RISE IN ACADEMICS AND
STUDENTS WANTING TO BECOME
ENTREPRENEURS, THANKS TO UMIP
INNOVATION OPTIMISER SCHEME
More than 80 University of Manchester academics and
students have so far been referred to take part in a 12-month
pilot programme designed to help them turn start-up or
social enterprise ideas into reality.
Left to Right; Tony Walker, Ian
Brookes, Ellie Buckley and Innovation
Optimiser Roadmap attendees 2016
