ELIDZ STP

The ELIDZ Consulting and Analytical laboratory, the first of its kind in the province, serves as an ideal testing hub for the Eastern Cape. Staffed by highly competent staff specializing in chemical and microbiological analysis, this laboratory is able to provide analyses of water. There are currently expansions planned for food, beverages and environmental analysis.

EL IDZ STP has established a 3D printing and rapid prototyping facility. Entrepreneurs, researchers and industry can bring or transmit a design concept developed usually in the form of a CAD model into a usable prototype.

A catalyst and leader in the development and growth of skills within the sector, not only within the Eastern Cape, but also South Africa and into Africa.

The latest design techniques are being used to create impactful, interactive and attractive workspaces created within an innovation space where like-minded individuals can work and relax.

Connect and solve is an open innovation project run within the ELIDZ Science and Technology Park (ELIDZSTP). This is a web-based platform that aims to connect innovators, investors and solution providers with solution seekers in government, academia, civil society and the private sector (the multi-helix) within the Eastern Cape and beyond.

Tenants; Chemin, ECITI and the Cortex Hub have well established reputations for offering start-ups the assistance they need to become fully fledged businesses. Should your business not fall within the services offered by these incubators, the ELIDZSTP will endeavor to find the right incubation support for your start-up.