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Welcome to the Wits Innovation Centre (WIC)

This is where brilliant minds come together to create, collaborate, and drive multidisciplinary innovation that leads to impactful solutions. #WitsInnovation | #InnovationForGood

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Train-the-trainers workshop

A 3-day train-the-trainers workshop for entrepreneurship instructors/faculty from the AFRETEC University Network, running at Wits from 2 to 4 October 2024. The workshop will share the content, teaching methodologies and experience of the undergraduate and graduate level (both online and in-person) courses related to innovation and entrepreneurship for science and engineering students.

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  • CALL FOR PROPOSAL: LIF GLOBAL

     

    Applications for the UK Royal Academy of Engineering’s Leaders in Innovation Fellowships (LIF Global) are now open. This flagship entry-point programme supports entrepreneurs with a technology prototype to create an entrepreneurial mindset. The application closing date is 10 September at 2pm (BST).  There is a 2-stage selection process. Candidates who successfully complete Stage 1, will receive an invite to Stage 2 by mid-September. The deadline to complete stage 2 is 15 October at 2pm (BST). Only innovators from these countries are eligible to apply for LIF Global 2025: Brazil, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, South Africa, Thailand*, and Vietnam. More info.

Wits Innovation
网易体育 us Learn more about what we do, how we are governed and funded, and the Wits Strategic Plan for Innovation (2023 - 2027).
Letlotlo Phohole and Dr Adam Pantanowitz will be leading the Wits Innovation Centre
Meet the team Dr Adam Pantanowitz holds the Angela and David Fine Chair in Innovation, and Letlotlo Phohole is the Acting Director of the WIC.
Contact the Wits Innovation Centre
Need assistance? Contact us for all aspects of innovation, including fundraising, marketing, spinouts/incubation, negotiating commercial deals, intellectual property and protection strategies.
Innovation Support
Innovation Support The Innovation Support unit enables researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs to develop products, processes, and services.
#WitsInnovation
网易体育 #WitsInnovation We are committed to using our knowledge for the advancement of our community, city, country, continent, and the globe.
Dr David Fine, Wits alumnus and innovator
Chair in Innovation The Angela and David Fine Chair in Innovation is made possible by a generous donation from Dr David Fine, Wits alumnus and renowned innovator and entrepreneur.
Telkom Industry Solutions Lab
Telkom Industries Solutions Lab This is the first Industry Solutions Lab to partner with the Wits Innovation Centre and will collaborate to drive cutting-edge innovations in telecommunications.
#InnovationForGoodThe new Wits Innovation Centre (WIC) was officially launched on 17 April 2023. It is a dynamic multidisciplinary hub that will harness the creativity and ingenuity of the Wits community to solve complex, real-world problems.
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Vision

To be at the leading edge of #InnovationForGood and a hub that links innovation ecosystems between Global North and Global South universities.
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Mission

To meet society's needs by turning knowledge into impactful solutions.
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Values

To enable an environment to create, collaborate, and engage in impactful innovation, across disciplines and boundaries.
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Strategy

The Wits Strategic Plan for Innovation is a dynamic document that provides leadership and guidance to innovation across the University.

#InnovationForGood

The Pecogrid pilot study examines the viability of rolling out solar power and microgrid inverter systems in informal communities - providing energy to these communities, while it may at the same time acting as an income generator for individuals.

Professor Bavesh Kana and his team are dedicated to fighting Tuberculosis (TB) and developed advanced techniques such as genome editing to enhance molecular diagnostics for TB. These techniques are now used in 20 other countries around the world.

Coming in 2024: The new high-tech Digital Dome in Johannesburg will be a world-class digital facility that provides a cutting-edge 360-degree visual experience to enhance research, training, and innovation through immersion in multi-dimensional, cross-disciplinary worlds.

There is a critical shortage of expert medical specialists in South Africa and the new Wits Advanced Surgical Skills Lab helps to enhance the training of surgeons, across disciplines, in a state-of-the-art environment, with the best equipment available.

Distinguished Professor Andrew Forbes and his team of structured light researchers are investigating the role that quantum light can play in making communications systems not only faster, but more secure as well.