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06/03/2026

*reposting with correction*

Andy Weightman is the technical lead at GiFT, a MedTech project in our pipeline.

He’s really thrown himself in to the opportunities for support and the project is gaining momentum because of it.

Find out where your research could take you and get in touch with our Innovation Discovery team. They are there to help you on your first steps from research to reality! 🙌

Reach out if you have any questions about commercialising your research. 🔬

26/02/2026

After living with gynaecological disease for 10 years without a diagnosis, Raveen Tank was driven to change how we study and understand women’s health, and bring human-relevant science to life.

InViFlo is an organ on a chip platform that recreates living human tissue under real-world flow conditions, enabling more accurate modelling of disease and treatment testing.

If you’re working in translational research and want to explore how the technology could support your work, get in touch with [email protected].

Head to the link in bio for the full video.

10/02/2026

Thanks to Professor Andy Weightman for his honesty!

Andy is a mentee in the Northern Triangle Mentor Network and he says he regrets not getting a mentor earlier.

Andy is now getting tailored mentoring to help shape the value proposition, test market assumptions and navigate early commercial hurdles for his tracheostomy innovation “GiFT”.

Head to the link in our bio to find out how you can access this powerful resource - the Northern Triangle Mentor Network is open to academics from the Universities of Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, and - new addition - Liverpool.

04/02/2026

Thanks so much for all your hard work, Daniel! It was a pleasure to work with you. We look forward to seeing the fruits of your PhD!

21/01/2026

Huge thanks to Peter Evans, our talented Entrepreneur in Residence, for sharing his insights yesterday morning.

As the CEO of Orderly (software development company) Peter has worked with industry giants like Starbucks and Morrisons.

We're learning so much from his successes and experiences, which we will be applying to our support for academics.

Academics: If you're looking to turn your prototype into a product, get in touch so we can work out the best path together. There’s SO much support on offer. 💪

16/01/2026

❗ Get ready to be inspired! Join us at InnovateHER: From Research to Reality on Feb 12 at Alliance Manchester Business School.

Meet our incredible lineup of female spinout founders and researchers who are changing the game and learn from their firsthand experiences.♀️

🙋‍♀️Prof. Cath O’Neil (keynote)
🙋‍♀️Dr Riza Batista-Navarro
🙋‍♀️Dr Lucy Buckley
🙋‍♀️Prof. Aline Miller

Be inspired. Get advice. Learn from women who have successfully navigated the commercialisation path already.

Networking lunch provided 🙌

Register now via the link in bio 🔗

18/12/2025

Whatever you’re doing over the festive period, we hope you have a peaceful/fun break (delete as appropriate) 🙏🥳

Merry Christmas from us all at the University of Manchester Innovation Factory!

01/12/2025

👏 Huge congratulations to NW CyberCom on winning the Knowledge Exchange UK Award 2025 for Sector Collaboration!

Innovation Factory's Ewelina Rozycka-Burn, presented the award on behalf of TenU, with Travis Ralph-Donaldson attending as our partnership lead.

😍 So proud to be part of this regional collaboration driving new approaches to cybersecurity innovation. 👏

NW CyberCom includes: • • • • • • Plexal Cyber • Investor Ladder • MIT REAP

21/11/2025

Congratulations to Travis Ralph-Donaldson (centre) and the rest of the SpeechLabs team on WINNING the competition last night !

Travis is our Innovation Discovery Manager for AI/Software. His startup, SpeechLabs, are revolutionising speech recognition through multimodal and linguistically-informed AI.

They have won a trip to Tokyo to represent Manchester on a global stage alongside 1,000+ innovators from 80+ countries.

Huge congratulations from all of your colleagues at the Innovation Factory, Travis!

22/10/2025

We cannot get enough of Autumn on campus 😍 🍁

16/10/2025

How does the help academics turn research into real-world impact?

University of Manchester’s Dr Maria Lizio took part in the latest speed dating event, powered by the Northern Triangle Mentor Network and tells us what she thought.

The Northern Triangle Mentor Network brings together bench-to-market mentors, and budding academic entrepreneur mentees from the universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield.

Find out more at the 🔗 in bio and register to become a mentee.

Turning research into impact takes a village - join our village 🌍

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