About Innovus

About Innovus

  • Innovus is the Technology Transfer Office of the University of Stellenbosch. Our mandate is to support able inventors, who have an idea or intellectual property that can be commercialised, and grow these ideas into fully-fledged business, who can, in turn, contribute to the betterment of society.
  • We are also the juncture between these inventors, the technologies they develop and the spin-out companies that they become, and the investors and commercial entities looking for remarkable, proven ideas to invest in and license.
  • We are an idiosyncratic, multidiscipline team of advisors, industry experts, entrepreneurs and project managers, with one purpose – to alter the reality of our nation with ingenious, inspired technology

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About Innovus

About Innovus

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Mission The mission of Innovus is to make Stellenbosch University innovation matter. We strive to maximize Stellenbosch University’s...

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1. What does Innovus do?

Innovus helps Stellenbosch University inventors and researchers to commercialise their ideas and inventions by means of patenting, licensing and the formation of spin-out companies.

2. How can Innovus help me?

If you have a query regarding intellectual property concerning your research or research funding, Innovus can help to clarify these issues and assist you, together with the Division for Research Development at Stellenbosch University.

If you are an inventor at Stellenbosch University, Innovus can advise you whether your idea is patentable, and will apply for patents on your behalf.

If you have a commercial idea, Innovus can assist with the marketing and financial requirements of getting your idea to the market.