Inventions, Innovations, Patents and Research and Development
There is an agreement between EDC and Futurestone Technologies owned by a local inventor whose one invention is internationally patented, Mr Anton Van Heerden. Our joint aim is to seek out challenges within any field and research and develop market solutions. Prototypes will be manufactured for testing at the resources within the University’s Institute for Advanced Tooling, housed within the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology and outside facilities.Both local and international markets will be investigated for greater supply and export, in order to bring finances into the country via the EDC, with intent to boost the economy.
Training of students in all the above including protection of Intellectual Property (IP), patent drafting, skills transfer, nomination of students as co-investors as well as guest lecturer ship and presentations to students whenever required.