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| Hub in the news |
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| Meet our people |
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| Contact us |
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The Hub Management Team
Tel: +27 12 349 0376 / 70 / 83
Fax: +27 12 349 0322
Physical Address: Bld 46, CSIR site,
Meiring Naude Rd, Lynnwood, Pretoria,
South Africa
Postal Address: PostNet Suite 213,
Private Bag X844, Silverton 0127,
Pretoria, South Africa
Website: www.theinnovationhub.com
Directors: Ms S Lowitt, Dr N Comins,
Mr I Naidoo
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Rapid rate of construction continues at new site
Motorists travelling along the north and south-bound lanes of the N1 highway in the vicinity of the CSIR in Pretoria will undoubtedly have noticed the rapid rate of construction at The Innovation Hub's new site.
The Innovation Hub community is alive with innovation
Artificial Intelligent Products (Pty) Ltd, the latest company to join The Innovation Hub as an Associate tenant, proved its mettle shortly after moving to its new premises.
New kid on the block eyes hotspots
Newly arrived at The Innovation Hub, Defiance Technologies (Pty) Ltd plans to put hotspots under the spotlight. Their aim in doing so is to significantly increase access to information for local mobile workers.
Graduating company retains links with Incubator
Spline Technologies (Pty) Ltd have graduated from the incubation programme at The Innovation Hub to Associate tenant status, taking up residence in temporary multi-tenant facilities till 2005.
Foreign interest in local Incubator
Market strategist Mary Spaeth, General Manager of the East Sweden Development Agency (ESDA) in Sweden, recently visited The Innovation Hub.
Maximising opportunities via "maxum"
The Innovation Hub pilot business incubator is now known as the maxum Business Incubator at The Innovation Hub.
Launch of "Forum Event" initiative wows members of the INNOV8 community
The first Forum Event was recently launched by The Innovation Hub and proved highly popular. This new series forms part of a programme of occasional "partnered" business and networking opportunities.
Hub participates in international conference in Bangkok
Attended by over 170 delegates from 18 countries, the International Association of Science Parks' (IASP) Asia-Pacific Division conference was held in Bangkok, Thailand during June.
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Bioscience Incubator And Innovation Centre
The City of San Jose and private developer Mission West Properties in the US combined to fund the $6,5 million Bioscience Incubator and Innovation Centre, which features shared facilities and equipment with wet labs, dry labs, office space, tissue culture facilities, and conference rooms, all under one roof.
Software piracy truce over
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) truce on software piracy drew to a close recently with 215 registrations to legalise pirated or unlicensed software. In addition, 188 companies that failed to register and take advantage of the truce could now face investigation for alleged software piracy.
Network optimisation equals ROI
The cost of wide area network (WAN) links is a significant challenge for South African businesses because of the high cost of bandwidth, large distances and remoteness from international business centres.
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| Hot Links |
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Computer Storage Services Inc
Leading data recovery and storage technology supply company.
Business Partners
Specialist investment group, providing debt and equity investment, mentorship and property management services for small and medium enterprises.
SerialSecure-IT
Effective solution to fight crime and remove the market for stolen property with serial numbers.
Jumpstart Solutions
Provides assistance in developing and implementing 'New Venture' solutions by offering contingency-based advisory and business commencement solutions for the technology (financial sector), media, telecoms and tourism industries.
The Innovation Journal
The Innovation Journal is an independent, peer-reviewed, Internet-based journal devoted to sharing ideas and discussing public sector innovation as well as a forum for exchange of imaginative ideas readers wish to share.
Our knowledge partners:
Adams & Adams, the largest law practice in South Africa dealing with all aspects of intellectual property law.
Dr Derrick Hurlin, Technology Management & Intellectual Property Consultant
(P O Box 346, La Montagne, Pretoria, 0184. Tel/Fax: +27 12 803-557)
FuTioN provides innovative business strategy solutions to
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies.
Triumph Venture Capital is a dynamic South African venture capital firm.
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