This year's International Women's Day theme, Give to Gain, mirrors how we work: collaborating openly & learning from the brilliant women across our academic & commercial communities. These contributions strengthen every impact we help deliver. Here's a tiny fraction of the ace women we work with!

Prof Andy Weightman, technical lead for GiFT, has really engaged with the commercialisation support available, and his medtech project is now developing in ways he didn't know were possible. See here: giftmedical.io Do you have any questions about commercialisation? Let us know. 👇

Dr Raveen Tank is the inventor of InViFlo - an organ on a chip platform that recreates living human tissue under real-world flow conditions to improve disease modelling and preclinical research. Explore collaboration: Ewelina.Rozycka@uominnovationfactory.com youtu.be/UFo_98c4j2c @manchester.ac.uk

InViFlo: Reinventing Disease Modelling: Dr Raveen Tank and the InViFlo Organ on a Chip Platform

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2pm today! Our first 'Founders' webinar - with Ilyas Khan, Founder & CPO of Quantinuum - one of the world’s leading quantum computing companies, valued at around $10bn. Register lnkd.in/e4DNWEnd FOR: academics & founders interested in startups, quantum technologies & deep-tech commercialisation.

We're enjoying the very on-brand crocuses outside The University of Manchester's Whitworth Building! Full respect to the campus gardeners 👏 @officialuom.bsky.social

'SBS Day' yesterday (School of Biological Sciences) - always great hearing what academics are building & where they want their research to go next. Sharp science, smart sustainability ideas, & thoughtful teaching. Dame Nancy Rothwell closed with a reminder of the importance of spinouts. 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

Get tailored mentoring for your research to impact journey. These photos are from yesterday's Northern Triangle Mentor Network 'Innovation Sprint' event that we hosted. We matchmake academic mentees with the perfect mentors to ensure they can take their innovations as far as possible.

Last chance! InnovateHER: This insight-packed event is happening TOMORROW! Last few spaces - sign up: bit.ly/4s4uFwL At Alliance Manchester Business School 9am - 2pm. See you there!

Thanks for your honesty, Prof Andy Weightman! Academic researchers, from bench to market : Don't endure unnecessary emotional stress! Get a mentor to help guide you through the (sometimes daunting) paths to impact through commercialisation. Northern Triangle Mentor Network: bit.ly/4r8T2Jn

THIS THURSDAY! Grab the last few tickets 👇 Open to women and men - the speakers will have valuable insight for all! Learn from women who have successfully trodden the path from innovative researcher to spinout founder! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovatehe...

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Join us to hear from female founders and researchers about their journeys, followed by a chance to ask questions, and a networking lunch.

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1 week today! Join us to hear from esteemed female founders who have navigated the path to spinning out. This is open to women AND men; the speakers hold valuable insight for all. ❗Last few tickets left: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovatehe...

Congrats to spinouts KOKU Health (Prof Emma Stanmore) & Spotlight Pathology (Martin Fergie/Richard Byers) & Maria Giovanna Lizio (WILD Imaging Technologies) on being shortlisted for BioNow Awards!

Thanks to Peter Evans, our Data and AI 'Entrepreneur in Residence' for the honest session this morning on how to take digital research 'From Prototype to Product'. Here he is (left) with our Digital Development Specialist, John van Rij. See thread below for our key takeaways 👇

Vacancies (closing 6th Feb): 1) Senior/Commercial Development Manager (Life Sciences) - seniority dependant on experience 2) Investment & Licensing Manager 3) Senior Investment & Licensing Manager Join us in creating impact (spinouts, licensing) with UoM groundbreaking research: bit.ly/3NqtlFf

Join Our Team - UoM Innovation Factory

Are you interested in making an impact with the groundbreaking research developed at the University of Manchester? Join our team!

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VACANCY x 3! Interested in creating real world impact with University of Manchester's world class research? Be part of something meaningful & join our excellent, diverse team of experts. Find out more & apply here: www.uominnovationfactory.com/about/join-o... Good luck! @officialuom.bsky.social

InnovateHER : From Research to Reality. Women Leading the Way in Spinouts. 12.02.26 Join us to learn from women who have successfully trodden the academic founder path. Featuring: Prof. Cath O'Neil, Dr. Lucy Buckley, Dr. Riza Batista-Navarro, & Prof. Aline Miller Register here: lnkd.in/ekjBq4Qu

By the way, there's only a few weeks left to apply for Innovate UK Growth Catalyst. (UK SMEs) We have already seen great successes with some of our portfolio projects who have received Innovate UK funding. Highly recommend! Deadline: 3rd February @11am See eligibility and apply : bit.ly/3Z16PFl

Competition overview - Innovate UK Growth Catalyst – Investor Partnerships Round 2 - Innovation Funding Service

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The Northern Triangle Mentor Programme is an initiative to support commercialisation opportunities and early-stage spinouts from the Universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield. Our mission is to...

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New Year, New Idea! Meet Marianna Coppola, founder of Ready Ripe - a groundbreaking technology helping winemakers pinpoint the perfect moment to harvest grapes for exceptional flavour. 🍇 By using biomarkers instead of guesswork, Ready Ripe ensures every grape reaches its full potential. Cheers! 🍷

The University of Manchester Innovation Factory, wrapped. 🎁 Here’s our annual review in numbers. These numbers translate into #RealWorldImpact - read more: online.flippingbook.com/view/4936784...

Whatever your plans are over the festive period, we hope you have a peaceful break. And if it can't be peaceful, we hope it's fun! 🥳 Merry Christmas from everyone at the University of Manchester Innovation Factory!

WOMEN INNOVATORS! Innovate UK's 'Women in Innovation' Awards are open for applications! <£75k awarded to 60 women innovators across UK. Our spinouts have already gained so much from @innovateuk.bsky.social in funding + tailored support. INFO + APPLY: iuk-business-connect.org.uk/programme/wo...

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Innovate UK’s Women in Innovation programme consists of an annual funding competition and events that enable brilliant women to fully achieve their visions for their business and change the world, whi...

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Meet our latest spinout: Grid Stability Founded by Dr Panagiotis Papadopoulos, the company delivers superfast insights for energy networks - helping reduce costs, cut carbon, and boost security. 👉 Learn more: www.gridstability.ai

Meet our latest spinout, Grid Stability. 💥 Founded by Dr Panagiotis Papadopoulos, Grid Stability is transforming how energy networks are monitored and managed through pioneering use of AI. Their… ...

Meet our latest spinout, Grid Stability. 💥 Founded by Dr Panagiotis Papadopoulos, Grid Stability is transforming how energy networks are monitored and managed through pioneering use of AI. Their p...

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Our Entrepreneur in Residence, Vikas Shah, has been included in @insidermedia.com 'Insider Business Power List - the 100 most influential company leaders in our region.' Lucky to have him on board guiding & advising our team and academic community! Read more: www.insidermedia.com/news/north-w...

Insider Business Power List - the 100 most influential company leaders in our region - Insider Media

Insider has ranked the top 100 most influential business leaders in the region. The list excludes politicians, professional services and the public sector. Some of those on the list were…

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Congratulations to @officialuom.bsky.social academic founders, Ahmed Abdelkarim and Sebastian Leaper whose spinout 'Watercycle Technologies' has been named in The Entrepreneur UK's Manchester 50 - a list recognising the best companies driving innovation across the region: bit.ly/4rQQ7WH

More wonderful news for spinout, Watercycle Technologies! They have been named in Entrepreneur UK’s &#39;Manchester 50&#39; - a celebration of the city’s fastest-growing and most forward-thinking busi...

More wonderful news for spinout, Watercycle Technologies! They have been named in Entrepreneur UK’s 'Manchester 50' - a celebration of the city’s fastest-growing and most forward-thinking businesses. ...

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📣 Researchers @ Faculty of Science & Engineering! Our next 'Commercialisation Drop-In' is THIS THURSDAY 4TH DEC! From 10.30am @ the Nancy Rothwell Building/near Collaboration Café Qs about research commercialisation or protecting IP? Come and ask us! No appointment needed - look for yellow banner!

Well done to all the winners at the KE Awards 2025 last week! We were really proud to have been part of the NW Cybercom collaboration who won in the 'Sector Collaboration' category! NW Cybercom are driving new approaches to cybersecurity innovation - more here: bit.ly/3XrRbCg

Well done to all the spinouts who pitched to Swim Capital investors yesterday at the Innovation Factory HQ on Monday! The spinouts were from the northern triangle of unis: @officialuom.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social Well done to all the presenters - great job!

Our Dinali de Silva & Elliott Jennings had a great time at the NG Studios / Deeptech Labs demo day this week! Plenty of impressive companies on show, with a standout moment seeing @officialuom.bsky.social spinout, Plant Organelle Technologies on stage! Well done Junwei Ji (academic CEO)💥 🌱

We’re so proud to see research from @officialuom.bsky.social , supported by us at UoM Innovation Factory, making real impact! 👏 Prof Brian Bigger’s work helped create the first successful stem cell gene therapy for Hunter syndrome. 🔗 More on this from BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy

Oliver has an inherited condition called Hunter syndrome, which causes progressive damage to the body and brain.

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