• Tshwane 4
• Alice 3
• Modderfontein 3
• Sandton 3
• Soshanguve 3
• Thohoyandou 3