News Archive
Epistem Announces a Three Year Collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline in Fibrosis Research
13 March 2012
UMIC tenant, Epistem(London AIM:EHP), the biotechnology and personalised medicine company, is pleased to announce a three year biomarker collaboration withGlaxoSmithKline in the field of fibrosis continued...
Event Organisers Get a Spring in their Step at the CTF
13 March 2012
The days are starting to get longer, the daffodils are poking their heads up and the season's changing. Get set for spring with us and get a great deal by booking your spring meeting at the Core continued...
Join the Apprentice Revolution
9 March 2012
What are apprenticeships? Apprenticeships are work-based training programmes that lead to nationally recognised qualifications, and they are designed around the specific needs of employers. continued...
Epistem Signs Tuberculosis Channel Partner Agreement
6 March 2012
UMIC tenant, Epistem(London AIM:EHP), the biotechnology and personalised medicine company, is pleased to announce the signing of a sales and marketing agreement for its rapid molecular test for continued...
Global Business Analysis Internships 2012
22 February 2012
On our Global Business Analysis programme, our students learn what is relevant to the needs of the business world. Modules are built around the challenges of international management, the continued...
New Innovation Voucher Scheme
21 February 2012
Up to £4,000 support for SMEs with STFC's new Innovation Voucher Scheme – DROP IN SESSION Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) can benefit from up to £4,000 of support from continued...
Royal Visit to UMI3
17 February 2012
His Royal Highness The Duke of York visited UMI 3 in Manchester earlier this week as part of a visit to the University to learn more about graphene and the University’s successes and continued...
Manchester benefits worlds largest unquoted investment fund
9 February 2012
MTI has confirmed it is actively fundraising for the world’s largest unquoted investment fund dedicated to university spin-outs. The technology specialist venture capital firm’s Orion continued...
The UMI3 Entrepreneurship Forum
3 February 2012
A very busy January in the UMIC Innovation Centre Last week was an extremely busy one in the Innovation Centre as the UMI 3 Entrepreneurship Forum got well and truly underway with four continued...
Santander Breakthrough Programme for SMEs
2 February 2012
Santander is making up to £200 million of capital available to organisations looking to grow their business. The programme is aimed at enterprises with a turnover of between £500,000 and continued...
Feasibility Studies for Technology-Inspired Innovation
2 February 2012
The government is to invest up to £2 million to stimulate and support technological innovation by the UK's small and micro businesses. The Technology Strategy Board aims to stimulate continued...
CN Creative Raises Series A Funding
26 January 2012
— Financing Led by Advent Life Sciences — — Intends to File for UK MHRA Approval of Its Nicadex™ Inhaler Nicotine Replacement Therapy in continued...
SolvecoTM Degreasing Technology converts Largest UK Trichloroethylene Consumer
19 January 2012
Solveco TM Degreasing Technology, a replacement for solvents such as:- • Trichloroethylene • Perchloroethylene • Methyl Chloride • N-Propyl Bromide • continued...
Stem Cell and Cell Based Therapy Regulatory Surgery
12 January 2012
Voisin Consultancy Life Sciences (VCLS) is a leading global regulatory consultancy that has specific expertise in the field of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products, and in particular, cell continued...
Big Chip 2012 Open for Entries
6 January 2012
The Big Chip Awards for companies excelling in the use of digital technology are back – and once again are extending their range right across the North of England. Awards organiser continued...
Winter Warmer at the CTF
4 January 2012
The nights are long and it’s cold outside but you can enjoy a Winter Warmer on us and get a great deal by booking your last minute meeting at the Core Technology Facility. To banish the continued...
Winning Pitch deliver major UK SME support programme
15 December 2011
UMIC tenant Winning Pitch will be part of the team delivering the UK Government Business Coaching for Growth programme – here is an extract from yesterday’s BIS Enterprise Directorate continued...
Philips Opens Up 15th Dec
7 December 2011
What can this large multi-national corporation do for you? Find out about Philips’ pioneering approach to innovation 15 December 2011, 1 - 2pm Yellow Room, Core Technology Facility, continued...
Tax relief for relevant Research & Development
7 December 2011
Tax relief for relevant Research & Development (R&D) expenditure has applied since 1 April 2000 for companies that are small and medium sized entities (SMEs), and since 1 April 2002 for continued...
SME Finance Clinics
6 December 2011
Seeking funding for your business? Not sure where to start? SME Finance Clinics with Beer & Partners Tuesday 6 December: 5pm – 7pm Baker Tilly 3 Hardman Street continued...
Young & Emerging Healthcare Businesses Delivering the future
29 November 2011
A seminar and networking forum to give aspiring entrepreneurs and young healthcare businesses an insight into how to start-up, fund and grow innovative new companies. 1st March 2012 Location: continued...
Corridor Connections Seminar: Successful Collaborative Business Relationships
29 November 2011
Tuesday 29th November, 12.15 – 2.00 PM Ada Lovelace Room, Greenheys, MSP Corridor site BS 11000-1 is BSI’s framework standard for establishing and managing robust and successful continued...
Spin-out Success for Manchester
25 November 2011
Over 200 people from the Northwest’s biomedical sector gathered last night (Thursday 24 November) at the 11th Northwest Biomedical Awards at Mere Golf and Country Club. This prestigious continued...
UMIC tenant Frontier PR success stories
24 November 2011
Case study 1 Progress: Leadership in Housing A supplier of intelligent data and information solutions, Mobysoft is a market leader in developing bespoke software for over fifty of the continued...
Don't Miss Out on the MGIP!
15 November 2011
The 2011 Manchester Graduate Internship Programme (MGIP) is closing soon – don’t miss out on this opportunity to benefit from the skills and knowledge of highly skilled graduates continued...
Epistem Announces Partnership with the University of Manchester
10 November 2011
UMIC tenant, Epistem plc (LSE: EHP), the UK biotechnology and personalised medicine company, announcea partnership with Dr Matthew Hardman at The University of Manchester in which novel preclinical continued...
Stockport Low Carbon Business Network
1 November 2011
Following the popular launch event earlier in the year, we are pleased to invite you to the next Stockport: Low Carbon Business Network, taking place on Wednesday 30th November. Tony Walker continued...
Snapguard Announces New Insider Threat Solution
1 November 2011
Snapguard 2.0 Product Line Tops List Of Leading UK Provider’s Advancements and Enhancements Manchester, England – October 25, 2011 – Snapguard, the UK’s leading provider continued...
MBS Venture Capital Investment Competition
18 October 2011
UMIC tenants are being offered the chance to participate in an exciting competition being held at Manchester Business School. This competition called Venture Capital Investment Competition, or as continued...
UMI3 Director named Business Products and Services Entrepreneur of the Year
7 October 2011
UMI 3 director Bryan Bodek has been named Ernst & Young Business Products and Services Entrepreneur of the Year 2011. Mr Bodek who is chief executive of Airline Services' serves on the UMI 3 continued...
Phagenesis Closes 7 Million Euro Series B Financing Round
6 October 2011
Pioneer in the treatment of acute and chronic dysphagia secures additional VC funding to accelerate commercialisation strategy. University of Manchester spin-out company, Phagenesis Ltd, the continued...
Epistem in DNA crime scene collaboration
6 October 2011
Manchester-based biotechnology business Epistem has formed a collaboration with the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) that could lead to more accurate DNA analysis at a crime scene. continued...
Nanoco extends Japanese deal
3 October 2011
NANOTECHNOLOGY specialist Nanoco Group has announced that it has extended its relationship with Japanese equipment supplier Tokyo Electron after signing another supply deal with the firm. continued...
Co-Managed Energy Fund Information Day
30 September 2011
As part of a collaboration between National Grid, Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution, The University of Manchester Intellectual Property (UMIP) and The UMIP Premier Fund (UPF), continued...
The Voice
29 September 2011
The Winning Pitch High Growth Foundation is launching their “Global Companies Programme” (Creating an environment to allow global companies to flourish) on Thursday 6th October, 5.00 continued...
Genedrive passes first in-field Tuberculosis testing
27 September 2011
UMIC tenant, Epistem (London AIM: EHP), the biotechnology and personalised medicine company, is pleased to announce today the successful completion of its first round Tuberculosis (TB) clinical continued...
MTI invest 650k in medical imaging specialists BiOxyDyn as company launches two new services
27 September 2011
University of Manchester (UoM) spin-out company, BiOxyDyn , has secured a £650,000 investment from technology investment specialists MTI Partners (MTI), through its UMIP Premier Fund continued...
MAG Innovation Summit
23 September 2011
Manchester Airports Group, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Siemens, are delighted to invite you to attend the Innovation Summit which will provide first class speakers, a Q&A panel continued...
Get Your Entry in for the Bionow Awards Competition
21 September 2011
The 2011 Bionow Awards competition is now open. The categories for this years competition are: Best Biomedical Product or Service of the Year sponsored by Kaplan Biomedical Project of the continued...
Pitching for Management in Manchester
21 September 2011
Over worked and stressed? There might be a simple solution! Come and find the perfect person to take the load off at Pitching for Management Pitching for Management in continued...
Intellicig Reach Finals of Excellence Awards
12 September 2011
CN Creative Limited, the company that produces the intellicig Electronic Cigarette, has been short listed as a finalist for the prestigious North of England Excellence Awards 2011. The continued...
Small business rate relief
5 September 2011
This relief is aimed at helping small businesses. Relief is based on the rateable value (RV) of your business in the relevant valuation period. The RV figures for the current valuation continued...
1 million Co-Managed Energy Innovation Fund
30 August 2011
National Grid, Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution, The University of Manchester Intellectual Property (UMIP) and The UMIP Premier Fund continued...
EuropaBio Launches the Most Innovative European Biotech SME Award 2011
23 August 2011
Calling All SMEs! Today EuropaBio invites nominees for Europe’s Most Innovative Biotech SME of the year by launching the call for applications to the 2011 award. The award offers the continued...
MSP runs business and management leadership programme
18 August 2011
MSP will be running a business and management leadership programme for tenants and associates for which they have arranged a special rate, as well as arranging for the programme of four 2-hour continued...
Over 50 people attend Stockport's launch of Low Carbon Business Network
16 August 2011
A total of 53 business representatives attended the Stockport launch of a series of events for specialist businesses providing low carbon goods or services. Feedback was extremely continued...
Snapguard launches new website
16 August 2011
Snapguard have recently launched a new website. Jow Arif, one of the directors of Snapguard released the following: "My team and I are delighted to announce the launch of our new web site: continued...
UMIC launches its new and improved website
12 August 2011
We are pleased to officially announce UMIC’s new website under its new direction as an Innovation Centre ( www.umic.co.uk ). As a division of UMI 3 The University of Manchester continued...
North West Fund for SMEs
12 August 2011
The North West Fund is a £184.8m evergreen investment fund which provides debt and equity finance from £50,000 to £2 million to small and medium sized businesses based in, continued...
The bloomtrigger is growing!
4 August 2011
Since launching the bloomtrigger pilot project in June a lot of progress has been made over the past few weeks and many lessons learnt. The project is now up and running in all 5 pilot schools with continued...
GMCC Innovation Awards 2011
2 August 2011
Nominations are now open for Greater Manchester Chamber's prestigious Innovation Award 2011. The UK's largest and most influential Chamber of Commerce is hunting for outstanding examples of continued...
Innovative Framework for Sustainable Innovation wins two prizes
18 July 2011
Dr. Joanne Tippett from the School of Environment and Development has been working with a wide range of people to develop a new framework for sustainability innovation, called the RoundView. This continued...
A New Chapter for UMIC
7 July 2011
UMIC, the University of Manchester’s business support services provider, is to merge with its sister company, UMIP, with effect from 1 August 2011. A new company will be formed to house continued...
CSI, Manchester Style!
6 July 2011
UMIC tenant, SRi Forensics recently made full use of the fantastic event facilities on offer right on their doorstep. Having been awarded the contract to provide the Crown Prosecution Service continued...
Summertime Special at the CTF!
6 July 2011
Why not give yourself a break this summer and get a great deal by booking your last minute meeting at the Core Technology Facility? To celebrate the arrival of summer we are delighted to offer a continued...
Low Carbon and Environment Competition Grand Prix Success
1 July 2011
Over the past few months UMIC has been holding a Low Carbon and Environment Competition (LCEC). This competition was set up to draw out innovative, commercially viable Low Carbon projects from continued...
UMIC Tenant Epistem Forms Tuberculosis Diagnostic Collaboration
29 June 2011
UMIC tenant, Epistem (London AIM: EHP), the biotechnology and personalised medicine company, is pleased to announce the formation of a Tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic collaboration with Xcelris continued...
Shepherd meets Dragon
10 June 2011
3 Sheep Ltd are seeing their diverse portfolio of digital innovation projects grow. The company have been working on a new Car Parking app for Croftons Solicitors LLP to help make sure that no continued...
XCellR8FASTTRAIN event
6 June 2011
Following on from the success of last year's event, UMIC tenant XCellR8 are delighted to announce that they will be holding a one day workshop and exhibition on cell culture techniques on 6 continued...
Innovation Breakthrough
1 June 2011
Six businesses. Six experts. Infinite solutions. Innovation Breakthrough is a fast paced event that helps businesses move through their innovation and growth challenges quickly and continued...
Intellicig Electronic Cigarettes go Organic in the States
26 May 2011
Intellicig's organic growth rivals that of Jack’s Beanstalk, but Intellicig is far from being a fairytale, it’s a real-life success story! In less than three years, Intellicig continued...
Successful BBSRC workshop for young academic entrepreneurs hosted by UMIC and UMIP
22 May 2011
UMIC and UMIP co- hosted a BBSRC –sponsored workshop on Tuesday 17 th May at the Core Technology Facility. The event focused on informing young academic entrepreneurs of potential continued...
TSB allocate £3m to invest in R&D Energy Projects
18 May 2011
Materials for Energy The Technology Strategy Board has allocated up to £3m to invest in highly innovative, collaborative R&D projects that address the application and demonstration continued...
£20m management training fund will help small businesses grow
6 May 2011
Skills Minister John Hayes today called on senior leaders in SMEs to take advantage of funding that will support leadership and management training to help them grow their businesses. Around continued...
Helping The Law Make A Sound Case
4 May 2011
Deciphering the words of an urban rapper was probably the last way Martin Barry ever thought he would earn his living when he studied languages at Cambridge. But his expertise helped convict the continued...
Launch of the North West High Growth Foundation
4 May 2011
The North West High Growth Foundation is a new and exciting initiative designed to support ambitious entrepreneurs realise the full potential for their business. Our aim is simple, to help continued...
Register Now for Manchester MicroMasterclass 6
4 May 2011
Health and safety legislation can be a minefield for businesses to negotiate with complex rules and requirements which must be observed and adhered to. For companies who breach the regulations the continued...
European Biosafety Association Conference - EBSA 2012
3 May 2011
Please see the following conference announcement and the request from Dr Patrick Seechurn, University Biosafety Advisor for any SMEs interested in participating on the regulatory challenges continued...
UMIC to host Green in the City
3 May 2011
UMIC as part of its development as a Low Carbon Incubator Centre, is teaming up with ecoConnect CIC which is the UK's cleantech and green industry connections hub. ecoConnect is a support group continued...
Conservatives Vice Chairman for Business Relations visits UMIC and UMIP
21 April 2011
Alan Lewis CBE, the Conservatives’ Vice Chairman for Business Relations and Honorary Professor of ESCP- Europe (European School of Management) visited The University of Manchester’s continued...
Envestors form alliance to support technology in the region
14 April 2011
Private investor network, Envestors, has joined forces with The University of Manchester Incubator Company Ltd (UMIC), The University of Manchester Intellectual Property ltd (UMIP) and continued...
Minister to see how Manchester is leading the way in research and innovation
7 April 2011
Health Minister Lord Howe visited Manchester at the invitation of Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC) - a collaboration between the University of Manchester and six NHS continued...
FutureEverything, 11th - 14th May 2011, Manchester
6 April 2011
FutureEverything brings the future into the present through ideas, music and art.. Arriving in Manchester in May for its sixteenth year, FutureEverything transforms 4 Piccadilly Place into its continued...
UMIC Tenant Nanoco Group Achieves Key Milestone for Red Quantum Dots
1 April 2011
Nanoco Group plc (AIM: NANO), a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots, has announced that it has successfully produced the 1kg batch of red cadmium-free continued...
Energy Efficiency Financing for business
31 March 2011
Investing in energy efficient equipment makes sound business and environmental sense, especially with the easy, affordable and flexible Energy Efficiency Financing, a new scheme planned to launch continued...
Grant for R&D (single company)
31 March 2011
A new Technology Strategy Board scheme is offering funding to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in R&D projects in the strategically important areas of science, engineering continued...
UMIC Tenant Epistem Announces Interim Results
30 March 2011
Epistem Plc (LSE:EHP), the rapidly growing UK biotechnology and personalised medicine company has announced its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2010. The interim results continued...
High Growth Foundation Northwest
22 March 2011
For the last two years Winning Pitch has been providing over 1700 local companies with high quality coaching support through the NWDA funded High Growth Programme. As the Programme is continued...
Epistem Announces Collaboration with Sanofi-Aventis
17 March 2011
Epistem plc (LSE: EHP), the UK biotechnology and personalised medicine company today announced a collaboration with sanofi-aventis U.S. Inc. relating to the use of Epistem's proprietary biomarker continued...
Low Carbon and Environment Competition-Heat 2 Now Open
15 March 2011
UMIC and UMIP are pleased to annouce the second heat of the Low Carbon and Environment Competition 2011 is now open. The competition is open to all University of Manchester academics and continued...
Register Now for Manchester MicroMasterclass 5!
8 March 2011
Whatever the size of your business, whether you’re in the early stages of development and planning, a new start-up or a growing company, it’s crucial to have sound financial planning continued...
Drug Discovery 2011 - Manchester Central
4 March 2011
7 & 8 th September 2011 - Manchester Central Preparations are well underway for the 5 th Annual ELRIG Drug Discovery Conference to be held at Manchester Central on 7 th & 8 th continued...
Opportunity to attend a Winning Business Academy Taster Session during UKBI International Conference 23/24 March
3 March 2011
UKBI is the leading professional body on the development and support of business incubation and this year are holding their International Conference in Manchester on the 23 rd and 24 th March at continued...
UKBI's Annual Conference
2 March 2011
4 WEEKS TO GO! We are pleased to announce that Andy Leach, the CEO of North West Business Finance, will be joining us to speak on Sourcing Public Finance for your Clients at BI 12 on 24 th continued...
Invitation Retrofit - 16th March
28 February 2011
Envirolink Northwest are running a joint event with Corridor Connections supported by Siemens. The main focus of this event is retrofitting in the low carbon sector . This event will continued...
Winning Pitch Plc and Strategem (Scotland) Limited
17 February 2011
February 14th 2011 - Winning Pitch We are delighted to announce the first major win to be secured by the Winning Pitch/Strategem alliance, which runs to a six figure Internationalisation continued...
University Connections - February 2011
16 February 2011
World class postgraduates seeking unsalaried summer projects Top class graduates in business from all over the world are currently studying in Manchester on the MBus Global business Analysis continued...
Baroness Hanham CBE, impressed with NW High Growth programme and Winning Pitch
15 February 2011
The North West Regional Development Agency recently hosted a visit from Baroness Hanham CBE, Communities Minister from the Department for Communities and Local Government. The Baroness, who sits continued...
Estonia comes to UMIC
10 February 2011
Last month, as part of UMIC’s International Initiative, UMIC proudly welcomed Tehnopol to its flagship building the Core Technology Facility. Tehnopol is an Estonian science park, based continued...
ECOpure by Intellicig
10 February 2011
Intellicig, the leading manufacturer of nicotine liquids for use with electronic cigarettes were invited to participate in a discussion about the e-cig industry on the Gabby Logan’s BBC continued...
Successes for UMIC in the NWDA Innovation Voucher Scheme
9 February 2011
As the NWDA Innovation Voucher Scheme comes to a close, to date UMIC has assisted nearly 100 small businesses in the North West. Introduced by the NWDA in 2008 as part of their business continued...
End of an Era for UMIC and Martino Picardo
9 February 2011
"I think it is fair to say that 2010 was as challenging as it gets, not only for UMIC but for our growing portfolio of tenants (greater than 75 SMEs) across five facilities and all market continued...
BioNow February Newsletter
8 February 2011
Waters to build new Mass Spectrometry Headquarters Waters Corporation announced on 20 January that it has signed a land-purchase agreement with The Royal Bank of Scotland for a new continued...
New UMIC Innovation Portal
7 February 2011
To continue to provide a simple and effective method of submitting your business ideas, UMIC has been developing its Innovation Portal. Using this portal you can submit business concepts for continued...
UKBI's 12th International Conference
7 February 2011
Supported by Marks and Clerk, University of Manchester Incubator Company (UMIC), Harrison Goddard Foote and Marketing Manchester this year’s conference promises to be the biggest and most continued...
UMIC Tenant is One to Watch
4 February 2011
We know that our tenant companies and entrepreneurs are going places so we’re pleased to congratulate Geoff Parker of BiOxyDyn on his inclusion as ‘one to watch’ in the continued...
XCellR8 Launches New Cell Culture Training Activities for 2011
3 February 2011
UMIC tenant XCellR8 has announced an exciting new range of cell culture training activities for 2011. Innovative approaches have been used to develop training formats specifically tailored to the continued...
Paving the Way for a Sustainable UMIC Future
3 February 2011
UMIC is now well underway in delivering its vision for an incubator supporting Manchester’s growing low carbon and environmental sector. The Manchester Low Carbon Incubator Centre continued...
Nanoco to Raise 15million via Share Placing
3 February 2011
UMIC tenant Nanoco hopes to raise up to £15m through the issue of 16.7 million shares at £0.89 each. The company, which develops quantum dots and other nanomaterials, will apply for continued...
It's All Go for UMIC Events!
3 February 2011
There has been plenty to keep the UMIC Events team busy recently, with 2010 proving to be our busiest year so far and things look set to keep us on our toes throughout 2011! We’re proud to continued...
Centre for Facilities Management warmly welcomes Malaysian Students
2 February 2011
In December 2010, visiting degree students from Malaysia worked on a pilot study into community-based FM with Professor Keith Alexander at the Centre for Facilities Management. The students joined continued...
CTF: The Movie
2 February 2011
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but to really get a sense of a place or an event then a film is even better. With this in mind take a look at our two new mini-movies which give a taste continued...
Register Now for Manchester MicroMasterclass 4
28 January 2011
Are you an SME looking to take on your first member of staff or to expand your team further? Employment law is a notorious minefield foremployers. It’s complex and constantly changing which continued...
North of England Excellence Awards 2011
27 January 2011
I am writing as you have previously expressed an interest in applying for the North of England Excellence Awards and as we have new awards for 2011 I thought you would like to hear from us. continued...
2011 Digital Pathways Event - Wednesday 9th March
27 January 2011
Digital Pathways 2011 showcases leading edge research being conducted by North West Universities This event will identify new and exciting ways that businesses can develop their products continued...
Centre of Excellence in Biopharmaceuticals Newsletter
21 January 2011
Welcome to the second COEBP Newsletter. Each quarter COEBP aim's to bring you a summary of the latest activities happening within the Centre. COEBP Launch Event, 23rd November 2010 The continued...
University Connections - January 2011
19 January 2011
News and Views from The University of Manchester Happy New Year! A belated welcome to 2011 but we hope that the new year is going well for you and your business. During 2010 our continued...
The RegenMed Programme: Connecting the Community
18 January 2011
The RegenMed Programme: Connecting the Community As part of the £21.5m Regenerative Medicine Programme launched in September 2009, the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), the Medical continued...
Tax relief for relevant Research & Development
13 January 2011
Tax relief for relevant Research & Development (R&D) expenditure has applied since 1 April 2000 for small and medium sized entities (SMEs), and since 1 April 2002 for large companies. continued...
Shadow Minister for Innovation & Science visits UMIP and UMIC
12 January 2011
Chi Onwurah, the Shadow Minister for Innovation & Science (Business, Innovation and Skills Team) and MP for Newcastle Upon Tyne Central, visited The University’s intellectual property continued...
Big Chip Awards - Open for entries across the North
12 January 2011
The Big Chip Awards , open to businesses excelling in the use of digital technology, are back for the 13th successive year and will this time extend their reach from their North West continued...
Business Opportunities at IBIZ Invest
12 January 2011
Are you a UK Life Sciences business currently fundraising or an investor interested in investment opportunities in some of the most innovative UK Life Sciences companies? If so, IBIZ Invest could continued...
INTRODUCING FITNESS FOR GROWTH
11 January 2011
The University of Liverpool (UOL) and Brabners Stuart LLP (Formerly The Steve Stuart Partnership LLP) are collaborating on an innovative project focusing on the North West Knowledge Economy and continued...
December Bionow Newsletter
10 January 2011
Happy New Year Firstly we wish you a very happy and successful new year, 2011 certainly promises to an exciting year for the Bionow team as we transition towards a stand alone organisation. We continued...
Epistem to Recruit
7 January 2011
Job Vacancy: Epistem Business Development Manager Epistem Limited is a biotechnology company commercialising its expertise in epithelial stem cells in the areas of oncology, gastrointestinal continued...
TSB Opens £2m SME Competition for Innovation
4 January 2011
The Technology Strategy Board has announced a £2m competition to stimulate innovation across its core technology areas to help ensure that small and micro businesses in the UK are continued...
Manchester Business School resource support for UMIC companies
4 January 2011
Through Manchester Enterprise Centre we have a fantastic opportunity for project support for UMIC companies. Manchester Enterprise Centre has a number of students looking to do projects from continued...
£25m North West Biomedical fund launched
23 December 2010
The BioNow team are delighted to announce that from 20th December 2010 the new North West Fund is open and ready to receive investment applications. The overall fund is £185m across different continued...
UKBI December 2010 Newsletter
16 December 2010
All of us at UKBI would like to take this opportunity to wish all our members a Merry Christmas and a Peaceful and Happy New Year. Nominations for the 2011 UKBI Awards are now open! Each year, continued...
Register Now for the Third Manchester MicroMasterclass!
9 December 2010
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the third event in our Manchester MicroMasterclass series which will take place at the CTF on 20 January 2011. Are you an SME continued...
UMIC's Low Carbon Incubator Centre - update on low carbon and environmental developments
8 December 2010
UMIC has a growing array of existing and new start low carbon and environmental goods and services companies developing in its technology portfolio. These are from a wide and diverse range of continued...
BioNow Networking Event - Monday 13th December, 5.30pm - Core Technology Facility, Manchester
6 December 2010
“ Effective Networking ” Networking provides the key to unlocking hidden business opportunities presented through personal continued...
Healthtech and Medicines
6 December 2010
Stratified Medicines Programme Information Days Manchester - 13 th December The Core Technology Facility The University of Manchester 48 Grafton Street, Manchester M13 9XX continued...
UMIC proud to promote EnterPrize
3 December 2010
Last night, UMIC attended the glamorous New East Manchester EnterPrize for local businesses awards evening. Hosted at the spectacular Monastery in Gorton, guests were mesmerised by the stunning continued...
December BioNow Newsletter
1 December 2010
Successful Juvista trial for Renovo Renovo announced the successful outcome of its clinical trial designed to establish the safety and efficacy of a new formulation (Juvista continued...
Manchester Teams Triumph in Competition to be Biotechnology stars of the future
24 November 2010
Two Manchester teams have won places in the final of a national competition to find the entrepreneurial bioscientists of the future. Joint winning teams, DentRegen and Microbe Solutions, beat off continued...
Epistem presents its new ex vivo plucked hair biomarker assay at EORTC-NCI-AACR symposium
17 November 2010
Epistem plc (LSE: EHP), the UK biotechnology and personalised medicine company, presented its novel ex vivo plucked hair biomarker assay at the EORTC-NCI-AACR Molecular Targets and Cancer continued...
UMIC to participate in BI12; UKBI's 12th International Conference
17 November 2010
UMIC to participate in BI12; UKBI’S 12 TH International Conference; 23 rd -24 th March, 2011 in Manchester The Conference proceedings are now available for the UKB’s continued...
UMIC MD wins Biomedical Personality of the Year Award
17 November 2010
UMIC is pleased to announce that its Managing Director, Dr Martino Picardo, has been awarded the Biomedical Personality of the Year award 2010 at the gala BIONOW awards dinner which took continued...
University Connections - November 2010
16 November 2010
Welcome to University Connections The University will be holding a Postgraduate Open Day on Wednesday 24th November , providing an opportunity for those considering a continued...
UMIC Tenants are Winners at the Northwest Biomedical Awards
12 November 2010
Two UMIC tenants enjoyed success at the 10th Northwest Biomedical Awards at Mere Golf and Country Club, the showcase of the very best of biomedicine in the region. Epistem plc won the continued...
Registration is Open for the Second Manchester MicroMasterclass
10 November 2010
After the success of the first Manchester MicroMasterclass last month, we are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our second event, Manchester MicroMasterclass 2: Sales Success continued...
UMIC seeks companies to present at IBIZ Investment Forum
8 November 2010
UMIC is supporting IBIZ Invest, a new investment forum that will give an exciting array of UK businesses the chance to pitch in front of an invited audience of potential investors on 9 March continued...
Technologyworld Pitch Workshop
4 November 2010
Fledgling technology and digital companies based around the UK are able to take part in a free pitch presentation workshop with specialist training provider Collins & Collins, as part of this continued...
Epistem Awarded Further Long Term Funding for NIH Biodefence Programme
3 November 2010
Epistem plc (LSE: EHP), the UK biotechnology and personalised medicine company, announced today that it has been reappointed for up to five years to provide preclinical testing services as a continued...
Winning Pitch in profits boost
1 November 2010
Business growth coaching company Winning Pitch has reported a 48 per cent boost in turnover to £4.5m. The company, which has offices in Liverpool, Manchester and Blackpool, says profits continued...
Autumn 2010 Newsletter
27 October 2010
UMIC are pleased to announce the release of the Autumn 2010 Newsletter. Click here to access the e-newsletter continued...
Gentronix Autumn/Winter 2010 Newsletter
26 October 2010
It's been a busy time for Gentronix with the introduction of new genotoxicity screening services, the launch of our Luciferase reporter assay BlueScreen HC and adding our 100th continued...
SRi Forensics announces inclusion in CPS framework
25 October 2010
SR i Forensics is proud to announce its inclusion on a two / four year framework owned by the Crown Prosecution service and the Serious Fraud Office. The Company scored higher in the tender continued...
LGC Standards Partners with Gentronix
22 October 2010
Gentronix Press Release Alert We are pleased to provide you with this press release from LGC Standards covering the announcement of our GreenScreen HC and BlueScreen HC distribution continued...
UMIC Supports New Investment Forum
22 October 2010
ibiz_flyer_ukti.pdf UMIC is supporting IBIZ Invest, a new investment forum that will give an exciting array of UK businesses the chance to pitch in front of an invited audience of continued...
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Visits the World-Class Facilties at the CTF
22 October 2010
UMIC, the facilities management and business support service provider for the University of Manchester, was delighted to welcome Vince Cable, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and continued...
NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre Bulletin
22 October 2010
In this issue you can find out about significant EU FP7 and Wellcome Trust grants recently awarded, learn more about the achievements of the Academy for Training and Education, and keep up to date continued...
Full House for the NWIN Biomedical Pitch Event!
20 October 2010
Next week’s NWIN Biomedical Business Pitch Event hosted by UMIC at the Core Technology Facility looks set to be a runaway success. The event on 26 October is now fully booked with a record continued...
Dr. Michael Edelman Scoops Entrepeneur Award
19 October 2010
Nanoco chief executive Dr Michael Edelman was last night named Ernst & Young’s UK Cleantech Entrepreneur of the Year at a ceremony in London. He joined the Manchester business six years continued...
Shell Springboard - 3 weeks left to apply
19 October 2010
Less than one month left to apply to Shell Springboard Shell Springboard provides a financial boost to innovative, low carbon business ideas from across the UK. £40,000 is continued...
Centre of Excellence in Biopharmaceuticals
11 October 2010
Welcome to the first edition of the Centre of Excellence in Biopharmaceuticals (COEBP) Newsletter. The establishment of the Centre at the University of Manchester is the culmination of continued...
Steve Gregory represents UMIC at the Belfry Golf Day
7 October 2010
Steve Gregory, UMIC Building team member took on the onerous but enjoyable task of representing UMIC as a guest of Drivers Jonas Deloitte Golf day that took place at the Belfry, Brabazon Course continued...
NWIN Business Pitch - Energy & Environmental Technologies
6 October 2010
Annual North West Business Pitch Event Energy & Environmental Technologies Date: Wednesday, 20 th October 2010 Location: Samuel Lindow Building , UCLan continued...
Bionow Newsletter - September 2010
6 October 2010
Biofortuna heats up the PCR market Molecular diagnostics company Biofortuna Limited has unveiled the world’s first complete freeze-dried HLA PCR kit in a move set to transform continued...
Epistem Holdings plc - Preliminary Results to the 30 June 2010
6 October 2010
Epistem Plc (LSE: EHP), the rapidly growing UK biotechnology and Personalised Medicine company announces today its preliminary results for the year to the 30 June 2010. The 2009/10 continued...
UMIC to host Greater Richmond Partnership in November
5 October 2010
UMIC is pleased to announce that senior management from the Greater Richmond Partnership will be on site at the CTF to meet with SMEs and start-ups in the Forensics and Biomedical sectors continued...
2010 Northwest Biomedical Awards Competition
1 October 2010
We are pleased to announce that the 20 10 Northwest Biomedical Awards competition is open for entries . This prestigious awards dinner, celebrates key achievements from companies and continued...
UMIC to co-host Regenerative Medicine Event
27 September 2010
UMIC, in partnership with regeNer8 and the UK HealthTech and Medicines Knowledge Transfer Network, is to host a Bioprocessing for Advanced Therapies Group meeting on 14 October at the Core continued...
Intellicig Retail Customer Managers Conference
27 September 2010
UK market leading electronic cigarette and e-liquid manufacturer Intellicig held a one day conference for the company's nationwide team of 20 Retail Customer Managers at its UMIC Laboratory continued...
The Launch of NRT Direct - A New Lease of Life, Delivered
27 September 2010
The question “do you smoke” on a job application is becoming even more important as Employers continue to feel the strain caused by Employees who smoke. It has been recognised continued...
UMIC and pro.manchester host successful Investment for Entrepreneurs Workshop
24 September 2010
UMIC, the facilities management and business support service provider for the University of Manchester, in partnership with pro•manchester successfully hosted an Investment for continued...
Opportunity to Influence Government: Research on Business Support
24 September 2010
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is currently reviewing its approach to business support. They have commissioned SQW Ltd ( www.sqw.co.uk ) to undertake quantitative and continued...
Epistem to Present Data from their Model of Crohns Disease Colitis at the Inflammation Research Association Conference
20 September 2010
Epistem plc (LSE: EHP), the UK biotechnology and contract research company, will present preclinical results from its recently completed colitis study at the Inflammation Research Association continued...
UMIC Aiming to Help Burgas ACHIEVE MORE
13 September 2010
Part of the UMIC team, Dr Martino Picardo and Tony Walker, recently visited the Bulgarian town of Burgas on an international collaboration exchange on incubation. It is the capital of Burgas continued...
Environmental Sustainability KTN
10 September 2010
Competition for disruptive solutions for energy, digital, healthcare, & sustainability problems The Technology Strategy Board has allocated up to £600k in funding for continued...
UMIC Launches the Manchester MicroMasterclass
10 September 2010
UMIC are delighted to announce the launch of the Manchester MicroMasterclass, a series of events designed to help you grow your business successfully. Join us for bite-sized business seminars continued...
Entries Invited for the 2010 Northwest Biomedical Awards Competition
8 September 2010
The 2010 Northwest Biomedical Awards competition is now open for entries. This prestigious awards dinner, celebrates key achievements from companies and individuals within the region who have made continued...
Latest BioNoW Event at CTF
3 September 2010
The next BioNoW Network Event takes place on 14 September. The theme of this event is business funding, and the opportunities that are currently available to business. After the speaker there continued...
Epistem Announce Agency Agreement with Veritas Japan
2 September 2010
Epistem plc (LSE: EHP), the UK biotechnology company, announced today that its Contract Research Services division has entered into an agreement with the Veritas Corporation to exclusively market continued...
UMIC plans Incubator Centre for the growing Manchester Low Carbon agenda
24 August 2010
UMIC is planning to create an incubator focused on the growing low carbon and environmental sector. This will drive forward the Manchester Low Carbon Incubator Centre (LCIC) idea into a programme continued...
Making Hi-Tech High Growth
20 August 2010
Based in central Manchester, Frontier Public Relations is an award nominated full service PR agency, that delivers highly effective PR and marketing communications solutions, with a particular continued...
Momentum Matters
16 August 2010
Putting something back through mentoring The University of Manchester’s Careers Service is currently recruiting mentors for our award continued...
Nanoco secures milestone payment
5 August 2010
Nanoco Group, the AIM-listed developer of quantum dots and other nanomaterials, has a secured a “milestone” payment of $600,000 from an unnamed Japanese electronics company. The continued...
July Bionow Newsletter
3 August 2010
Swine flu vaccines provide boost to Novartis Demand for swine flu vaccines gave Novartis’s Speke manufacturing site a shot in the arm last year with a 25% increase in sales. The continued...
UMIC - Pro-Manchester Finance event sold out!
3 August 2010
UMIC will co-host a Pro-Manchester led workshop on “Funding for Biotech, Innovation and Incubation” on September 21 st at the Core Technology Facility. This is part of a series continued...
Epistem pre closing update July 2010
29 July 2010
Epistem (AIM: EHP), the rapidly growing biotechnology company, announces a pre-close trading statement for the year ended 30th June 2010. Following a very positive year during which sales continued...
NWIN Biomedical Business Pitch Event
29 July 2010
NWIN, UMIC, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, TrusTECH and BioNoW are delighted to announce that the next Biomedical Business Pitch Event will take place on Tuesday 26 October at the UMIC continued...
The Carbon Trust Entrepreuneurs Fast Track launched
28 July 2010
The Entrepreneurs Fast Track replaces the previous Applied Research and Incubation programmes and will provide the UK’s top low carbon ventures with a customised package made up of: continued...
Professor Alan Gilbert
27 July 2010
UMIC is sorry to report that Professor Alan Gilbert sadly passed away this morning. Professor Gilbert was President & Vice Chancellor of The University of Manchester from its inauguration in continued...
NW Business Pitch Event September 2010
23 July 2010
NW Business Pitch Event Advanced Engineering & Instrumentation Thursday 30 September One Central Park, Manchester msp The North West Innovation Network and continued...
Gentronix Announces Rights Issue Completion
23 July 2010
Gentronix Ltd, the Manchester based Genotoxicity and Predictive Toxicology Company announces that it has recently successfully completed a £610k Rights Issue, fully underwritten by continued...
University of Manchester Graduate Fairs
20 July 2010
The University of Manchester's MLP Careers & Employability Division runs one of the largest, most comprehensive programmes of recruitment fairs in Europe. Collectively, they attract over continued...
Lancashire Environment Centre - Free Research Projects
20 July 2010
Free research projects from our graduates An opportunity for a high calibre environmental postgraduate to work for your company over a 5 week or 3-6 month period to help continued...
Bionow Members Benefit Scheme
19 July 2010
Dear Bionow members, We are delighted to be able to launch the Bionow Benefit Scheme to our member* companies. We have identified a group of suppliers of highly relevant goods and services continued...
News and Views from The University of Manchester
16 July 2010
Please follow this link for all the current news from The University of Manchester http://manchestercareers.newsweaver.co.uk/1aim203uu461qy8aoymg0x?email=true continued...
Securing European funding for biomaterials in regenerative medicine
16 July 2010
In today’s challenging funding environment European funding represents a good opportunity for industry and academia to access high levels of funding for high-impact collaborative research. continued...
Renovo make Juvista progress
14 July 2010
Renovo Group, the developer of anti-scarring and scar prevention treatments, has announced further progress in the trials of its flagship Juvista drug. The Manchester company (based in the Core continued...
Forensic Hub Research Funding Assured
13 July 2010
Following its initial introductory and market fact finding meeting held at UMIC in November 2009, the Forensic Hub has been busy refining its business model and sourcing further funding. This continued...
LEC Opportunity: Free research projects from our graduates
9 July 2010
An opportunity for a high calibre environmental postgraduate to work for your company over a 5 week or 3-6 month period to help development of a new technology, service, or undertake an R&D continued...
Intellicig Now in 1,150 Retail Stores
8 July 2010
Continuing Intellicig’s UK wide roll out to the High Street, the Company’s electronic cigarette and ECO Pure nicotine e-liquid refill cartridges are now a vailable in over continued...
Healthy reception for Intellicig at 2010 UK National Smoking Cessation Conference
8 July 2010
The annual UK National Smoking Cessation Conference took on 14 th -15 th July at the SAS Radisson Hotel in Glasgow. Major NRT Companies including Johnson & Johnson and McNeill continued...
Supporting Innovation into Life Sciences Businesses
8 July 2010
Meet the Technology Strategy Board’s Life Sciences Team & understand its role in stimulating & supporting innovative life continued...
Bionow Member Benefit Scheme
6 July 2010
As a beneficial service to our members we are in the process of setting up a procurement scheme of suppliers who are able to offer preferential rates or discounts to Bionow's membership of continued...
Wanted - SMEs with Big Ideas on Climate Change
2 July 2010
Wanted - SMEs with Big Ideas on Climate Change Shell Springboard is now open for the sixth round of applications, for small businesses continued...
Innovation Portal Survey
2 July 2010
UMIC is developing its Innovation Portal – a rapid idea evaluation tool designed to help innovators to commercialise their ideas. We’ve developed a short survey to discover continued...
Bionow Newsletter July 2010
2 July 2010
Bionow's latest newsletter is now available online at: http://www.bionow.co.uk/news/1509/june-bionow-newsletter.html Within the newsletter, there are several great success stories for UMIC continued...
Nanoco Technologies is ranked Europe's most creative company
1 July 2010
UMIC tenant Nanoco Technologies is ranked Europe's most creative company by CNBC business. For the full story, please visit the CNBC website by clicking here. The article below is sourced continued...
University appoints a new President
23 June 2010
Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell has been appointed President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manchester. Dame Nancy was selected following an international search which continued...
UMIC joins the UK Innovation Forum
17 June 2010
UK Innovation Forum - a new way to become involved in high tech spin outs and commercialisation of new technologies A new national organisation for individuals who want to become involved in continued...
Manchester Momentum Newsletter June 2010
16 June 2010
Follow this link for news from Manchester Momentum http://manchestercareers.newsweaver.co.uk/1jo283zvghn1qy8aoymg0x?email=true Share | continued...
Nanoco gets to dotted line on first solar power deal
10 June 2010
Nanoco Group Plc (AIM: NANO), the Manchester-based producer of quantum dots, today announced its first deal in the solar energy sector. It has signed a joint development agreement with Tokyo continued...
Medica 2010 - World's Largest Healthcare Technologies Trade Fair
10 June 2010
Medica is the world's largest healthcare technologies trade fair attracting over 137,000 visitors in 2009. medilink_nw_medica_package_2010.pdf Due to significant support from the continued...
Video of the Business Secretary, Vince Cable, on a recent visit to UMIC Stockport Business Incubator
9 June 2010
Video of the Business Secretary, Vince Cable, on a recent visit to UMIC Stockport Business Incubator’ Please follow the link below to see a video of the recent video to our continued...
Library Membership for UMIC tenants
9 June 2010
Library Membership for UMIC Tenant Companies at The University of Manchester, MBS & OCP Manchester College University of Manchester and Manchester Business School continued...
Patents: Avoiding the pitfalls
8 June 2010
Core Technology Facility 46 Grafton Street MANCHESTER M13 9XX An event co-hosted by UMIC, UMIP and Harrison Goddard Foote. This is an opportunity to meet intellectual property experts continued...
EPISTEM'S BIOMARKER DIVISION GAINS GCLP ACCREDITATION
7 June 2010
EPISTEM'S BIOMARKER DIVISION GAINS GCLP ACCREDITATION MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM -(Marketwire- June 07 2010) - Epistem plc (LSE: EHP), the UK biotechnology company, has announced continued...
NEW INITIATIVE FROM IBM FOR DIGITAL START-UPS
4 June 2010
We are looking for smart entrepreneurs, with businesses less than 5 years old, to help us build a smarter planet. If that sounds like you, then SmartCamp London, 21 Julycould be the most continued...
Stockport Business Review Summer 2010
3 June 2010
Attached is summer 2010 edition of the Stockport Business Review. Contained inside is local business news and support, not to mention some business events! I hope you find it interesting and continued...
Funding for Manchester-Creative companies
2 June 2010
Manchester’s creative scene has been invited to access an £18 million fund to help develop future digital businesses through a competition being held by the Government’s innovation continued...
Hothouse - UKBI's Monthly Members Newsletter June 2010
2 June 2010
http://www.ukbi.co.uk/media/Hothouse/Hothouse_June_2010.pdf continued...
The eagerly awaited....Success Factor Book !
2 June 2010
John Leach of Winning Pitch has again created a stir in the business publications market. He has launched his new book ‘The Success Factor – Ways to a Winning Mindset’ that urges continued...
DFJ Cisco Global Business Plan Competition - deadline for applications 1 June
28 May 2010
The European Venture Capital Company, DFJEsprit (the European network partner of the Silicon Valley VC, DFJ) and their US partner are organising, for the second year running, DFJ Cisco Global continued...
MTI in University Med-Tech Investment - BiOxyDyn receives UPF capital investment
28 May 2010
Manchester based hi-tech investment specialists, MTI Partners, has announced a UPF (the UMIP Premier Fund) investment, in University of Manchester med-tech spin-out BiOxyDyn. BiOxyDyn, which is continued...
The Success Factor Book Trailer is now complete!
28 May 2010
John Leach of Winning Pitch has again created a stir in the business publications market. He has launched his new book ‘The Success Factor – Ways to a Winning Mindset’ that continued...
UMIC & Pannone invite you to a Seminar on Corporate Legal Obligations for SMEs
27 May 2010
UMIC and Pannone LLP would like to invite you to join us at the Core Technology Facility on 15 June for a seminar outlining the corporate legal obligations for SMEs. continued...
UKTI launch range of initiatives at One Central Park
26 May 2010
A successful launch event by UKTI was hosted by UMIC at their Hi-Tech Incubator at One Central Park on 19 May and covered the support of businesses in Research and Development. Speakers continued...
New East Manchester EnterPrize 2010 open for entrants - deadline 14 June
26 May 2010
The 2010 EnterPrize competition has now been launched and is open to businesses across east Manchester. Through the EnterPrize continued...
NWIN Business PItch 300610
25 May 2010
nw_business_pitch_registration_form_healthcare_300610.doc NW Business Pitch - Biomedical Event Wednesday 30 th June, 2010 Daresbury Laboratory, Daresbury Science continued...
Bionow Networking Evening June 2010
25 May 2010
Bionow are hosting the next Network Evening in Manchester on T uesday 22 June . The event will take place at The Core Technology Facility, Grafton Street, Manchester. The event will start continued...
Northwest Women's Enterprise Forum seeks voluntary business members
24 May 2010
Northwest Women’s Enterprise Forum (NWWEF) Member Recruitment Supported by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), the NWWEF provides strategic leadership and policy advice to continued...
Vince Cable Visits Stockport
21 May 2010
Vince Cable MP yesterday made one of his first visits as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, to a successful economic regeneration project in Stockport. The innovative continued...
BioNoW Newsletter May 2010
19 May 2010
Qualoria head to US for official launch Daresbury-based Qualoria , was officially launched at the 2010 Bio International Conference in Chicago on 5 th May. Qualoria can change continued...
Annual North West Business Pitch
19 May 2010
Tuesday 29th June 2010, 1030-1330 Lancaster Environment Centre The North West Innovation Network, BusinessLink and the Lancaster Environment Centre have collaborated to arrange an ideal continued...
Intellicig bolster commitment to healthcare
19 May 2010
Media Release 18.05.10 Lancashire based continued...
DFJ-ESPRIT GLOBAL BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION - 0,000 PRIZE
18 May 2010
dfj.pdf DFJEsprit are the European network partner of the Silicon Valley VC, DFJ. With our US partner, for the second year we are organising the DFJ Cisco Global Business Plan competition. continued...
UMIC, UMIP & Harrison Goddard Foote invite you to a seminar
18 May 2010
Patents: Avoiding the Pitfalls Date: 24 th June 2010 Time: 9:30 to 1:00 (including lunch and refreshments) Location: Core Technology Facility, continued...
Business Mentoring from BusinessLink
14 May 2010
Ever feel like you would like to spend more time on the business, rather than in the business? Now there's a Business Mentoring programme that will enable you to do just that. Designed continued...
Lung Imaging technology attracts UMIP investment
14 May 2010
The UMIP Premier Fund has invested an undisclosed amount in University of Manchester medical technology spin-out BiOxyDyn. The company, based in the unviersity's Core Technology Facility, has continued...
WebVM nominated for the Best Newcomer at the Big Chip Awards
13 May 2010
WebVM, a knowledge based web video direct marketing agency based at UMIC’s North Campus Incubator , has been nominated for a Big Chip award in the Best Newcomer (Enterprise) section. continued...
Warm welcome for Intellicig at Primary Care 2010
12 May 2010
Primary Care is the UK's leading conference and exhibition for primary and community health care professionals and this year was the perfect showcase for Intellicig. Intellicig have continued...
Cellular Therapy of Cancer Symposium Sept 2010
12 May 2010
We are pleased to announce that registration and abstract submission for the upcoming Cellular Therapy of Cancer Symposium is now open at: continued...
Momentum Matters - May 2010
11 May 2010
http://manchestercareers.newsweaver.co.uk/1tzg4aubp311qy8aoymg0x?email=true continued...
Company shows no signs of quitting
4 May 2010
Despite one of the most challenging periods in recent history, Hyndburn-based electronic cigarette manufacturer, Intellicig, flourished in the last year and is showing no signs of slowing continued...
MAHSC Newsletter-April 2010
3 May 2010
MAHSC Member Successes Doctors at UHSM (University Hospital South Manchester) have successfully performed the North West’s first operations involving mechanical hearts. A continued...
UMIC eNewsletter April 2010
29 April 2010
The new UMIC e-Newsletter is now available by using the following link If you have any stories you would like including on our website, please email jill.playfair@umic.co.uk continued...
UMIC Team has Good Fun for Good Causes
26 April 2010
UMIC, the facilities management and business support service provider for the University of Manchester, is delighted to hand over £2,300, to support the work of the British Heart continued...
Being innovative about innovation
26 April 2010
One of Broadstone Mill’s latest tenants wants to cut through the concept of information overload and in the process become the UK market leader in the provision of bespoke innovation continued...
UMIC & UMIP host successful BBSRC workshop
23 April 2010
PRESS RELEASE; 22 nd April, 2010 UMIC and UMIP host successful BBSRC workshop for young academic entrepreneurs UMIC and UMIP co- hosted a BBSRC–sponsored workshop on the continued...
Lift Your Organisation with a National Business Award
21 April 2010
Does your business innovate? Are your initiatives sustainable and socially responsible? Could your success get more recognition? If you have continued...
North West Vision & Media: 90K Euro Investment Funding
21 April 2010
North West Vision & Media, the regional body for the creative industries, is encouraging start-up digital media, gaming and music technology companies to compete for €90,000 (euros) continued...
UMIP appoints new Chairman
21 April 2010
UMIP appoints Dr. Krishnamurthy Rajagopal as its new Chairman Following a search exercise by the UMIP Board (advised by Odgers Berndtson – nationally recognised continued...
Accession FP7 research opportunities
21 April 2010
The International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) is a partner in the SM-BIO-POWER project that endeavours to promote the participation and awareness of small and continued...
Epistem to launch human plucked hair labelling platform
20 April 2010
EPISTEM TO PRESENT HUMAN PLUCKED HAIR LABELLING PLATFORM AT AACR MEETING IN WASHINGTON DC MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM --(Marketwire-April 14 2010) - Epistem plc (LSE: EHP), the UK continued...
Epistem to launch RNA-AMP kits
20 April 2010
EPISTEM TO LAUNCH RNA-AMP™ KITS, FOR SENSITIVE GENE EXPRESSION ANALYSIS, AT AACR MEETING MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM --(Marketwire-April 16 2010) - Epistem plc (LSE: EHP), the continued...
News and Views from the University of Manchester 2010
16 April 2010
http://manchestercareers.newsweaver.co.uk/txkktz1so7p1qy8aoymg0x?email=true continued...
Mobysoft Slams Door on No-Access
12 April 2010
Manchester ’s Mobysoft Slams Door on No-access - RBH reduces failed visit by 80% with text messaging Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH), who manages 14,000 council owned homes across continued...
UMIP Newsletter April 2010
12 April 2010
Please find attached the pdf for the UMIP Newsletter for 2010 umip_newsletter_april_2010_final.pdf continued...
UMIC Takes AIM!
12 April 2010
UMIC, the facilities management and business support service provider for the University of Manchester, has succeeded in gaining AIM accreditation from the Meetings Industry Association (MIA) continued...
Winning PItch awarded NWDA contract
8 April 2010
6 April 2010, For immediate release Two contacts awarded from NWDA Winning Pitch have been awarded two contracts to deliver ‘Group Mentoring’ services to SMEs in continued...
Winning Pitch appoint new MD
8 April 2010
Winning Pitch has promoted 52 year-old Brian Dormand to the post of managing director. Dormand, was one of the first recruits to join Winning Pitch in October 2006 shortly after the company was set continued...
MAHSC Newsletter 2010
6 April 2010
It is now a year since MAHSC and fellow Academic Health Science Centres (AHSCs) in London (Imperial AHSC, Kings Health Partners and UCL Partners) and Cambridge (Cambridge University Health continued...
Intertek Newsletter 2010
1 April 2010
Meet the experts at our Open Evening Intertek Analytical Sciences Group NEWSLETTER - March 2010 Intertek cordially invite you to our continued...
BioNow Newsletter March 2010
31 March 2010
Novartis collaboration boosts Epistem Epistem , the biotechnology and research company based in Manchester, has posted a 90 per cent rise in like-for-like sales for the six months to 31 continued...
Benchmark Technologies
30 March 2010
Over the past 5 years, Benchmark Technologies have been developing a brand new system to prevent flooding of domestic properties. See the attached pdf for the full story........... continued...
Nanoco interim results Jan 2010
30 March 2010
NANOCO GROUP PLC ("Nanoco" or "the Company") Interim Results for the six months ended 31 January 2010 Nanoco Group plc (AIM: NANO), a world leader in the development continued...
BBSRC Business Training for Life Scientists 210410
29 March 2010
Business Training for Life Scientists- careers and future prospects for the Biotechnology Industry April 21 st , 2010 – 8:45 to 1:30pm The CTF continued...
Juvista Phase III trial on schedule
29 March 2010
RENOVO GROUP PLC (“Renovo” or “the Company”) Juvista EU Phase III Trial Fully Recruited and On Schedule to Report Data in H1 2011 Renovo Group plc (LSE: continued...
Can you Imagen the possibilities?
29 March 2010
Former AstraZeneca pair turn a great idea into a workable business with a little expert advice - see attached pdf for this MEN article imagen_case_study_men_sob.pdf continued...
HotHouse UKBI News April 2010
29 March 2010
Please find attached the April 2010 newsletter from UKBI hothouse_20april_202010.pdf continued...
Nanoco Press Release - Performance milestone triggers $2m payment
25 March 2010
For immediate release 25 March 2010 NANOCO GROUP PLC ("Nanoco" or "the Company") Performance Milestone Triggers US$2 million Payment continued...
NWDA Innovation Vouchers
22 March 2010
Monday 5 th April sees the next funding round open for Innovation Voucher applications. Follow this link to access UMIC case studies to see examples of projects coming through UMIC continued...
The Inaugural Energy Innovation Awards Ltd
18 March 2010
The search is on to find the UK’s most innovative energy products and services. The Inaugural Energy Innovation Awards – the brainchild of the world-class Energy Innovation Centre continued...
Manchester Momentum News
16 March 2010
Please see below, link to the University of Manchester / Manchester Momentum March Careers newsletter http://manchestercareers.newsweaver.co.uk/r9cpbc137rm1qy8aoymg0x?email=true continued...
Building Britain's Future
15 March 2010
UMIC, the facilities management and business support service provider for the University of Manchester, was delighted to welcome Lord Mandelson, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and continued...
Introductory Q-PCR Course at Nowgen
11 March 2010
An Introduction to Q-PCR - The Nowgen Centre 30 June - 1 July 2010 During this two day introductory course run in partnership with Applied Biosystems, attendees will gain an understanding of continued...
UMIC welcomes Cellular Therapeutics
10 March 2010
A celebratory event for patients, supporters, funders and interested parties took place at the end of February at the CTF,, to celebrate the opening of the “Cellular Therapy Laboratory” continued...
Opportunities in Life Sciences
10 March 2010
life_scienes_2_page_flyer.pdf The Life Sciences team of UKTI in Chicago has the expertise to help unlock the potential in a vast territory of the US - the Midwest. The region boasts a continued...
Epistem posts profit thanks to Novartis deal
9 March 2010
Manchester-based biotech company Epistem (AIM: EHP) today posted a first-half pre-tax profit thanks to a boost from the group's collaboration with big pharma group Novartis. Pre-tax profit continued...
Envestors - Discover the 'Next Big Thing'
9 March 2010
Come and discover the ‘Next Big Thing...’ Wednesday 24th March 2010. Time: 18.00 - 21.00, presentations from 19.00 Place: Hilton continued...
MIB Biological Catalysis news
9 March 2010
Please see attached flyer for further information on this FREE one day discussion event mib_biological_catalysis_event_june_2010.pdf continued...
UKBI News 2010
4 March 2010
It’s St David’s Day and there may even be some signs of Spring in the air... At our Board meeting held at NESTA in London last Friday, we discussed the fact that most of continued...
Gentronix Press Release Mar10
4 March 2010
Gentronix Press Release Alert We are pleased to provide you with this personal notification of our latest press release detailing the signing of a three year agreement continued...
Shell Springboard programme
3 March 2010
UMIC host’s landmark competition on climate change ideas with The Shell Springboard programme. UMIC in its drive to support the growth of the clean technology sector was pleased to host continued...
MAHSC Newsletter 2010
3 March 2010
MAHSC NEWSLETTER – FEBRUARY 2010 Please find attached pdf to the new MAHSC newsletter mahsc_newsletter_feb_2010_v2.pdf . continued...
Euprotec Innovation Voucher win
25 February 2010
Euprotec has won a NWDA Innovation Voucher in the January 2010 round of applications to "purchase" technical and scientific assistance in order to develop new in vivo models of infection continued...
Lord Sugar wants to meet you
25 February 2010
Tuesday 2 March 2010 De Vere Whites Hotel, Reebok Stadium De Havilland Way Bolton, Greater Manchester BL6 6SF continued...
F2G announces new Chairman of the Board
24 February 2010
F2G Ltd Announces the Appointment of Dr Richard J. White as Chairman of the Board of Directors Manchester , UK , 23 February 2010 - F2G Limited, the Manchester UK based antifungal drug continued...
NANOKTN application call
24 February 2010
NANOKTN OPENS APPLICATION CALL FOR TWO Industrial Collaborative Awards in Science and Engineering (CASE) The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK’s primary continued...
Ai2 Ltd announce new CEO
24 February 2010
Ai2 Limited announce appointment of Jim McNairney as CEO Ai2 Limited, a developer of innovative, anti-microbial peptide coatings for medical applications, has announced the appointment of continued...
Nano eprint in collaboration with Novalia Limited
23 February 2010
Nano ePrint Ltd, the pioneer in planar nano-electronics, has announced that it is developing all-printed electronic greeting cards in collaboration with Novalia Ltd, to a specification provided by continued...
Nowgen hosts miRNA and siRNA introduction
20 February 2010
Nowgen, in partnership with Applied Biosystems (part of Life technologies), will be hosting An Introduction to miRNA & siRNA at the Nowgen Centre on Thursday 29 th April 2010 . This one continued...
UMIC's Review of 2009
16 February 2010
Welcome to our Newsletter reviewing the best of 2009 from UMIC. As 2010 gets underway, we've summarised some of UMIC's highlights from 2009. Despite the impact of the credit crunch and continued...
Spectroscopic Data seminar
11 February 2010
The Multivariate Analysis of Spectroscopic Data training ( March 11-12, 2010) is aimed at researchers and analysts who work with spectroscopic data, and are already familiar with multivariate continued...
UKBI Inspire Accreditation
9 February 2010
UMIC’s Biotechnology Incubators achieve Leading-Edge standard in UKBI Inspire Assessment UMIC has recently undergone an assessment against the UKBI Inspire monitoring, development continued...
QIAGEN acquires licence for Key P13K gene
9 February 2010
QIAGEN Acquires Exclusive Licence for Key PI3K gene Patent licensed from Johns Hopkins University for PCR-based companion diagnostics for cancer treatments Venlo, The Netherlands - 08. continued...
Qiagen and Pfizer
5 February 2010
QIAGEN Unit And Pfizer Enter Into An Agreement To Develop A Companion Diagnostic For Brain Tumor Patients Manchester, UK and NY, New York, February 4 - Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and DxS (a continued...
RegeNer8 Industry Challenge 2010
4 February 2010
regeNer8 has continued to work with the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) since an industry-based consultation conducted in summer 2009. TSB has already provided significant funding for continued...
Bionow Newsletter February 2010
4 February 2010
Watson completes acquisition of Eden Biodesign Watson Pharmaceuticals announced on 29 January that it had completed the acquisition of Eden Biopharm Group Limited for approximately continued...
MAHSC Newsletter 2010
4 February 2010
D irector’s Diary I am very pleased to announce that the MAHSC Executive Management Team is now essentially complete with the appointment of four Clinical Academic Section Leads: continued...
Gentronix News and New Developments
3 February 2010
In This Issue New in vitro COMET service ECVAM recommended list - continued...
Digital Pathways
20 January 2010
The forthcoming Digital Pathways event will be held at at The Lowry on 1st February. The focus is on collaborative R&D opportunities between Universities, funders and businesses in the North continued...
Plasma Clean technology is pure genius
14 January 2010
Plasma Clean technology is pure genius 8 th January 2010 Plasma Clean Limited, a hi-tech spin-out from The University of Manchester has been awarded a £112,829 Grant for Research continued...
BBC's Dragons Den 2010
12 January 2010
Dragons’ Den Entrepreneurs from across the country once again have a chance to make their business dreams come true by appearing on Dragons’ Den. If you’re genuinely seeking continued...
Knowledge put to work
11 January 2010
UMIC is The University of Manchesters' facilities and business management company for its growing portfolio of Incubators. This year, the Biotech Incubator has maintained 90% occupancy, continued...
Plasma Clean technology is pure genius
17 December 2009
17 th December 2009 Plasma Clean Limited, a hi-tech spin-out from The University of Manchester, has been awarded a £113k Grant for Research and Development from the North West continued...
Epistem receive UKTI Award
15 December 2009
We are pleased to confirm that on Thursday 10 th December 2009, Epistem received the UK Trade & Investment “Internationalise your Business” Award. UKTI presents this award continued...
Business Incubator Boosts Success
14 December 2009
UMIC, the facilities management and business support service provider for the University of Manchester, is delighted to welcome a new tenant to the world-class business incubator. Evgen Ltd is continued...
UMIP wins tech transfer award
14 December 2009
UMIP Wins Tech Transfer Award The University of Manchester’s intellectual property commercialisation company, UMIP, was voted Technology Transfer Office of the Year at continued...
Manchester to become low carbon economic area
10 December 2009
MANCHESTER REGION TO BECOME BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN LOW CARBON ECONOMIC AREA Greater Manchester has been designated the UK's first Low Carbon Economic Area (LCEA) for the Built Environment the continued...
UMIP announce new Entrepreneur in Residence
7 December 2009
PRESS RELEASE – DATED 3 rd Dec 09 The University of Manchester’s award winning intellectual property company (UMIP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Sharon O’ continued...
Nano ePrint secures financial support
7 December 2009
Press Release - 19th November 2009 Nano ePrint Limited, a North West company pioneering planar nano-electronics, has announced capture of two major new sources of financial support from MTI and continued...
UMIC assisting over 50 Northwest SMEs with the NWDA Innovation Voucher Scheme
4 December 2009
December 7th sees the next funding round open for innovation voucher applications Take a look at UMIC downloads for case studies. Introduced by the NWDA as part of their business continued...
UMIC receives environmental award
4 December 2009
At UMIC, we have been working hard to improve our business processes to minimise our effect on the environment. Over the past few weeks, we have been working with Manchester City Council on its continued...
UMIC plays host to an outstanding funding conference
2 December 2009
Showcasing SME to Academic Interactions: Options for Future Funding: UMIC recently played host to what is being hailed as a truly successful funding conference in the North West this year. continued...
Epistem Holdings ?2.9m cash placing
27 November 2009
Epistem Holdings Plc 20 November 2009 Epistem Holdings Plc (“Epistem” or the “Company”) £2.9m Cash Placing Epistem (LSE: EHP), the rapidly growing continued...
Biopharmaceutical industry given skills boost
25 November 2009
Press Release BIOPHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY GIVEN SKILLS BOOST biomed_questions_and_answers.ppt bio_med_flyer.pdf A cutting edge biopharmaceutical course programme which is set to continued...
Investment for Conformetrix
25 November 2009
News Release November 09 Aquarius Equity announces first close of the Aquarius Origin Fund with investment in Conformetrix Aquarius Equity Partners (Aquarius) have successfully continued...
TSB competition for funding
25 November 2009
HealthTech and Medicines Bulletin Online Seminar: TSB Competition for funding -'Fighting infection through detection' 7 December 2009, 11:00am UK time Presenter: Dr. continued...
2010 BioEntrepreneur School
24 November 2009
2010 BioEntrepreneur School - Apply Now Applications are now open for the 2010 BioEntrepreneur School “Lifescience into Business” 10th – 12th March 2010 at continued...
Northwest Biomedical Awards winners announced
17 November 2009
Northwest Biomedical Awards winners announced Over 200 people from the Northwest’s biomedical sector gathered last night (Thursday 12th November) at the continued...
NWest YES identifies winning business teams for London final
17 November 2009
PRESS RELEASE NWEST YES IDENTIFIES WINNING BUSINESS TEAMS FOR LONDON FINAL The NWEST Regional finals of the BBSRC funded BIOTECH YES event was held this month. The competition, partly continued...
UMIC to attend two key conferences in December
10 November 2009
PRESS RELEASE UMIC TO ATTEND TWO KEY CONFERENCES IN DECEMBER UMIC will attend the UKBI International Conference in Belfast in December from the 1 st -3 rd December. UMIC will be represented by continued...
Epistem presents GenetRx
9 November 2009
For Release 9 th November 2009 Epistem presents GenetRx™ clinical data on the use of scalp hair to assess androgen receptor directed therapies and to identify novel continued...
Euprotec shortlisted for BioNoW award 2009
3 November 2009
England's Northwest is one of the UK's top three biomedical clusters, which includes the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and healthcare industries. This is based on a major global pharmaceutical continued...
Manchester Start-up scoops five figure award
30 October 2009
Manchester Start up Scoops Five-figure Technology Strategy Board Funding Award Manchester-based software start-up, CherryPath Systems, has won £25,000 competition for continued...
Nanoco - year of progress
29 October 2009
Nanoco hails year of progress Manchester-based technology firm Nanoco Group (AIM: NANO) has said it is making “substantial progress” in building up the production of quantum dots, continued...
Epistem's Biomarker Focus in the US
20 October 2009
Epistem’s Biomarker Focus in the US MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM --(Marketwire- October 19 2009) - Epistem Plc (LSE: EHP), the leading UK biotechnology company, will open a US office based continued...
Showcasing Academic and SME Interactions conference
19 October 2009
UMIC, in association with Discovery 2 Medicine (D2M), is hosting a ‘ Showcasing Academic and SME Interactions’ conference focusing on the success of the NWDA Innovation Voucher continued...
Medical Technology at Genesis 2009
16 October 2009
WEDNESDAY 10 TH – THURSDAY 11 TH DECEMBER QE2 CONFERENCE CENTRE, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, UK Delegate fees from £70 + VAT available Delivered as an integral part of well continued...
Baker Tilly Seminars
15 October 2009
Baker Tilly are running some seminars in conjunction with the London Stock Exchange and Brewin Dolphin. This series of comprehensive seminars is aimed at anyone who is considering flotation on the continued...
Epistem Preliminary Results to 30th June 2009
13 October 2009
6 th October 2009 Epistem preliminary Results to the 30 th June 2009 Epistem Plc (LSE: EHP), the rapidly growing UK biotechnology company, announced today its preliminary results for the continued...
UMIC drives success of Innovation Voucher Scheme
12 October 2009
To date UMIC is assisting over 40 small businesses in the Northwest with the NWDA Innovation Voucher Scheme. Take a look at UMIC downloads for case studies. Introduced by the NWDA as part of continued...
Stockport Business Incubator; One Year On
12 October 2009
Stockport Business Incubator is continuing to support start up businesses and has gone from strength to strength since its official opening in October 2008. The project, a partnership continued...
Business North West October 28th 2009
9 October 2009
Day 2 keynote speakers announced for Business North West continued...
Carbon Trust boosts start-ups support
2 October 2009
UMIC on the hunt for clean tech talent as Carbon Trust boosts start-up support to fuel low carbon boom £1.75m business support for next generation of UK clean tech pioneers continued...
KTI's LEAD programme 29.09.09
2 October 2009
LEAD is a major new programme of support from the Northwest Regional Development Agency for businesses with up to 20 employees. Developed at Lancaster University the programme is now continued...
Broadstone Success
2 October 2009
Broadstone Mill tenant, DSC Telemarketing secures contract with Winning Pitch Broadstone tenant , DSC Telemarketing Ltd, have secured a contract with Business Consultancy Firm, Winning Pitch continued...
UMIC relaunches the Innovation Portal
29 September 2009
Date: September 29 th , 2009 Representing an entry point for Inventors, entrepreneurs to engage in business opportunity development, UMIC is pleased to announce the re-launch of the UMIC continued...
UMIC 10 year anniversary bash shows the future of Manchester Biotech is bright
24 September 2009
23 September 2009 UMIC’s tenth anniversary event took place today with Sir William Castell attending as guest of honour. Over 125 invited delegates attended to hear how the region’s continued...
Qiagen acquisition of DxS
24 September 2009
QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that it has acquired DxS Ltd (DxS), a privately-held developer and manufacturer of companion diagnostic products continued...
Meet The Experts - 8th October 2009
23 September 2009
The team at UMIC would like to invite you to join us at a fantastic business breakfast seminar at one of Manchester’s best kept venue secrets, UMIC Core Technology Facility. The CTF continued...
Arvia Technology LIsted as Global Leader
21 September 2009
Arvia® Technology announced it has been named a Global Cleantech 100 company by Guardian News and Media and Cleantech Group™, LLC, providers of leading research, events and advisory services for continued...
Free Business Advice for Women in Stockport
17 September 2009
FREE Business Advice for Women § Are you a woman thinking about starting your own business? § Not sure what to do next? § Would like help in getting started? continued...
EXHIBIT AT THE UK PAVILION AT BIOTECH FORUM 2009
11 September 2009
EXHIBIT AT THE UK PAVILION AT BIOTECH FORUM 2009 APPLY HERE FOR TAP GRANTS FROM UKTI Reach out to your Scandinavian target market at Biotech Forum 2009! Stockholm : continued...
The Big Bang Fair
9 September 2009
The Northwest Science Council is working closely with the organisers of the national Big Bang Fair being held in Manchester next year. Big Bang is all about exciting and encouraging more youngsters continued...
Bionow Network Evening - Wednesday 16th September
8 September 2009
Dear All, The 35th Bionow Network Evening is taking place on Wednesday 16 September at The Core Technology Facility, Grafton Street, Manchester. The event will start at 5.30pm with refreshments, continued...
access2experts
7 September 2009
Date: Time: Location: Wednesday, 14 October 2009 11:00am to 1:00pm (lunch provided) Daresbury Innovation Centre, Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus continued...
UMIC appoints non-executive Board members
1 September 2009
From 1 September, Dr Paul Kemp , Chief Scientific Officer of Intercytex and Graham Alcock, at Baker Tilly in Manchester join as non-executive board members of The University of Manchester continued...
Technology Strategy Board Announces New Competitions for Funding
1 September 2009
The Technology Strategy Board is pleased to announce the opening of the September 09 competition for funding which open on 1 st September 2009. The competitions in this phase will cover: continued...
bioProcess UK update
28 August 2009
£1.5m investment aims to give the UK ’s emerging Regenerative Medicine sector a business boost bioProcessUK are pleased to inform our members of the continued...
New Product Innovation Seminar
25 August 2009
Jointly hosted by Boots Centre for Innovation and The University of Manchester, this event at the Core Technology Facility on Grafton Street on the 14th September will help you to understand how continued...
600,000 pounds worth of 'creative credits' up for grabs
24 August 2009
AN INNOVATIVE £600,000 investment scheme designed to give a double-barrelled boost to small businesses and the creative sector was launched in Manchester today. The National Endowment for continued...
UKTI - Supported Trade Shows 2009
5 August 2009
Biotechnica, Hannover , 6-8 October 2009 Biotech Forum, Stockholm , 25-27 November 2009 Book now! Reserve your space on the UK stand and claim continued...
Nanoco Technologies is named the fastest growing company in Manchester
29 July 2009
Last week, Nanoco Technologies topped the ranking at Crain's Manchester business inaugural Fast 50 awards. The Fast 50's were presented to the top 50 fastest growing companies in the Greater continued...
European Union Framework 7 Programme
27 July 2009
Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies (NMP 2010) On 30th July 2009, The European Commission will publish the 4th call for Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, continued...
Imagen Biotech jointly awarded a BBSRC interchange grant
27 July 2009
Imagen Biotech, the High Content Analysis service company, is pleased to announce that it has been jointly awarded a BBRSC Interchange grant with Dr. Sally Stringer, from the Manchester University continued...
University wastewater spin-out wins innovation award
23 July 2009
Manchester-based water treatment company Arvia Technology has won the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) North West Innovation Award. The University of Manchester spin-out continued...
2009 Bionow Awards Dinner
17 July 2009
Dear Colleague, The 8th Northwest Biomedical Awards Dinner 2009 - The Mere Golf & Country Club, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire on Thursday 12 November. Bionow are currently in the process continued...
North West Innovation Network 2009 annual business pitching and networking event
10 July 2009
On July 7 UMIC hosted the North West Innovation Network 2009 annual business pitching and networking event for biomedical companies, sponsored by MIDAS, BioNoW, TrusTECH, MBRC and UMIP. Held in continued...
Access To Free Money
9 July 2009
If you are a small business, a social enterprise, a charity or a not-for-profit organisation you can access £3000 of unique business support funding provided by the Government to help move continued...
F2G Ltd Initiates Phase I Clinical Trial for FG3622
7 July 2009
Manchester, England, 6th July 2009 - F2G Limited, the Manchester UK based antifungal drug discovery and development company, today announced the initiation of a Phase I clinical study of FG3622, continued...
UMIC wins Investors in People accreditation
29 June 2009
UMIC is pleased to announce that it has attained “Investors in People” accreditation. The review team found that “having carried out the assessment in accordance with the continued...
Introduction to Bioreactors - a practical approach
26 June 2009
Level 1 of 2 courses provided in partnership with "applikon". xcellr8_bioreactor_training_course_flyer_sep_2009.pdf continued...
ICON Announces Collaboration to Develop New Translational Medicine Unit at Purpose-built Hospital in Manchester
18 June 2009
New facility part of ambitous expansion plans at Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust campus. Dublin, Ireland, June 16th, 2009 ICON plc, (NASDAQ: ICLR; continued...
34th Bionow Networking Evening - 1st July 2009
17 June 2009
Dear All, The 34th Bionow Network Evening, is taking place on Wednesday 1 July at The Core Technology Facility, Grafton Street, Manchester. The event will start at 5.30pm with refreshments, continued...
Epistem presents further data supporting its plucked hair biomarker technology at the Institute of Cancer Research Centenary Conference
2 June 2009
Data on the effects of gemcitabine on epithelial tissue released MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM --(Marketwire-June 2 2009) - Epistem plc (LSE: EHP), the UK biotechnology and contract research continued...
Stockport creative agency nominated for Manchester's Big Chip 2009 Awards
1 June 2009
A creative design agency based in Reddish has been nominated for a Big Chip award for its urban renewal website. Mickey & Mallory Ltd. developed a new interactive website for Houldsworth continued...
Manchester software company shortlisted in National Business Awards
1 June 2009
SpartaSoft, a Manchester-based software provider based in The University of Manchester business incubator, is shortlisted in two award categories of the UK’s 2009 National Business Awards continued...
North West NHS Innovation Awards 2009 - Awards Website Now Launched!
26 May 2009
The 2009 North West NHS Innovation competition, launched 19th May 2009, now has a dedicated website enabling applicants to find out information on the competition and apply online. Managed by continued...
Nanoco Group Plc starts Trading on the London Stock Exchange, AIM Market
26 May 2009
Nanoco Group Plc began trading on the London Stock Exchange AIM Market at 0800 GMT, Friday 1st May 2009 under the ticker symbol "NANO". Shares traded up over the first few days with the company continued...
UKBI training and Development Programme
19 May 2009
Do you want to know what it takes to develop the right physical environment for your clients to grow? Do you want to understand the core principles behind the successful design of a continued...
Lumophore Biotech Solutions Event - June 2009
15 May 2009
Quantitative bioscience is becoming more and more important in defining the molecular processes of life. This includes the absolute measurement of biomolecular interactions in vitro and in vivo. continued...
Momentum Matters - May 2009
15 May 2009
Momentum Matters - May 2009 In this issue: continued...
Appleyard Lees - Intellectual Property (IP) Advice Clinic: 11th June 2009
11 May 2009
Do you have any queries related to patents, designs, trade marks or copyright? If so, please feel free to come along to our IP Advice Clinic, which will be held on Thursday 11th June 2009. For continued...
Biotechnology YES: Young Entrepreneurs Scheme!
6 May 2009
Biotechnology YES is an innovative competition for postgraduate and postdoctoral scientists which develops the business skills necessary to recognise, protect, and harness the commericial potential continued...
Annual NW Business Pitch - Biomedical Event
28 April 2009
Tuesday 7th July, 2009 Core Technology Facility, Grafton Street, Manchester The North West Innovation Network, MIDAS, BioNoW, TrusTECH, MBRC and UMIP have collaborated to arrange an ideal continued...
The Centre for Integrative Mammalian Biology, Newsletter Number 2 - April 2009
14 April 2009
Dear all, Please click on the below attachment for April's edition of the Centre for Integrative Mammalian Biology newsletter. Many thanks, continued...
Epistem to present Erlotinib Biomarker Data at AACR Meeting
14 April 2009
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM --(Marketwire-April 14 2009) - Epistem plc (LSE: EHP), the UK biotechnology and contract research company, will present results from its recently completed preclinical continued...
BioNow March Newsletter
9 April 2009
Positive outlook for woundcare group Advanced Medical Solutions (AMS), a developer and manufacturer of products for the woundcare market, has posted a pre-tax profit rise continued...
Northern Startup 2.0 (eveo Ltd.) Event
8 April 2009
Manchester is finally hosting a cloud computing event attended by key players on the 15th of April at eOffice from 6 to 9pm. The event programme includes an hour of speeches and 40 minutes of continued...
Cake Solutions' Free Event
30 March 2009
University of Manchester Incubator Company (UMIC) and Cake Solutions are hosting an event on Java and J2EE in April 2009. Event location: Core Technology Facility (CTF), 48 Grafton continued...
iDEAS at Daresbury
24 March 2009
Customer Focus & Innovation in Hi-Tech SME's: ideas_at_daresbury.pdf ideas_taster_09.pdf continued...
Bioreactor Training Course
19 March 2009
Dear colleague, XCellR8 in partnership with Applikon Biotechnology, Aber Instruments and Millipore have organised a 2 day practical Bioreactor Training Course that may be of interest to continued...
Momentum Matters - March 2009
16 March 2009
Momentum Matters - March 2009 In this issue: continued...
Detection and Identification of Infectious Diseases Workshop
16 March 2009
NWDA is currently working with the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) to run a workshop exploring technologies currently under development within the area of the Detection and Identification of continued...
Inventor's Expo
16 March 2009
INVENTOR'S EXPO 2009 - SATURDAY 21st MARCH 2009 - 09:30AM-5:30PM BURNLEY ENTERPRISE HAVEN, BURNLEY FOOTBALL CLUB, HARRY POTTS WAY, BURNLEY, BB10 4BZ Lancashire-based innovation continued...
UKBI Training and Development Programme
10 March 2009
Title: Risingto the Challenge - Effective Management of Innovation Support in Times of Economic Uncertainty. Date: Tuesday 31st M 2009 Venue: continued...
Genotoxicity Safety Screening Agreement with GSK for Greenscreen HC
6 March 2009
Gentronix Limited announces that it has entered into an agreement to provide GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) with its novel genotoxicity detection assay GreenScreen HC. GreenScreen HC is the first human continued...
Grim up North? Far from it. There's a bright future for Hi-Tech start ups!
6 March 2009
The North’s eco-system for hi-tech entrepreneurs has been boosted by a partnership agreement between The University of Manchester Incubator Company (UMIC) and Northern StartUp 2.0 (NS20) continued...
D2M Networking Event 2009
3 March 2009
Discovery 2 Medicine (D2M) is hosting a networking event, focusing on biotech and healthcare, scheduled to take place on Thursday 26 th March 2009 . This FREE event will provide ideal continued...
Call for Global Entrepreneurship Competition nominations
3 March 2009
Young, innovative companies across the UK are being offered a chance to present their business plans to a highly influential global meeting of investors at the World Innovation Congress in continued...
Epistem Announces Research and Development Collaboration with a Major Pharmaceutical Company
2 March 2009
Epistem Plc, the UK biotechnology and research services company announced today that they have signed a research and development collaboration with Novartis to identify new drug targets and continued...
FREE Cell Culture Troubleshooting Clinics
2 March 2009
Tuesday 3rd March 2009: Manchester Incubator Building, 48 Grafton Street, M13 9XX Friday 13th March 2009: Core Technology Facility, 46 Grafton Street, M13 9NT 8.30am - 5pm We will be continued...
Nanoco Tech Plc Goes Public
27 February 2009
AIM-Listed Evolutec Group plc has announced the proposed acquisition of Nanoco Tech Public Limited Company, a nanotechnology company based in Manchester. Once the acquisition is approved by continued...