UMI NEWS
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UMI3 The University of Manchester Innovation Group
Issue 1, Dec 2012
WELCOME TO THE FIRST
ISSUE OF UMI3 NEWS…
Through our bi-annual newsletter we will keep you informed of the
most recent activities of our Intellectual Property commercialisation
division (UMIP) and our Innovation Centre (UMIC).
We have selected a number of interesting
articles ranging from our regular UMIP Premier
Fund (UPF) update, to the latest developments of
University innovations as well as news of events
and new initiatives taking place within our
Innovation Centre.
I hope you enjoy this issue and encourage you to
explore the possibilities of working with us –
whether you are an academic with a discovery, a
company looking for an innovative solution or
an entrepreneur looking to invest in the results
of world-leading research.
Clive Rowland, CEO UMI3
UMI3 ENTREPRENEURSHIP FORUM
Since its launch 12 months ago, our Entrepreneurship Forum has gone from strength to strength
encompassing initiatives such as:
> Social Enterprise
> Open Innovation
> Entrepreneur-in-Transit
> Digital Accelerator (IQuBIT)
Social Enterprise
Social enterprise ideas tree
Since November, we have been
actively seeking entrepreneurial
staff, students and recent alumni
(graduated within the last 12
months) of the University to
enter our Social Enterprise 'Lite'
Competition. This builds on the
success of the pilot competition
run in association with the
Faculty of Humanities earlier this
year and the subsequent
announcement that the
University had been chosen to
be one of the 56 partner
institutions in the HEFCE/UnLtd
Higher Education
Support Programme.
The Social Enterprise 'Lite'
Competition which has acted as
a soft launch for our main
competition (details below) has
offered awards of up to £500 to
kick start new ideas. By hosting
an inspirational workshop to
give potential applicants the
opportunity to sit in the 'Hot
Seat' and outline their ideas we
sparked a flurry of interest and
stimulated the audience to
submit applications. We will
shortly be announcing the
winners of this competition and
will be actively monitoring the
progress of these ideas once
they start in the New Year.
We will also be accompanying
this with an active events
calendar to assist potential
applicants to develop their
ideas. Further information
regarding submission dates,
workshops and events can be
found at here
From January 2013, our main
Social Enterprise Competition
will go live giving applicants
from across the campus the
chance to win up to £5000 to
support entrepreneurial
solutions to social and
environmental problems.
UMI3 The University of Manchester Innovation Group
www.umi3.com
