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Meet biofarming | Ed Rybicki | TEDxCapeTown

2,534 views · Published 9 September 2014 · 16:59 · Indexed 9 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Ed explores new ways to make pharmaceuticals
inexpensive and asks: what if we could do it right here in Cape Town?

Ed has been at University of Cape Town since he came to Cape Town on holiday in 1974. He obtained a BSc in Chemistry and Microbiology in 1976, an Hons in Virology in 1977, an MSc in Virology in 1979, and a PhD in the same discipline in 1984. He later became a lecturer in Virology in 1981 and rose through the ranks to become a Professor in Microbiology (in January 2003). In addition, he is a Founder Member of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IIDMM) based in the Health Sciences Faculty.

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