About UMIP

The University of Manchester Intellectual Property Limited (UMIP) is the managing agent of The University of Manchester for intellectual property commercialisation.

A limited company with almost 40 employees, UMIP 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.

UMIP key activities

• Manages IP created at the University
• Identifies, protects and evaluates the commercial potential of research from all faculties
• Commercialises IP via the most appropriate route: sale, licence or spin-out
• UMIP holds the University's patent budget, manages its Proof of Principle awards and provides access to spin-out investment funds via The UMIP Premier Fund
• UMIP has access to an extensive network of industry experts, consultants,professional advisers and investors

Building on over 20 years of technology transfer activity we have helped:

• Raise £100Ms for spin-out companies
• Create hundreds of jobs
• Reach an annual rate of 20 licences with UK and international companies
• Sell shares and collect royalties regularly