API Innovation Cluster (APIIC)
Technology commercialisation

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CSIR C3 Technology Commercialisation Enterprise
The CSIR has set up an enterprise to commercialise its intellectual property at a pace and scale in keeping with its industrial development strategy and its vision to accelerate socioeconomic prosperity through leading innovation.
The enterprise is called CSIR C3 (pronounced CSIR C-Cubed) and is a stand-alone technology commercialisation vehicle.
CSIR C3 is driven by specialists in business creation to nurture enterprises, build partnerships with current enterprises and stimulate investment to complement the technical capabilities of the CSIR.
The creation of CSIR C3 marks an opportunity for collaboration in technology commercialisation. Find out more about this invitation to collaborate by reading the prospectus, or select a specific technology from the list below.
Defence technology
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Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
- A wide-area surveillance system that detects and classifies moving... Go somewhere
- A camera to detect gunshots and gun-related crime. Go somewhere
- A manual turret: Gunner protection for personnel carriers. Go somewhere
- A radar system to alert helicopters to-arms attacks. Go somewhere
Earth observation
- A precision agriculture information system to unlock smart agriculture. Go somewhere
- Modern radar antenna technology for weather forecasting and... Go somewhere
- Synthetic aperture radar for unmanned aerial vehicles. Go somewhere
- The next generation of Earth observation technology with... Go somewhere
Health
- A genome-engineered stem cell tool that mimics the metabolism... Go somewhere
- A portfolio of therapeutic and protective monoclonal antibodies. Go somewhere
- A smartphone-based diagnostic tool to detect diseases brings the... Go somewhere
- A kit for the early detection of kidney injury. Go somewhere


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Manufacturing
- A local biomanufacturing process for the production of lactic acid. Go somewhere
- Technology to affordably produce green cement. Go somewhere
- High-speed, high-power metal additive manufacturing platform. Go somewhere
- Biodegradable plastic formulations. Go somewhere
Logistics and fleet management
- A vessel motion forecast tool. Go somewhere
- A web-based system with real-time information on asset and fleet... Go somewhere
Contact Information
- Innocent Siziba
- Email: isiziba@csir.co.za
- Charmaine Twala
- Email: ctwala@csir.co.za
- Minal Soni
- Email: msoni1@csir.co.za
Find out what Blade Nzimande has to say - Minister Blade Nzimande on the CSIR Technology Commercialisation Enterprise Launch
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
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