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Welcome
to
the MRC Innovation Centre (IC)
- Does
your research address real life problems for
the people of our country?
- Do you want to go beyond the “publish
or perish” paradigm?
- Would
you like to reap financial benefits from your research discovery?
LATEST NEWS
At the SA BioPlan gala dinner organized by the Emory University (Atlanta, USA) and the Innovation Fund, which took place in December 2008, the MRC (Phedisanang Pharmaceuticals Initiative) made it into the Top 4 Category for its extensive work on the commercialization of the IKS malaria treatment inventions.
As a result, the MRC has been invited to the US for specialized internships later this year.
Pictured at the event are Dr Nicholas Draeger from Switzerland (One of the SA BioPlan Judges), Dr Motlalepula Matsabisa (MRC IKS), Mr Gustavo Alfaro (MRC IKS) and Mr Rabogajane Busang (MRC Innovation Centre)
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We are here to help you move into the next realm
without increasing your workload. MRC IC will
take the time-consuming and complex task of commercializing
promising ideas and discoveries off your hands, while
you, the researcher, gains both recognition and reward.
Let
us form a partnership with you to embark on this
exciting and potentially lucrative journey “from
bench to business”.
With the passing of the Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act in 2008, all MRC researchers are now obligated to disclose any potential IP developed to the MRC IC and, where appropriate, the IC is required to protect and exploit the IP for the good of the people of South Africa. This website is designed to guide you through this process.
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