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Ins$tuteofInventorsandInnovatorslRaviniMoodley–CEOl2011

Introduc)ontotheIIIRaviniMoodley‐19October2011


Howmanyinven$onsdidyouusethismorning?


USPTOSta)s)cs

1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009

SOUTHAFRICA 110 120 112 87 82 93

CHINA 90 195 297 402 772 1655

INDIA 112 178 342 384 546 679

SINGAPORE 144 296 427 346 393 436CHINA,HONGKONGS.A.R. 155 237 276 283 338 305

BRAZIL 91 110 130 77 90 103

NEWZEALAND 114 124 135 122 113 127

IRELAND 90 141 163 156 146 177

RUSSIANFEDERATION 181 234 203 148 188 196

MEXICO 76 81 85 80 56 60


IIIBackground

• Establishedin1974• Providedsupporttoanumberofinventors

andcommercialisedmanyinven$onsovertheyears

• Revivedin2010• RegisteredasaSec$on21company• ReceivedfundingfromtheIDCtostart

opera$onsOurMandate:

Toassistinventorsandinnovatorsfromconcept‐to‐commercializa$on


Whatdoinventorsneed?

• Training–onvariousaspectsaroundinven$ng,par$cularlylegalandmarketrelatedissues

• Contactwithdesigners,manufacturers,marketersandotherserviceproviders

• Moreinven$onexhibi$ons

• Amanualtogetfromconcepttocommercializa$on

• Picturesofmembersinven$ons

• Opportunitytointeractwithothermembers


DevelopConcept

ResearchandDevelop

FeasibilityStudy

Marketresearchand

StrategyDev.

BusinessPlan/RaiseCapital

Prototype

Patent

Commercialize

InventorsandInnovatorsNeedsIsthereassistanceavailablefromstarttofinish?

DepartmentScienceandTechnology

DepartmentTradeandIndustry


BranchMee)ngs–networking,informa)onexchange (GautengmonthlyandCapeTownQuarterly)• Eminentspeakersthathaveaddressedourmembersthisyear

include:• WillievanStraaten(exVerimark)• KerryneKrauseNeufeldt(Eyeslices)• PavloPhi$dis(AurikIncubator/RadioPersonality)

• Regulara`endanceofbetween50‐100members

Memberscomments:“Iwanttogetmyinven$onworkingasapaberhearingthat”“Ineedthespeakerscontactdetails,weneedtochat”“WeneedmoreIIIac$vi$esinCapeTown”

Howdoweassistinventors?


HowdoweAssistInventors

Pitch‐it‐to‐the‐Panel• OurExpertPanelvolunteertheir$meonaSaturdaytoassist IPa`orney IndustrialDesigner Inventor MarketResearch/Commercialisa$on Funder(PublicandPrivate)

• Currentlynego$a$ngwithFNBtofundthisprojectfromnextyear

• Thisyear3sessionsinGautengand1inCapeTown

• WouldliketoincreasethefrequencynextyearandincludeEasternCapeandKZN

MembersComments“JusttothankyousoverymuchforthePitch‐iteventofSaturday.Itreallymeantverymuchtome,toshareanddiscusstheinven<on,withyouall.Ihavecomehomewithalotofnewthinkingandthenecessarycontacts.”


HowdoweAssistInventors

Training–workshopsandseminars

Newsle`ers–informa$ononthelatestopportuni$esforinventors

Linkagesandreferrals

Webbasedinforma$onandtools

Butweneedtodosomuchmoretohavetheimpactwewanttohave!


SixstepsontheIIIRoadmap

• TheIIIroadmaphas6definedstepwithsub‐ac$vi$eswithinit.

• Thisisadynamictoolandwehopethatuserswillhelpusbuilditover$me.

• Corporatemembershipisalsobeavailable.

• Forserviceproviders‐SponsoredblogsandspecialIIImemberdealsarewelcome.Wewillreservetherighttodecidewhatispublished.


ConclusionFutureImpactoftheIII

1. Promote,nurture,enhanceacultureofinnova$oninSouthAfrica

2. Raiseissuesaroundinnova$oninpublicforaandraiseawarenessonissuesofinnova$on

3. DevelopSAcapacity–inven$on,innova$on,IP4. Createaconsistentpipelineofgloballycompe$$ve

innova$ons5. Increasesuccessrate–reducefailure&risk

6. Reducecost&$metomarketinSouthAfricaninven$ons

7. Increaselocal&interna$onalinvestmentinSA


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