http://www.umic.co.uk Latest News, Events & Articles from UMIC - University of Manchester Innovation Centre en-gb Thu, 17 May 2012 23:19:17 +0100 Copyright: (C) UMIC - University of Manchester Innovation Centre 720 09/05/2012 Manchester - Runcorn Nanoco Group plc (AIM: NANO), a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, announces that it has successfully produced a 1kg batch of green cadmium-free quantum dots for a major Japanese corporation, triggering a US$2 million payment to Nanoco. Nanoco supplied a 1kg batch of red quantum dots to the same Japanese corporation last year, also attracting a US$2 million payment. The production of http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/nanoco_2m_sale/ http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/nanoco_2m_sale/ Fri, 11 May 2012 09:52:26 +0100 Summer Placement for Life Science Student Gain front line sales experience with a rapidly expanding scientific contract research company located in Manchester Epistem Ltd has a vacancy for a life science student to work for a 3-month period over the summer within the Business Development Department. The role will involve researching the pharmaceutical and biotechnology market to identify new leads, introducing our scientific services, and maintaining our client database. A good general http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/epistem_summer_placement/ http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/epistem_summer_placement/ Thu, 10 May 2012 10:14:05 +0100 UMIC has had a successful start to the New Year seeing several new tenants move into the Innovation Centre’s Incubator Building and Core Technology Facility with the help of Marie, UMIC’s new Contracts and Customer Liaison Executive. Over the Christmas period, UMIC welcomed new tenant Eco FS to the Incubator Building. Eco FS is the developer of Solveco Degreasing Technology which has enabled one of the UK's largest user of trichloroethylene to reduce 200 ton/year http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/umic_new_arrivals/ http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/umic_new_arrivals/ Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:19:05 +0100 There has been plenty to keep the UMIC Events team busy recently, with 2011 proving to be our busiest year so far and things are set to continue to keep us on our toes throughout 2012! UMIC’s conference and event facilities are in the heart of Manchester’s vibrant academic and business community, a place where ideas spark and innovation and business meet. Our meeting rooms are dedicated spaces for busy people to think, discuss and plan, work through agendas, achieve results, http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/ctf_popularity_climbs/ http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/ctf_popularity_climbs/ Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:51:30 +0100 A University of Manchester spin-out company has raised £3.8m in new funding to develop its nuclear and water business. Arvia Technology's existing investor MTI Partners, using its UMIP Premier Fund, new investors Sustainable Technology Investors and Park Walk Advisors and some smaller shareholders have all invested £3.8m in an all-equity deal. Arvia has created technology which destroys organic substances that are either dissolved or dispersed in water. Working with nuclear http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/arvia_3.8m_funding/ http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/arvia_3.8m_funding/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:18:00 +0100 Manchester-based drug research company Conformetrix has signed a new deal with global biopharmaceutical business AstraZeneca. The collaboration project means technology developed by the University of Manchester spin-out business will be applied across AstraZeneca's pipeline of pre-clinical, therapeutic drugs. Conformetrix's technology determines accurate three-dimensional structures of drug molecules which offer researchers with information on how development-stage compounds are likely to http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/conformetrix_joins_az/ http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/conformetrix_joins_az/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:13:09 +0100 MANCHESTER, UK, April 4, 2012 CN Creative, Ltd. (CNC), a healthcare company providing innovative and sustainable solutions to reduce smoking and smoking-related illnesses, today announced that Tim Byrne has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Byrne, who is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, is an accomplished financial executive whose experience ranges from start-up ventures to international publicly listed companies. Most recently, he was a Founding Partner http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/cn_creative_cfo/ http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/cn_creative_cfo/ Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:22:02 +0100 Providing intensive, specialist support to North West-based businesses to developinternational R&D and commercial potential. There is another application deadline approaching for the UKTI TR&DE programme on Friday April 20th The Programme TR&DE provides intensive, specialist support to North West-based businesses to help develop the commercial potential of their R&D to maximise opportunities from globalisation and emerging international markets. The programme is http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/ukti_trade_deadline/ http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/ukti_trade_deadline/ Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:07:25 +0100 Chief Executive of Manchester City Council, Sir Howard Bernstein, has welcomed the announcement by Planning Minister Greg Clarke about the City Deal for Greater Manchester, and, together with the Budget called it a "game changer" for the city. The new City Deal measures include 'earn back', a principle where the government has agreed in principle that capital invested in infrastructure improvements in Greater Manchester will be ‘paid back’ from additional taxes that result as http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/mcr_low_carbon_hub/ http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/mcr_low_carbon_hub/ Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:02:07 +0100 If you’re an entrepreneurial company working in the technology sector and are looking to gain some recognition for your hard work as well as meet other people in the industry, you’ll be happy to know that the deadline for the Northern Tech Awards 2012 has been extended until Friday 16th March. Last year’s event was a huge success and we’re hoping that this year will be even better. We have added three new categories and are opening the competition up to businesses http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/calling_all_entrepreneurs/ http://www.umic.co.uk/news/latest/calling_all_entrepreneurs/ Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:45:39 +0100