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https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/eee/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2016/02/UMIP.jpg880340Another week, and another opportunity. This time, I was invited to join a selection of University of Manchester academics and PHD students at the first of five Entrepreneurial Roadmap Sessions by the University of Manchester Intellectual Property (UMIP) team, hosted by Ian Brookes from DNA People.