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A book that captures a small selection of highlights of the CSIR’s first 75 years has been released online and will soon be available in print. A story of our times – The CSIR’s 75 remarkable years commemorates the challenges, transformation and significant achievements of the CSIR during its first 75 years. View Flipbook or pdf.
CSIR has officially launched a commercialisation enterprise, named CSIR C3 (pronounced as CSIR C-Cubed) to accelerate the pace and increase the scale of the commercialisation of its technologies and intellectual property (IP). Read more...
The heavy vehicle simulator (HVS) is a CSIR-developed testing facility for roads.
South Africa’s new Transport Safety Lab was unveiled by the Hon. Minister of Science Technology and Innovation, Prof Blade Nzimande at CSIR in Pretoria on 24 October 2024. The lab features a stationary driving simulator housed on the CSIR’s Scientia campus in Pretoria, as well as a vehicle equipped with sensors to collect data on driver behaviour and the environment on the road. Click here to watch the video.
Dr Sandile Malinga, CSIR Smart Society Group Executive, says the lab will collect and analyse road safety data from the real-world and simulations, which can be used to improve transport safety policies and products.
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has officially launched a commercialisation enterprise, named CSIR C3 (pronounced as CSIR C-Cubed) to accelerate the pace and increase the scale of the commercialisation of its technologies and intellectual property (IP).
A fully owned CSIR company, CSIR C3 will have dedicated capacity to drive all aspects of technology commercialisation, providing adequate financial resources along the technology de-risking process through to commercialisation. The standalone enterprise will hold all CSIR IP and act as an incubator for start-up enterprises underpinned by strong technical and non-financial support. It will enable the commercialisation of CSIR IP through the development of a network of investors and entrepreneurs.
The CSIR is home to leading aeronautical research and development.
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