The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees
Inside the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst with Prof. Aline Miller
Published: 28 November 2025 at 09:00 Europe/London
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Episode notes
In this episode of the Green Shoots Podcast, Appleyard Lees attorneys Kate Hickinson and Richard Maclennan sit down with Prof Aline Miller, Director of the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst (IBIC) and Professor at the University of Manchester.
They discuss:
Funding opportunities for collaborations, early-stage ideas and spinouts in the North West of England – including £10k relationship-builder grants and £50k commercialisation awards
Who can access funding across academia and the private sector
Lessons learned from Aline’s own experience with IP commercialisation
If you’re an academic, early-career researcher, founder or established company working in industrial biotech in the North West, this episode is for you.
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