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The winner was announced by Catapult
Ventures' Dr Gareth King during networking
and refreshments which took place in UMIC's
newly opened Core Technology Facility Atrium.
Complement Therapeutics' Dr Simon Clark
received the prize of six months office space for
two people in UMIC's new state of the art
co-working area.
Dr Simon Clark comments: "This is a huge
honour and great surprise! Getting feedback
from the audience and the team from Catapult
Ventures was very helpful. Some really useful
ideas were raised and will certainly change the
way we move forward."
Dr Vijay Barathan, Life Science Partner with
Catapult Ventures, said: "We were delighted to
work with UMIP to put this event together and
thank them for the effort taken into organising
the day. The Catapult team were delighted with
the quality of the presentations and the level of
engagement of the audience."
Yvonne Loughlin, Head of UMIC, comments:
"I am excited to have Complement Therapeutics
as the first tenant in our modern bespoke
shared working facility and I hope that the
support and guidance provided in an area
designed to encourage collaboration and
networking will help ensure a successful
future for them. Simon's pitch was confident
and engaging, simplifying and explaining the
concept perfectly. He was a worthy winner.
I look forward to being involved with future
competitions and ensuring continued
support for North West start-ups
and entrepreneurs."
