Hennie Groenewald

Hennie Groenewald is the Executive Manager of Biosafety South Africa, a national service platform under the auspices of the Department of Science and Innovation, which facilitates sustainable bio-innovation. It is the principal instrument within the national bio-innovation system which enables compliant, sustainable, and effective research, development, innovation, and commercialisation. He has >25 years of experience in biotechnology research and development, teaching, biosafety risk analysis and governance, science communication, business development and innovation management in the public, private and academic sectors. Prior to joining Biosafety South Africa, he also worked at Stellenbosch University, the South African Sugarcane Research Institute and North-West University. Hennie is a founding member of two successful South African biotech start-ups and has served on numerous international and national bodies tasked with responsible research and innovation, biosafety, risk governance, capacity building, medicine regulation, science communication and sustainable biotech- and agricultural innovation.