UCT Spin-off Company Portfolio
Spin-off companies UCT holds equity in
The outlined is the list of spin-off companies that UCT holds equity in, arranged from 2010 - 2024.
Strait Access Technologies
Strait Access Technologies's (SAT) core focus is Replacement Heart Valve technologies, specifically designed to treat Rheumatic Heart Disease.
Website link: https://straitaccesstechnologies.com/
PST Sensors
PST Sensors (Pty) Ltd is the only company in the world with proven technology to print silicon semiconductors at room temperature on any material including paper using conventional printing methods. It is positioned as a technology solutions provider and works with its partners and customers to produce printed silicon electronics.
Website link: https://www.pstsensors.com/index.htm
Elemental Numerics
Elemental Numerics (Pty) Ltd (previously Elemental Technologies IP Holdings), is pushing the boundaries of Simulation Software by empowering design engineers and researchers. The company addresses industrial problems in one package while accounting for multiple physical phenomena with unprecedented computational speed and accuracy.
Website link: elementalnumerics.com
HyPlat
HyPlat (Pty) Ltd, is an intellectual property (IP) holding company commercialising hydrogen fuel cell IP emanating from the DST HySA Hydrogen Fuel Cell Centre of Competence that is hosted at UCT. The primary goal is to develop the fuel cell supply chain in South Africa to offer technologically advanced products and components to a global market.
Website link: http://www.hysacatalysis.uct.ac.za/
Cape Bio Pharms
Cape Bio Pharms was started up to produce proteins in transiently modified tobacco plants at commercial scale. The proteins can be used as reagents, incorporated in diagnostics and even as vaccines. UCT has drawn together a partnership with a company that will undertake the purification and marketing of the proteins into their current market base. The products have been selected based on a NIPMO-funded strategic review and TIA Seed Funding support to the Biopharming Research Unit (Molecular & Cell Biology) was used to further developed of the products. These will create a pipeline of products that will be commercialised by the company.
Website link: https://www.capebiopharms.com/
Cape Catalytix
The company manufactures catalysis test units, other laboratory equipment and In Situ X-Ray Diffraction cells that are used to facilitate the characterisation of materials, such as catalysts, in their high temperature and pressure reaction conditions in changeable gaseous or liquid environments.
Website link: https://capecatalytix.com/
Impulse Biomedical
Medical device innovation. Breaking barriers of access to life-saving medical technologies by developing commercially sustainable medical devices that deliver on our promise of impact at scale.
Website link: https://www.impulsebiomed.com/
HYENA
Hydrogen Energy Application (HYENA)’s business is hydrogen-based electric power applications, mainly as standalone systems of small to medium size. The focus lies on electric power sources comprising integrated hydrogen generators and fuel cells, to produce electricity in the range of 5 to 20 kWe.
Website link: https://www.hyena.com/
MariHealth Solutions
Aquaculture health management technologies for a sustainable future. Building a biomarker-based platform that shifts health management from reactive to proactive.
Website link: https://www.marihealthsolutions.com
Acinotech
Acino Technologies is a spin-off company born out of a collaboration between the University of Cape Town's African Robotics Unit, and the Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine's Biomechanics Laboratory. Its mission is to make biomechanics analysis tools more accessible - whether you're a clinician or coach, athlete or otherwise
Website link: https://acinotech.webflow.io
Sleep Science
Sleep Science provides in-depth sleep evaluations for individuals who are concerned about their sleep; they design sleep programmes for those needing help to get their sleep on track; and work with special groups such as athletes, employees, students and learners, as well as individuals on weight-loss and wellness journeys. They pride themselves on being evidence-based so that you can be sure you will receive the best possible assistance.
Website link: https://www.sleepscience.co.za
PeeCycling
PeeCycling is an innovative UCT start-up which develops technologies to recover nutrients from human urine.
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