Get involved | Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst (IBIC)

Benefits for joining the IBIC

Apply for funding to commercialise your research.
Network with other researchers and higher education institutions.
Make business connections for industrial collaboration.
Learn new skills through a range of engaging events.
Take up secondments in industry or civic organisations and see where your research can be applied.

Access to the talent pipeline to enable your company to grow and adapt to suit the new bioeconomy.
Access to the latest, sustainable industrial biotechnology innovations and technologies to make your business more efficient and help you divest from petrochemicals.
Opportunities to learn from the latest research and apply this knowledge in your business.
Opportunities for collaborative funding to support adoption of new technologies, upskilling or secondments.
Opportunities to network and make connections with researchers, other businesses and policymakers from across the region to learn from and influence the north-west’s bioeconomy.

Work with the brightest minds across the north-west to get first-hand evidence of the needs of the north-west industrial biotechnology sector.
Access the latest research to inform policy decisions that will impact the north-west’s bioeconomy.
A chance to showcase the north-west as a model ecosystem for industrial scale-up and industry x academia collaboration.
Opportunities to network with other policymakers, businesses and academics from across the north-west.

Learn how to equip your graduates with the right skills and training to support them into the workforce.
Access events and training that will enhance academic and researchers’ skills in commercial environments.
Benefit from knowledge exchange opportunities and funding to create impact with your research.
Access samples, technical equipment and expertise that you may not have in-house when written into an IBIC-funded project.