Clive Rowland will finish his tenure as CEO of the university’s commercialisation arm in the new year to take a part-time position dedicated to matters of intellectual property.
Clive Rowland (pictured), chief executive of University of Manchester’s UMI3 commercialisation arm, is to stand down from his position in January 2019 to become the university’s associate vice-president for intellectual property matters.
Rowland will begin the new role in January 2019 on a part-time basis. The move is intended to underscore the importance of IP to the university.
Rowland will co-ordinate with senior colleagues including Luke Georghiou, deputy president and deputy vice-chancellor, to help inform Manchester’s approach to…