Innovation Support

Based in the new Wits Innovation Centre (WIC), the Innovation Support unit enables researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs to identify projects/innovations that have the potential to be developed into products, processes, and services that impact society for good.

We will assist you on your research-to-products journey by identifying the different forms of intellectual property, protection of the same intellectual property and facilitating the pre-commercialisation activities of promising technologies developed from Wits research-led, researcher-led and student-led innovation.

We will support you on your journey as you gain skills and experience in understanding markets and business drivers, and we will share in the spoils in accordance with Wits' policies.

We can help with:

• All aspects of the innovation journey, including marketing, intellectual property management and protection strategies
• Identify promising innovations from your research activities
• Training on the "how to" of innovation, networking and partnerships
• Getting the best intellectual property deals for researchers
• Statutory administration and policy advice.

Attention all members of the university community!

We invite you to be a part of our mission to drive innovation and progress by sharing your groundbreaking ideas. Whether you are a student, faculty member, researcher, or industry collaborator, we want to hear from you.

We believe that the greatest ideas come from collaboration and sharing diverse perspectives. By bringing together the collective brainpower of our university community, we can drive innovation and solve some of the world's most pressing challenges. So don't hesitate – share your ideas with us today! Together, we can make a difference and shape the future for the better.