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SU recognises inventors for breakthrough patents and innovation excellence

The Innovus Technology Transfer Office (TTO) hosted its annual Inventors Awards ceremony on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, to celebrate Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers whose work has led to granted patents this past year.

SU TTO strengthens industry partnerships to drive collaboration

Innovus, the Stellenbosch University (SU) Technology Transfer Office (TTO) hosted an exclusive Industry-University Engagement on 08 October 2025 at the Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden. The theme was – Exploring collaboration for a sustainable future.

The Neelsie at Fifty: A student dream, half a century later

This year, the Neelsie Student Centre turns 50. For generations of Stellenbosch students, it has been a place to eat, to talk, to gather, and to simply be.

Moving SU Forward Together – Celebrating Mobility Month with Transport Services

Mobility is about access, sustainability, and the daily rhythms that shape university life. During Mobility Month, Stellenbosch University (SU) Transport Services reflects on the systems that enable thousands of staff, students, and visitors to move across and beyond its campuses.

SU Student-preneurs shine at EDHE ABSA Innovation Challenge 2025

Three Stellenbosch University (SU) student entrepreneurs are among the Top 20 finalists in the EDHE ABSA Innovation Challenge 2025. Chris Abraham (EV Fleet Sim), Amohetsoe Shale (Navu Group), and Andre Valkenburg (Resurfify) are researchers at SU, each building spinout companies in partnership with SU LaunchLab and the Innovus Technology Transfer Office.

Exploring plants through a new lens at the SU Botanical Garden

Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Botanical Garden (SUBG) has been a centre of research, conservation and education for over a century. In recent years, the annual SUBG Botanical Art and Photography exhibition has contributed to SUBG’s work by magnifying rare and threatened plants and making their scientific work more accessible through art.

A living legacy: SU Botanical Garden launches online Gift Shop

The Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden (SUBG) Gift Shop, situated inside the Botanical Garden itself, has taken a step into the digital space with the launch of its new e-commerce store. The online store offers patrons the opportunity to support conservation while bringing a piece of the Garden home, wherever they may be in the world.

LaunchLab Demo Day Spotlights New Technology Ventures

On 02 October 2025, Stellenbosch University (SU) LaunchLab hosted its Countdown Demo Day in Stellenbosch with entrepreneurs and researchers pitching their technology-driven ventures to determine whether their innovative ideas have the potential of scaling up.

SU Innovation and Commercialisation expands the team

Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Innovation and Commercialisation Division, also known as Innovus, is pleased to announce two new team members who joined in October 2025. Saberi Marais has come on board as a Technology Transfer Specialist for the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) and Mihlali Gotyana as a Communications Specialist for the Division.

Inaugural Cape HealthTech Connect ignites collaboration

On 18 September, 2025, the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI), the LaunchLab, Stellenbosch Network and Innovus Technology Transfer Office at Stellenbosch University welcomed a vibrant gathering of innovators at the inaugural Cape HealthTech Connect event at BMRI, Tygerberg campus.
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