Technology Management | DeHUB | DeKUT-TISC | Technology Transfer Office
The DeKUT- Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) was established in 2019. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) supports its establishment and development.
Services offered by the DeKUT- Technology and Innovation Support Center include:
- Support IP creations by facilitating access to global science and technology information, and in this regard, it shall:
- Serve as a patent search facility and library for patent information;
- Provide skills training in patent searching;
- Render patent search services; and
- Organize a community of patent information users.
- Support IP protection by promoting domestic and globally-competitive innovations, and in this regard, it shall:
- Provide general information on patents and patenting;
- Provide skills training in patent drafting and prosecution; and
- Render patent drafting and prosecution services;
- Support IP utilization by assisting in the commercialization of globally competitive innovations, and in this regard, it shall:
- Render IP audit and evaluation services;
- Provide licensing support services;
- Provide advice on IP management and commercialization strategies; and
- Be a depositary of patent-related documents, papers and statistics.
The following is a list of DedanKimathi University of Technology patents:
- Production of concentrated Arabica Coffee extracts for flavouring yoghurt using modified processing techniques.
- GPS-based vehicle speed limiter
CONTACT
Dr. Moses A Ollengo PhD, PrChemSA,
Director, Research, Innovation Management and Community Linkages,
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology,
Private Bag, Nyeri, Kenya.
Cell: +254716 568 099
Email: moses.ollengo@dkut.ac.ke
ORCiD: 0000-0002-8649-0578
STRATEGIC LOCATION
The DeKUT- Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) is currently housed by RIMCL, the Research Division of Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Nyeri County, which is approximately 160 km from Nairobi.