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NRF-iThemba LABS (Laboratory for Accelerator Based Science)
At the tip of Africa lies the largest particle accelerator facility in the Southern Hemisphere and the only cyclotron facility of its kind on the African continent.
iThemba Laboratories for Accelerator Based Science (LABS), a research facility of the National Research Foundation (NRF), operates from sites located in Cape Town and Johannesburg offering applied and fundamental research capacity and infrastructure for accelerator-based sciences.
iThemba LABS has been producing radioisotopes for both the local and international market according to current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) in specialised facilities and supplied for clinical application, for more than 30 years.
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JOINED: 2016
CURRENT STATUS: MEMBER
Science Engagement provides a vehicle to showcase the impact of our science within local communities as well as the school sector.
iThemba LABS is committed to advance knowledge, to transform lives, and to inspire a nation as we contribute to the betterment of society.
JOINED: 2016
CURRENT STATUS: MEMBER
Representative
Communication and Stakeholder Engagement
Old Faure Road
FAURE
Western Cape
SOUTH AFRICA
www.tlabs.ac.za
+27218431000
Gillian Arendse
Gillian Arendse is a well-known and loved presenter at many an Educational event; whether a school, conference or symposium. He is an experimental nuclear physicist (by training), motivator (by choice and conviction), and a general all-rounder committed to use his gifts and talents to impact the lives of every person with whom he interacts. His passion to leave people better than he found them is fuelled by a need to be challenged on a daily basis.
He is currently employed by the NRF-iThemba LABS as Manager: Communication and Stakeholder Relations; a position he took up on 1 July 2020.
