Offerings
Ideation
Problem identification
Solution development
- Idea generation
- Idea screening
- Idea Validation
Team/Entrepreneur Development
- Profiling
- Business Training, coaching and mentoring
Enterprise Development
- Profiling
- Business compliance(business registration through the Transnet ED hub)
- Access to business tools (sage pastel etc.)
- Connector and networking (link with strategic partners-access to funding and markets)
Product Development
- Business case development
- Access to skills(Engineering etc.) and equipment(3D printers)
- Facilitate research and development
- Access to research and development resources(technical analysis, market research)
- Provide Intellectual Property(IP) Support
- Regulatory compliance
- Innovation management
Intellectual Property Protection
IP search – Patentability
- Novelty
- FTO
Formulate the relevant IP strategy
Filing if necessary
- Patent
- Trademark
- Design
TMC Innovation Space Offerings
TMC internal resources
- 3D printing
- 3D scanning
- Electronics
- CAD, CAE software
TMC makerspace Network including all Wits faculties e.g. Faculty of Engineering Built Environment with 7 schools and 10 centres