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UMIP PROOF-OF-PRINCIPLE (PoP) AWARDS One of the significant added value aspects in technology transfer which attracts seed funders and licensees is Proof-of-Principle funding. To add value, we manage, for the University, a 'Proof-of-Principle' account for projects with good potential. We encourage you to find out more and make an application. Applications are reviewed throughout the year. To find out more, please contact your UMIP Commercialisation Executive listed on the fifth page of this newsletter. To illustrate the diversity of projects awarded since the last issue of our newsletter, please see below: Dr Harmesh Aojula (School of Pharmacy) Novel Short Peptide Therapeutic against Small Cell Lung Cancer > Licensing PoP May 2012 Dr Kimberly Mace (FLS) Behavioural changes in cell type using protein transduction > Licensing PoP May 2012 Drs. Erin Baggaley, Lesley-Ann Turner (School of Materials) and Profs Paul Bishop (Institute of Human Development) and Sandra Downs (School of Materials) Novel treatment for age-related macular degeneration > Licensing PoP July 2012 Drs Cath O'Neill and Andrew McBain (MHS) SkinBiotics > Licensing PoP May 2012 Prof Roy Goodacre (School of Chemistry) and Dr Mat Upton (Institute of Inflammation and Repair) Point of care infection diagnostics and treatment decision support > Venture PoP July 2012 Prof. Brian Derby (School of Materials) and Dr Chris Ward (School of Dentistry) High Throughput Cryopreservation of Cells by Inkjet Printing (Cryoprinting Process) > Licence PoP Sept 2012 Dr. Adam McMahon Wolfson Medical Imaging Centre (MHS) A PET imaging agent to monitor beamenergy deposition. > Licensing PoP July 2012 Professor Brian Derby, School of Materials (EPS) Inkjet Printing Nanocarbon Structures for Display, Energy Storage and Electronics Applications > November 2012 Prof R Freer, Prof I Kinloch, Prof P Xiao, School of Materials (EPS) Nanostructured Composites for Thermoelectric Power Generation > November 2012 GRAPHENE/ADVANCED MATERIALS PROOF-OF-PRINCIPLE CALL 42 Expressions of Interest were received in response to the call for proposals to the £1M Graphene/Advanced Materials Proof-of-Principle (PoP) Fund which was launched to academics here in the autumn of this year. Entries were submitted from a range of schools and departments ranging from Materials to Physics and Astronomy to Pharmacy. The fund, launched by UMIP and The UMIP Premier Fund (UPF), managed by MTI Partners, was aimed towards all of our researchers or project teams with an interest in the production and applications of graphene, as well as other innovative materials, which might ultimately result in 8 5 economic benefits and have reached the IP development stage. Heather Thompson, UMIP's Director of Licensing, commented: "The interest in this PoP call from our academic community has been fantastic and demonstrates the breadth of ideas across the institution. Via UMIP's thorough evaluation process, we have uncovered at least ten exciting innovations which we are evaluating further, of which two have been recently funded." We shall provide an update on the progress of these projects in the next issue of the UMI3 newsletter in the summer.