Welcome to UMI3, the University’s innovation company, standing for inspire, invent, innovate. UMI3 has two operational divisions : its Innovation Centre (UMIC) with state-of-the-art incubator premises and a vibrant enterprise
conferencing and networking centre, and its intellectual property commercialisation services (UMIP).
Our mission is very clear : bringing as much of the University’s ground-breaking inventions and software, as is relevant, into the commercial
world. This we do principally by attracting entrepreneurs, investors and
corporate venture partners to our campus and innovation centre and then,
through engagement with our academic colleagues, licensing or spinning out
companies.
This is tremendously important and enjoyable work. All of the brilliant ideas
which are generated by the University’s researchers have the potential to save lives, improve health, increase
efficiencies in industry and the environment, and otherwise enhance society and
make positive contributions to our economy.
Our vision is clear too : to be recognised widely for the excellent quality and
consistency of successful and distinctive approaches to our work.
We’ve already seen a lot of this happening at Manchester over many years, as you
might expect from a fine university in the world’s first modern city. This is where the IT revolution was started, in 1948, by
building the world’s first stored programmed computer and where Rutherford carried out his
experiments on atomic theory and with Hans Geiger, co-invented the Geiger
counter. More recently, University spin-outs have produced “firsts” in scale-up of technologies with commercial applications, from quantum dot
manufacture (Nanoco) to the treatment of radioactive waste (Arvia).
Having operated UMIC and UMIP alongside each other since 2004, as sister
organisations, we have refreshed our organisation by bringing them together
into UMI3 in a more cohesive arrangement where our networks, connections, resources,
experiences and services can be deployed more effectively and with greater
impact through dynamic and matrix relationships to the benefit of our academic
and enterprise communities and ultimately to societies, businesses and
industries.
Just as our academic colleagues at Manchester push the boundaries all of the
time with their astounding science, engineering, technology, business and
humanities insights and developments, we hope to match their dedication and
commitment in our contribution through technology transfer to assisting the
University’s overall ambition to be one of the world’s top 25 universities by 2015.
Clive Rowland, CEO.
UMI3 is wholly-owned by The University of Manchester
Clive Rowland, CEO, UMI3
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