University of Cape Town

Research Contracts and Innovation (RC&I) supports UCT’s research activities by centrally managing, authorising and negotiating research contracts entered into with our wide variety of funders. Intellectual property in the knowledge economy in which we operate is central to many of these contracts and the group strives to protect UCT’s interests from the outset. We also assist with protection of the intellectual property flowing from our world-class research, often via patenting.