UMIC Newsletter - May 2008
Biotech News
Baby bio - two new biotech tenants join UMIC
The University of Manchester Incubator Company (UMIC) welcomes two new tenant companies to its leading-edge Grafton Street laboratory and technology facilities. Set up by former University of continued...
The future's bright for DxS in 2008
The future's bright for DxS in 2008 DxS one of the northwest’s internationally-recognised biotechnology firms has a lot to celebrate in 2008. Based at the University of Manchester continued...
Chemistry Partnering Service launches for 2008
The University of Manchester has launched the Chemistry Partnering Service, a free service for eligible SMEs and academics to showcase their biotech ideas and research before an expert panel, which continued...
UMIC launch Discovery2Medicine service for drug discovery
The University of Manchester Incubator Company helps to launch a new commercial service for biotech and life sciences companies today. Discovery2Medicine offers specialist consultancy and continued...
Hi-Tech News
PLUS flotation for Winning Pitch
From start-up to plc in just 18 months is an extraordinary achievement. But the management team behind Winning Pitch didn’t set out to create a lifestyle business. The company floated on PLUS continued...
Grand opening of UMIC's latest incubator facility in Stockport
Stockport Council has given a big thumbs-up to developing a not-for-profit Community Interest Company to take forward business incubation space at Broadstone Mill, in partnership with The continued...
Software start-up wins EU accolade alongside major business contracts
Software created by a Manchester technology start-up SpartaPay has been voted best-in-class by the European Commission. SpartaPay helped to design and integrate software for a new multi-application continued...
Stopford Workshop Ltd joins Stockport incubator
Stopford Workshop Ltd joins a growing group of businesses at Broadstone Mill’s business incubator later this month. The company provides bespoke design and manufacturing of prototype continued...
Conferencing News
UMIC hosts BP's global executive education programme
The University of Manchester has teamed up with BP to deliver and host a global executive education programme for BP project and engineering managers. Hosted in state-of-the-art conference continued...
Manchester Girl Geek Network launches in UMIC facilities
The UK’s unique professional network for women in technology and science businesses launched in Manchester on March 12 thanks to a northwest girl geek, Valerie de Leonibus of Inventya. This continued...
Manchester BioStars' 'think tank'
The BioStars Programme (a joint project between UMIC and Wining Pitch, funded by the Manchester Chamber and European Regional Development Funds, to assist life sciences SMEs in the Greater continued...