INNOVUS

Innovus TTO works with and supports SU staff and students to identify, protect, manage and commercialise their inventions and intellectual property for the benefit of society. We work closely with faculty to identify novel intellectual property that can be used in industry or society. We then determine the best strategy to protect the intellectual property so that the commercial opportunities can be effectively developed... Innovus TTO enables the commercialisation of SU's IP which normally takes place through licensing the IP to a commercial entity or creation of a spin-out company in which both the inventors and SU have shareholding (through SU's wholly-owned company that was established for this purpose). Our team implements various programs to encourage a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship at SU and we ensure compliance with the Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act (51 of 2008), its Regulations and the SU policies relating to IP.