UMIP, The University of Manchester’s IP commercialisation company and Manchester Integrating Medicine and Innovative Technology (MIMIT) have together appointed consultant David Maddison as Designer-in-Residence. UMIP identifies, protects and commercialises innovative ideas from the University’s 5 star research base and David will be providing product design expertise to complement this commercialisation process.
The University of Manchester and Greater Manchester NHS and Primary Care Trusts have joined forces to create MIMIT™ - a new and exciting initiative which facilitates collaborations between clinicians, scientists, engineers and industry to develop innovative technology for patient benefit.
David’s company, Maddison Limited, is a leading strategic product design and development consultancy which specialises in medical, scientific, and electronic products. The company works with global corporations, SMEs, start-up and spin-out companies, public sector organisations, universities and technology transfer enterprises, to design, develop and commercialise technology.
Maddison Ltd has already worked on design aspects of two inventions for UMIP. David comments: “Maddison Ltd has enjoyed a very successful working relationship with UMIP on past projects, helping to raise the value of its IP and speed up the process of commercialisation. I am delighted with the exciting opportunities that this appointment offers and look forward to adding our skills and experience to this talented team.”
Clive Rowland, UMIP’s CEO, said that he was pleased that David had agreed to accept the appointment. “We are very much looking forward to working with David and his team. Maddison Ltd’s expertise will add significant value to our spin-outs’ technologies through informed design and, for our licence propositions, will reduce much of the work necessary to meet specifications, standards and anticipated uses.”
Jackie Oldham, Director of MIMIT said: “This appointment is great news. David and his team will be able to advise on many aspects of product design and thereby enhance the innovation development pathway.”
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