Business incubation, training and support

Empowering innovation and nurturing future enterprises

University of Birmingham Enterprise offers a range of support and training programmes for new businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs.

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    EnterpriseOD™

    Our EnterpriseOD programme is designed to support University of Birmingham academics to do what they do best - innovate. EnterpriseOD offers a flexible, comprehensive solution for researchers wishing to trial their service on the market without the risks associated with launching a new company. It also provides an effective incubator, complete with guidance from our entrepreneur-in residence.

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    Unit 9

    Unit 9 provides short-term incubation for health technology companies that need space, equipment and facilities but do not have the funding for initial capital equipment, or have not yet confirmed what type and location of space they will need for the longer-term.

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    BioHub Birmingham®

    BioHub Birmingham is a fully serviced biomedical incubator and accelerator designed to house life science companies from proof of concept through to expansion. The BioHub provides both shared laboratory and single-occupancy mixed office / laboratory suites.

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    Medici

    Medici is the University of Birmingham’s flagship training programme for research staff exploring the commercial potential of their research. The programme provides the business skills, knowledge and confidence you need to engage successfully with business and industry.

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