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Wits Innovation
沙巴体育官网_2024欧洲杯博彩app@ 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 Chair in Innovation and is the inaugural Director of the WIC, and Letlotlo Phohole is the Centre's Senior Programme Manager.
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
沙巴体育官网_2024欧洲杯博彩app@ #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.

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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.