Technology Transfer Office promotes awareness of Intellectual Property Act.

The aim of the TTO is to facilitate, protect and enhance the transfer of IP from CPUT to the business sector to enhance commercialization for the upliftment of the communities we serve while at the same time generating royalty income for the university and the applicant.

The TTO is established to counsel and support the research units, centres and institutes and faculties of the University and to foster new thinking by helping researchers to go beyond publication and into commercialization through technology innovation.

The functions, roles, and services that the department offers to staff

• Technology transfer is the process of sharing of skills, knowledge, technologies, methods and samples of manufacturing and facilities with government and other institutions/ organizations to ensure that scientific and technological developments are accessible to a wider range of users and for the benefit of society.

• Technology Transfer is the process of transferring scientific and technological advances from research laboratories to the commercial sector. The ability to take a concept from research and make a useful product and/or provide a new service. Formation of links with Industry. This is innovation.

The strategic goals of your faculty or department

• The aim of the TTO is to facilitate, protect and enhance the transfer of IP from CPUT to the business sector to enhance commercialization for the upliftment of the communities we serve while at the same time generating royalty income for the university and the applicant.

• The TTO is established to counsel and support the research units, centres and institutes and faculties of the University and to foster new thinking by helping researchers to go beyond publication and into commercialization through technology innovation.

• Other functions of the TTO are to help foster research partnerships with the business sector when IP is likely to be created through license agreements and to assist with the establishment of business units and spin-off companies.

Course Information

For queries/booking of courses please contact Liyabona Ginya at ginyal@cput.ac.za