University of Manchester Innovation Factory
🚀 Turning ideas into impact at The University of Manchester. We help brilliant research become real-world solutions. Spinouts, licensing, and innovation for a better future. 🌍 #TechTransfer #Innovation #Impact
- 1 week today! Join us to hear from esteemed female founders who have navigated the path to spinning out. This is open to women AND men; the speakers hold valuable insight for all. ❗Last few tickets left: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovatehe...
- Congrats to spinouts KOKU Health (Prof Emma Stanmore) & Spotlight Pathology (Martin Fergie/Richard Byers) & Maria Giovanna Lizio (WILD Imaging Technologies) on being shortlisted for BioNow Awards!
- Thanks to Peter Evans, our Data and AI 'Entrepreneur in Residence' for the honest session this morning on how to take digital research 'From Prototype to Product'. Here he is (left) with our Digital Development Specialist, John van Rij. See thread below for our key takeaways 👇
- Vacancies (closing 6th Feb): 1) Senior/Commercial Development Manager (Life Sciences) - seniority dependant on experience 2) Investment & Licensing Manager 3) Senior Investment & Licensing Manager Join us in creating impact (spinouts, licensing) with UoM groundbreaking research: bit.ly/3NqtlFf
- VACANCY x 3! Interested in creating real world impact with University of Manchester's world class research? Be part of something meaningful & join our excellent, diverse team of experts. Find out more & apply here: www.uominnovationfactory.com/about/join-o... Good luck! @officialuom.bsky.social
- InnovateHER : From Research to Reality. Women Leading the Way in Spinouts. 12.02.26 Join us to learn from women who have successfully trodden the academic founder path. Featuring: Prof. Cath O'Neil, Dr. Lucy Buckley, Dr. Riza Batista-Navarro, & Prof. Aline Miller Register here: lnkd.in/ekjBq4Qu
- By the way, there's only a few weeks left to apply for Innovate UK Growth Catalyst. (UK SMEs) We have already seen great successes with some of our portfolio projects who have received Innovate UK funding. Highly recommend! Deadline: 3rd February @11am See eligibility and apply : bit.ly/3Z16PFl
- New fave academic podcast: The Northern Triangle Mentor Network www.youtube.com/@NorthernTri...
- New Year, New Idea! Meet Marianna Coppola, founder of Ready Ripe - a groundbreaking technology helping winemakers pinpoint the perfect moment to harvest grapes for exceptional flavour. 🍇 By using biomarkers instead of guesswork, Ready Ripe ensures every grape reaches its full potential. Cheers! 🍷
- The University of Manchester Innovation Factory, wrapped. 🎁 Here’s our annual review in numbers. These numbers translate into #RealWorldImpact - read more: online.flippingbook.com/view/4936784...
- Whatever your plans are over the festive period, we hope you have a peaceful break. And if it can't be peaceful, we hope it's fun! 🥳 Merry Christmas from everyone at the University of Manchester Innovation Factory!
- WOMEN INNOVATORS! Innovate UK's 'Women in Innovation' Awards are open for applications! <£75k awarded to 60 women innovators across UK. Our spinouts have already gained so much from @innovateuk.bsky.social in funding + tailored support. INFO + APPLY: iuk-business-connect.org.uk/programme/wo...
- Meet our latest spinout: Grid Stability Founded by Dr Panagiotis Papadopoulos, the company delivers superfast insights for energy networks - helping reduce costs, cut carbon, and boost security. 👉 Learn more: www.gridstability.ai
- Our Entrepreneur in Residence, Vikas Shah, has been included in @insidermedia.com 'Insider Business Power List - the 100 most influential company leaders in our region.' Lucky to have him on board guiding & advising our team and academic community! Read more: www.insidermedia.com/news/north-w...
- Congratulations to @officialuom.bsky.social academic founders, Ahmed Abdelkarim and Sebastian Leaper whose spinout 'Watercycle Technologies' has been named in The Entrepreneur UK's Manchester 50 - a list recognising the best companies driving innovation across the region: bit.ly/4rQQ7WH
- 📣 Researchers @ Faculty of Science & Engineering! Our next 'Commercialisation Drop-In' is THIS THURSDAY 4TH DEC! From 10.30am @ the Nancy Rothwell Building/near Collaboration Café Qs about research commercialisation or protecting IP? Come and ask us! No appointment needed - look for yellow banner!
- Well done to all the winners at the KE Awards 2025 last week! We were really proud to have been part of the NW Cybercom collaboration who won in the 'Sector Collaboration' category! NW Cybercom are driving new approaches to cybersecurity innovation - more here: bit.ly/3XrRbCg
- Well done to all the spinouts who pitched to Swim Capital investors yesterday at the Innovation Factory HQ on Monday! The spinouts were from the northern triangle of unis: @officialuom.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social Well done to all the presenters - great job!
- Our Dinali de Silva & Elliott Jennings had a great time at the NG Studios / Deeptech Labs demo day this week! Plenty of impressive companies on show, with a standout moment seeing @officialuom.bsky.social spinout, Plant Organelle Technologies on stage! Well done Junwei Ji (academic CEO)💥 🌱
- We’re so proud to see research from @officialuom.bsky.social , supported by us at UoM Innovation Factory, making real impact! 👏 Prof Brian Bigger’s work helped create the first successful stem cell gene therapy for Hunter syndrome. 🔗 More on this from BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Honoured to welcome the Government Office for Technology Transfer and GCHQ to the Innovation Factory today - to share our processes, the roles of our teams, and how we work together to turn research into real-world impact! 💪
- We have TWO great opportunities available! Director of Portfolio: www.uominnovationfactory.com/director-of-... Director of Business Development: www.uominnovationfactory.com/director-of-... Join our team bringing research to life through the creation of truly impactful spinouts and licences. 👋
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- We cannot get enough of Autumn on campus. The University of Manchester is looking stunning today! 🍁 @manchester.ac.uk
- How can universities best cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset?🌍 TenU gathered experts from across the globe in a session chaired by our CEO, Dr Catherine Headley. Would you add anything to the five areas below?👇 📖 Read more & listen to the podcast: www.uominnovationfactory.com/news/tenu-en...
- ICYMI (in case you missed it 😉), we’ve been breaking down the world of TTO acronyms. This week’s #TuesdayToolkit is all about funding and investment.💰
- The first in-person workshop of our Research to Reality course took place this week! 🤩 Huge thanks to FIS360 and the Business Exchange and Knowledge Exchange at UoM for this excellent collaboration. Great energy from our academic founders exploring the skills needed to turn research into spinouts.
- Yesterday our Head of Investment and Licensing, Dinali de Silva, joined North West Cyber Security Cluster’s Women in Cyber event 👩💻 spotlighting the future of cybersecurity and the inspiring women shaping it. Great to see former colleague, Sarwat Howe too! 👋
- Yesterday, we welcomed our Entrepreneur in Residence, Dr. Vikas Shah, to the Innovation Factory HQ for an inspiring team session. As EiR, he’ll be bridging innovation and investment, championing Manchester innovation, building commercial confidence, and bringing a global perspective. Let’s go! 🚀
- Great to see so many of you at our Commercialisation Café event last week at Kro Bar! A brilliant mix of conversations about turning research into real-world impact. Myths were busted, connections were shared, paths were paved. Missed it? More chances to chat with our team coming soon!
- FYI: We’re back decoding acronyms for Toolkit Tuesday. This week, we’re taking on the world of contracts and agreements. 👇 TBC next week. 👀
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- A warm welcome to Professor John Holden, who has joined the Innovation Factory Board. Recently appointed VP for Civic Engagement and Innovation at @manchester.ac.uk, he brings experience that will guide our mission further. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4nH61jD
- TODAY! Come down and quiz us over how to get your research off the ground. Funding, connections, pitching, IP protection, commercial pathways, or even just where to start Grab a drink, say hello, and let’s talk about how your research could make real-world impact 🙌
- 🕸️ Universities across Greater Manchester came together through Research England’s Connecting Capability Fund (CCF) to turn more research into real-world impact — led by the University of Manchester Innovation Factory. ⚡ 🔗 Read more: www.uominnovationfactory.com/news/ccfred/
- Massive congratulations to Complement Therapeutics (University of Manchester spinout) for getting their gene-therapy candidate to clinical trials in the US! Read more here: www.uominnovationfactory.com/news/complem... Huge high fives to founder @rdunwin.bsky.social and the rest of the CTx team
- As a TTO (Technology Transfer Office 😉 ) we love a good acronym… but they’re not always obvious! For our next few #TuesdayToolkits we'll be deconstructing our most commonly used acronyms to clear up any confusion. First up, TRL, PoP, PoC
- The University of Manchester is a national leader in IP & commercialisation in the 2025 KEF results 🎉 We achieved the highest rating for IP & Commercialisation : licensing, spinouts, investment, and real-world impact. Read more 👉 www.uominnovationfactory.com/news/2025-ke... @manchester.ac.uk
- It was great to welcome @officialuom.bsky.social VC @duncanivison.bsky.social to the Innovation Factory yesterday. Together, we’re shaping #Manchester2035: stronger industry links, driving quality innovations to catalyse further groundbreaking research, and a focus on tangible, positive change 💪
