Plasma Clean Limited, a hi-tech spin-out from The University of Manchester has been awarded a £112,829 Grant for Research and Development from the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) Based in the Stockport Business Incubator, Plasma Clean specialises in odour control and air purification solutions utilising non-thermal plasma technology. Grant for Research and Development, is part [...]

The ISO 9001:2000 certified specialist oligonucleotide reagent manufacturer, Link Technologies Ltd, is pleased to announce an exclusive license deal with The University of Manchester Intellectual Property Limited (UMIP) to the University’s “Exciplex” technology. Exciplex diagnostic probes offer ultra-biospecificity and significantly increased detection sensitivity over conventional systems due to negligible background signal. At the same time, [...]

The University of Manchester’s intellectual property commercialisation company, UMIP, was voted Technology Transfer Office of the Year at the Genesis biotechnology conference in London last night. The judges at the Gala dinner, held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, awarded UMIP the top prize, despite strong competition from the other two shortlisted companies; Cancer [...]

The University of Manchester’s award winning intellectual property company (UMIP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Sharon O’ Kane as its Entrepreneur in Residence. Sharon will be engaging in an advisory role with UMIP to enhance the University’s spin-out company and licensing activities and to encourage intellectual property entrepreneurship at the University. Sharon, [...]