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MIMIT Projects Enjoying Considerable Success

MIMIT has been operational for just over two years and has supported a number of projects that are enjoying considerable collective success including:

• 5 projects in receipt of  >£3million external follow on grant funding (Wellcome Trust, RCUK, Williamson Trust, Medical Futures, i4i, EPSRC, Royal College of Surgeons, Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation);
• 2 projects in receipt of University of Manchester Intellectual Property Ltd Proof of Principle funding;
• 1 project EPSRC studentship secured;
• 1 project Royal College of Surgeons Fellowship secured;
• 1 project Newby Trust PhD studentship secured;
• 5 patents filed;
• 1 project world wide patent protection,  >£2million Venture Capital funding, SME licence agreement and global industry discussions underway;
• 11 publications published or in press;
• 1 invited international conference plenary;
• 19 international conference presentations.

MIMIT's Director, Professor Jackie Oldham, said in congratulation, 'This is a fantastic achievement in only two years of operation. We are proud to be working with the teams supported through MIMIT funded projects.'

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