Best Life Sciences Companies in Gauteng, South Africa
The 37 best Life Sciences companies in Gauteng, South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Matinas BioPharma.
Our analysis of 576 Life Sciences companies
$91.7b in tracked funding; 70% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Life Sciences companies in Gauteng
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matinas BioPharma Developer of therapeutic solutions for the treatment of serious & life-threatening infections | $16M | 19 mo ago | Public | Jerry Jabbour Chief Executive Officer | 2011 | Vue.jsApache HTTP ServerjQuery+12 | — | — |
| 2 | SyncroPhi Wireless vital signs monitoring system and paperless observation records | $1M | 126 mo ago | Seed | David Toohey CEO | 2007 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Kiara Developer of light-based sterilization for healthcare-associated infections | $492K | 33 mo ago | Funding Raised | Skhumbuzo Ngozwana President & CEO | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — |
| 4 | DNAlysis Provider of DNA tests for determining health and wellness | — | 185 mo ago | Seed | Daniel Meyersfeld Founder & Director | 2007 | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+48 | — | — |
| 5 | Southern Implants Developer of dental implants | — | 195 mo ago | Early Stage | — | 1987 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | 92 patents Advanced angled and asymmetric dental implant designs for zygomatic and bone fixation | — |
| 6 | Inqaba Biotec Provider of genomics services | — | 303 mo ago | Seed | Joaquim Game Co-Founder | 2000 | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 7 | Absorbatox Medical device for toxin and heavy metal removal | — | — | Unfunded | Kevin Gast Executive Chairman & Founder | 2005 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Altis Biologics Osteogenic biomaterials and injectable delivery system | — | — | Funding Raised | Duarte Nuno Ferreira Pires Co-founder | 2002 | — | — | — |
Top 5 Life Sciences companies in Gauteng
#1
Public · Springs, Gauteng · founded 2011 · 34 employees$16.4Mraised▾
Developer of therapeutic solutions for the treatment of serious & life-threatening infections. The company's lead drug candidate is MAT2203, an orally-administered, encochleated formulation of amphotericin B. It has developed MAT2501, which is an orally-administered, encochleated formulation of amikacin that is a broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic agent for gram-negative and intracellular bacterial infections. In addition, the Company is exploring development and partnership options for MAT9001, a prescription-only omega-3 fatty acid-based composition under development for hypertriglyceridemia, which has shown superiority versus Vascepa in reducing serum triglycerides, Total- and Non-HDL-Cholesterol, apolipoproteins, and PCSK9 levels.
- Feb 2025Post IPO$1.6M
- Nov 2020Grant (prize money)$3.8M
- Jan 2017Post IPO$15.5M
- Sep 2016Post IPO$8M
#2
Funding Raised · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2016 · 182 employees$492Kraised▾
Kiara Healths has developed light-based sterilization for healthcare-associated infections. Pulsed UV Disinfection Robot disinfects the healtcare environment.
- Dec 2023Grant (prize money)$158.4K
- Nov 2020Grant (prize money)$333.6K
#3
Seed · Sandton, Gauteng · founded 2007 · 7 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Wireless vital signs monitoring system and paperless observation records. Its offerings include KEWS 100, small lightweight sensor modules worn in a disposable pouch that gives the patient freedom to move and give the staff the ability to provide continuous monitoring of body vitals, and KEWS 200, a wireless ambulatory patient vital-signs monitoring with paperless observation records and instant patient review at the point of care, KEWS 300 a CE-marked software suite which supports paperless patient observation rounds and clinical reviews at the point-of-care. When combined with the KEWSpod it provides real-time updates of patient records and instant recall of patient history.
- Mar 2016Grant (prize money)$493.3K
- Aug 2013Seed$1.4M
#4
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2007 · 23 employees—raised▾
Provider of DNA tests for determining health and wellness. The company has developed products in the field of Nutrigenomics (DNA Diet, DNA Health, DNA Oestrogen, and DNA Sport), pharmacogenomics (mygeneRx, mycardioRx, mypsychRx, and mypainRx), and Bio response DIM (identify the indole levels). The tests offer personalized health and nutrition requirements and recommendations based on the results of the DNA tests.
- Apr 2011Seed—
#5
Early Stage · Centurion, Gauteng · founded 1987—raised▾
Southern Implants is a developer of dental implants. The company offers connections and prosthetics for predictable anterior aesthetics, post extraction molar tooth replacement, immediate full arch rehabilitation, craniofacial reconstruction, peri-implantitis risk management etc. A few of the products include Co-axis implants, Max implants, Zygomatic implants, Passive abutment, Msc implants, Osteobiol, Xenograft bone graft mineral, ZenGuard resorbable collagen membrane, etc. The company's products have been FDA 510(k) cleared.
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