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Targeting Variant of Common Protein May Dramatically Boost Effectiveness of
Life sciences & healthcare innovation
A rare variant of a protein present in nearly all human cells may hold the key to improving the effectiveness…

Manchester Decarbonises 30% of Estate
Low carbon
The local authority reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 7,161 tonnes in the 2021-2022 financial year. Manchester City Council’s operational estate…

Greater Manchester Shares Plans to Integrate Local Rail Routes With
Low carbon
Greater Manchester has set out ambitions for a number of key rail routes in the city-region, including in Stockport, to…

Greater Manchester Economy Shows Improvement, Finds Quarterly Business Survey
The Greater Manchester economy has shown signs of improvement in the last three months according to a survey of businesses…

MIDAS celebrates growth in Greater Manchester’s key sectors
Advanced materials & manufacturing , Creative & media , Digital, cyber & AI , Financial, professional, business services , Life sciences & healthcare innovation , Low carbon , Manchester China Forum , Manchester India Partnership
MIDAS celebrates growth in Greater Manchester’s key sectors Over 2,960 jobs created by MIDAS in 2022 New HQ projects make…

Arts, Culture, Heritage, Nature, and Environment Collaboration Could Add £2.7bn
Arts, culture, heritage, nature and environment working together could provide an extra £2.7bn to the Northern economy, helping to tackle…

Manchester’s Talent Pool Hailed as Bank Select Manchester for New
Financial, professional, business services
Starling Bank has hailed Manchester's "deep pool of tech talent and rich cultural and creative heritage" as key to its…

Two Greater Manchester Universities make top 10 of the UK’s
Manchester Metropolitan University and University of Salford have been named in the top ten the UK’s leading sustainable universities in…

Landmark Agreement to Boost Innovation and R&D in City Region
Advanced materials & manufacturing , Life sciences & healthcare innovation , Low carbon
A landmark agreement has been struck to boost innovation and R&D in Greater Manchester, with a vision for a £3.8bn…









