We enable industry engagement & research funding contracts for @UCT_news, manage its IP, drive commercialisation of research outputs & raise funding.
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A UCT research unit, rolling out patent after patent, sprang up quite by chance...
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Prof @edrybicki's research, combined with that of his unit, has the largest patent portfolio at UCT and the largest vaccine-related portfolio in Africa.
@EDHEStudents
"Knowledge, it turns out, is power – in more ways than one." Read more about academic #commercialisation at University of Cape Town and elsewhere. brainstorm.itweb.co.za/conte…
Congratulations to @EdmundWessels for reaching the shortlist of the @RAEngNews 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. We are proud to support the #flexigyn journey. Best of luck for the next round.
#VasMedTech #TTO #technology #transfer #commercialisation @NIPMO
UCT MedTech's @WesselsEdmund, along with his device #FlexiGyn, has been shortlisted for 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation! FlexiGyn is a portable device to allow gynaecologists to diagnose and treat uterine health issues without anaesthetic.
africaprize.raeng.org.uk/202…
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@UCT_news @UCT_RCI Know how I keep going on about Grad Schools? We have a link with Bristol: let's use it!
Introducing our Faculty Research Centres! With diverse programmes of activity and exciting collaborations - from local to global - these interdisciplinary Centres showcase the excellent arts and humanities research here at @BristolUni. Read more ➡️bit.ly/3RQJtwm
ALT Photo showing an entrance lobby and hallway in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Bristol, with pillars, brick wall and red furniture. The words 'Faculty of Arts' are displayed up either side of the hallway.
We are hosting our inventors and stakeholders for our annual inventors' event. This year we chose to celebrate the inventors and our #idea2impact students to a breakfast celebration.
#InventorsBreakfast2022
#innovationatUCT
We are also launching our annual innovation publication. The theme this year is "Embedding Innovation" sponsored by @dsigovza and @NIPMO. The publication will be made available on our website.
#InnovationatUCT
#technologytransfer
#EmbeddingInnovation
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WE'RE LIVE! Join the conversation here - bit.ly/3AAj1R4 @UCT_RCI
Inviting all postgraduate students, researchers and staff @UCT_NI to our pop-up #helpdesk #hotdesk on Tuesday 21 June at the #Neuroscience Institute coffee shop 10am-noon should you have any questions on #IP #intellectualproperty, #innovation, #research #contracts or #finance.
South African Medicines Formulary #SAMF #digital edition now delivers up to date #information directly to #clinicians and #pharmacists.
Download from the Apple App Store or Google Play, or visit samf-app.com
#SouthAfricanMedicalAssociation #MedicinesInformationCentre
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#Maths saves lives! Career talk by #NSTFawards Winner Prof Sheetal Silal: Mathematical models show how #infectiousdiseases spread, to show the likely outcome of an #epidemic or #pandemic to inform public & government. [Watch] bit.ly/3PaETsI
@UCT_RCI
@saCOVID19mc
Amir Patel's inspiring and fascinating work on #cheetah #mobility is featured by @WIPO as part of #worldipday . This year's theme: #Youth and #IP - #Innnovating for a #BetterFuture
wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/ip…
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We are very pleased to report that a US patent has now been granted to the Easy Squeezy Paediatric Metered Dosage Inhaler!
The Easy Squeezy is a reusable sleeve attachment for the standard asthma inhaler that improves overall usability.
Brilliant game-changing innovative!
Introducing our #ideatoimpact (i2!) programme, which takes UCT #postgrad students & #research staff through the steps of screening their research through the lens of #IP protection & #tech #commercialisation
Register at shorturl.at/qtuUV
@NIPMO @UCTpostgrads @UCT_Research
Missed our webinar on #worldipday2022? Watch the recording here to catch up on the useful information and experience shared by our speakers.
youtu.be/LfdwoKgEuDk
#innovation #IP #IntellectualProperty #TTO #technologytransfer #commercialisation
Join us in person (or online) on Friday, May 6 at the UCT's @HPALS__ where @_Saberi Marais from @UCT_RCI will talk on “Innovation support at UCT and the technology transfer process.”
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#TTO #technologytransfer #innovation #sportscience #health
Young researchers, bring your questions and your curiosity!
To celebrate #WorldIPDay we are hosting an online discussion to explore ways of using #IP to move #research from idea to #impact.
Date: Tuesday, 26 April at 10am
Register at: shorturl.at/fhDS3
@WIPO @NIPMO
Explore #WorldIPDay through UCT's video #casestudies of researchers who have gone before you on the journey to #commercialisation. This year's theme is IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future. It's in YOUR hands!
@WIPO @NIPMO
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Congratulations to #JetaneCharsley who took over as Head of the National Intellectual Property Management Office in March. She has been highly responsive in her previous position @NIPMO, a critical element for successful implementation of the IPR Act. #IP #intellectualproperty
#hotdesking to share #IP #IntellectualProperty and #Research #Finance with staff and students at @UCTIDM Here until 4pm
#sayhello #grabacoffee #askaquestion #medtech
In our 2021 review, we explore progress through the lens of #synergy and how that plays out in an #innovation #community (as coined by @TomHockadayOxon).
Read it here: shorturl.at/gswIL
#technologytransfer #commercialisation #intellectualproperty #tto
#UTF @dsigovza @NIPMO
