Profile
The University of Manchester Intellectual Property Limited (UMIP) is the managing agent of The University of Manchester for intellectual property commercialisation. UMIP's role is to enhance the scale and quality of The University's intellectual property development and commercialisation activities. UMIP works in highly positive relationships with researchers, entrepreneurs, business people, professional advisers and investors to achieve its goals. As a successful company it employs modern management approaches to licensing, joint ventures, spin-out and spin-in enterprises. UMIP has a flexible and tailored approach to each commercial opportunity to ensure that the possibilities and benefits for intellectual property transfer to the market-place are maximised.
UMIP is a limited company of over 30 employees which is wholly owned by The University of Manchester. The company consists of faculty oriented business management teams backed up by a central corporate office which provides company secretarial, marketing, legal and financial expertise.