The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University is a university “for tomorrow” - we nurture innovation, foster creativity, embrace technology, and develop people to meet the challenges of the world of tomorrow. “For tomorrow” also symbolises our commitment to sustainable development - development that meets today’s needs and can be continued into the future. As part of this commitment to tomorrow, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University actively drives innovation in our city, region and nation. The Innovation Office, incorporating innovation support as well as technology transfer activities, works with staff, students, researchers and external partners to create economic benefit for South Africa. The Innovation Office focuses on two key activities:
• Innovation Support: Consisting of grant and contract management, proposal and business plan development, prototype and proof of concept funding.
• Technology Transfer: Consisting of Intellectual Property (IP) awareness, IP management and IP Commercialisation. The Innovation Office has the following partners:
• Innovolve is the NMMU's wholly-owned commercialisation company. Innovolve works closely with the Innovation Office to drive commercialisation.
• Propella is the NMMU's incubator. Propella supports the development of small businesses in Port Elizabeth including the NMMU's spin-off companies. For more information, visit our website, http://innovation.nmmu.ac.za, contact the Innovation Office on +27 41 504 4309 or by email at [email protected].
