Markus Labuschagne, CEO

Tissue engineer with more than a decade of experience in the development and commercialization of medical technologies from benchtop to bedside. He has served as the head of Research and Development for an industry-leading biotechnology firm. In his time there he was awarded the title of "Health Entrepreneur for Africa' by Pfizer and the African Finance and Investment Forum. He has successfully developed a wide range of products that are covered by all medical aid schemes and used in South African private hospitals every day. Previously he has served as the chief technology officer for the company that produced the first lab-grown meat on the continent  and acted as one of Discovery Health's Inspiring Excellence speakers. He is a scientist at heart and finds most things fascinating.

Pienaar Brandt, CE

A serial entrepreneur with a wide-ranging portfolio over a number of key industries, he has demonstrated a keen interest in biotechnology and how the body repairs itself. He is a businessman by trade with his main focuses on property investment, management, product commercialization and the trade of minerals and commodities.  He was formerly the CEO of a successful technology company dealing in the import and export of strategic information systems.