Publications

Innovation at UCT

Innovation at UCT is an annual publication compiled by RC&I.

It profiles:

• inventions in the university's Intellectual Property portfolio
• UCT inventors
• spin-off companies
• the activities of RC&I

Eye on Contracts Newsletter

Welcome to our first edition of Eye on Contracts, a publication designed to keep the UCT research community up to date with research contracts and RC&I processes! It also aims to provide you with some insight into the various initiatives we’re undertaking to streamline contracting with our funders, collaborators, and commercial partners. 

If you’re wondering about the bird on the cover – it’s a bit of a play on “Legal Eagles” – and it’s a bit more exciting than a pic of a contract! 

Innovation Insider Newsletter

Welcome to our first edition of Innovation Insider, a publication designed to keep the UCT research community up to date with the innovation ecosystem.

We value the role our external stakeholders play in this ecosystem and look forward to strengthening existing relationships and building new ones. We hope this newsletter provides useful insights and opens the door to further collaboration as well as inspires our internal research and entrepreneurial communities. 

Innovation Guides

RC&I supports the innovation journey through Intellectual Property (IP) management; securing seed funding to mature the technology; conducting market research and commercialising the IP either through licensing or spin-off company formation.

We have produced three guides aimed at supporting the process, namely:

• inventors guide
• spin-off creation guide
• innovation funding guide

Route to Market 

RC&I created two Route-to-Market (R2M) guides that provide an overview of how medical devices and pharmaceutical products reach the market.

The R2M series is developed using funding from the Department of Science and Technology’s National Intellectual Property Office (NIPMO). Each booklet focuses on a specific sector/product type and highlights the key steps and considerations in bringing such a product to market in that sector – with an emphasis on the local South African context, i.e. bringing research outputs into the marketplace and achieving “impact through innovation”.

SHAPE Researcher Guide

RC&I in collaboration with the British Council, the University of the Western Cape, Oxentia, and the Story Room developed the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts for People and the Environment (SHAPE) Researcher Guide. A culmination of collaborative efforts aimed at fortifying the innovation framework within South African universities, particularly in SHAPE.