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July 2022

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  37 Greater Manchester companies help R&D programme cut 3,850 tonnes of CO223 Jul 2022

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May 2022

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  New £20M Life Sciences fund launches to support SMEs in Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Warrington25 May 2022

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  Manchester’s status as world-class health innovation hub strengthened through strategic partnership10 May 2022

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April 2022

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  A night of celebration at the 20th Bionow Annual Awards Dinner4 Apr 2022

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February 2022

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  North West Space cluster to attract jobs and back mission to level up the UK11 Feb 2022

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January 2022

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  MFT joins international hospital alliance to improve patient care11 Jan 2022

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December 2021

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  Digital health experts expand their operations to Greater Manchester22 Dec 2021

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November 2021

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  Greater Manchester maps age-friendly digital innovation15 Nov 2021

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October 2021

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  Greater Manchester strengthens India links in first UK city-region signing with the State of Maharashtra13 Oct 2021

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September 2021

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  Base at Manchester Science Park tops out 3 Sep 2021

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August 2021

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  DIT to promote key North West Life Science Cluster as a High Potential Opportunity location for Health Innovation for Healthy Ageing to investors in 177 countries13 Aug 2021

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July 2021

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  Science Museum Group Announces World-First Exhibition Cancer Revolution: Science, Innovation and Hope29 Jul 2021

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April 2021

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  Northern universities launch new investment company24 Apr 2021

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March 2021

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  Innovation Greater Manchester provides blueprint for boosting R&D investment and levelling up North24 Mar 2021

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  MIDAS appoints specialist agency to profile Greater Manchester’s healthy ageing assets3 Mar 2021

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February 2021

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  UK Healthcare Pavilion brings Together the UK’s Healthcare and Life Sciences Sector for The First Time26 Feb 2021

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  Launch of multimillion pound institute for health technology research and innovation in Manchester13 Feb 2021

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January 2021

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  Digital response to COVID-19 proves Greater Manchester’s capabilities in delivering health and social care innovation25 Jan 2021

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  GM LEP supports launch of £25m Christabel Pankhurst Institute for Health Technology Research and Innovation13 Jan 2021

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  Norwegian health tech company Dignio settle in Manchester12 Jan 2021

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December 2020

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  Recruitment drive as Manchester-based life science firm expands globally22 Dec 2020

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  Manchester-based 3D printing company set to revolutionise the MedTech industry using graphene17 Dec 2020

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  New report highlights scale of Greater Manchester’s Research and Innovation response during COVID-1915 Dec 2020

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  Record Q1 and increase in headcount for Manchester-based marketing science firm2 Dec 2020

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October 2020

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  Greater Manchester Recognised as a High Potential Investment Opportunity for Healthy Ageing16 Oct 2020

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  Greater Manchester along with Cheshire and Warrington has been successful

September 2020

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  Manchester-based APIS Assay Technologies Ltd expands bioinformatics expertise with acquisition of Beogenomics8 Sep 2020

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  Greater Manchester to boost age-friendly communities with healthy ageing challenge funding4 Sep 2020

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  An innovative new project to develop pioneering a

July 2020

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  Hologic investment in Manchester manufacturing facility supports UK’s ongoing COVID-19 fight30 Jul 2020

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  Next stage of Manchester's health innovation campus takes shape17 Jul 2020

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  Manchester’s world-class health innovation and precision medicine campus - a joint venture

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  Face mask production diverted to Wigan to help meet UK demand2 Jul 2020

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June 2020

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  Manchester based diagnostics company supports COVID-19 response5 Jun 2020

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May 2020

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  Life Science leaders join Northern Health Science Alliance board29 May 2020

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  THE Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) today w

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  COVID-19: Accelerating Data Sharing Across Greater Manchester29 May 2020

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  Greater Manchester joins new partnership to sequence human genomes in fight against coronavirus15 May 2020

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  NHS Trusts in Greater Manchester have joined a ground-breaking new genomics study of COVID-19 coronavirus…

April 2020

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  Greater Manchester healthcare factory ramps up production in fight against COVID-1921 Apr 2020

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  Manchester business engineers lighting solutions for NHS Nightingale hospitals14 Apr 2020

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  Manchester's 3D printing technology helps front-line NHS workers7 Apr 2020

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  Manchester eCommerce and tech giant pledges £10m COVID-19 aid2 Apr 2020

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  Manchester's health innovation campus gets the green light for new £35m development1 Apr 2020

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  The expansion of Manchester’s leading health innovation campus, Citylabs, was given the…

March 2020

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  Manchester scientists and clinicians respond to COVID-19 crisis30 Mar 2020

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  In an unprecedented move, scientists and clinicians across Greater Manchester have formed a…

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  Canadian immersive technology firm receives £280k funding to expand to Greater Manchester27 Mar 2020

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  World-leading Manchester-based biotech company, F2G receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Olorofim9 Mar 2020

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  Currently in Phase 2b development for the treatment of life-threatening fungal infections, F2G…

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  Patient data: how secure is yours?3 Mar 2020

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February 2020

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  Greater Manchester is ideally placed for innovation and insight into ageing25 Feb 2020

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  A new report launched by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) and Greater Manchester…

January 2020

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  Manchester leading the way with the world's first emergency genetic test22 Jan 2020

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  A new method undergoing trial in Manchester could save newborns from permanent deafness with a simple…

November 2019

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  World-leading Manchester-based biotech company, F2G receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation11 Nov 2019

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  F2G Ltd, a Manchester and Vienna-based biotech company developing novel th

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  University of Bolton signs partnership with Indian hospitals group as part of GM Mayoral trade mission5 Nov 2019

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  The Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Bolton signed an agreement with a leading…

August 2019

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  Greater Manchester unveils plans to transform care in early years, dementia and frailty through innovative digital technology29 Aug 2019

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  Greater Manchester’s NHS and Councils are working together to develop and test new…

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  How Manchester is leading the world in a new era of genomics5 Aug 2019

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  The world’s leading practitioners in genomics – a field of biology that will be ke

May 2019

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  Guy Lucchi joins Health Innovation Manchester to drive digital transformation forward 29 May 2019

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  Next generation molecular diagnostics business launches at Manchester’s health innovation campus23 May 2019

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April 2019

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  Industry partnerships place Manchester at the heart of digital health transformation30 Apr 2019

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March 2019

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  Greater Manchester enters transatlantic partnership to enhance growth and competitiveness of life sciences innovation companies across the city region27 Mar 2019

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  Greater Manchester’s commitment to fostering the growth and competitiveness of its…

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  Toronto Professor looks to Manchester to transform cancer care25 Mar 2019

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  Professor Rob Bristow - chief academic officer and honorary consultant in clinical oncology at The Christie

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  Manchester proves the business case for global health innovation 8 Mar 2019

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  Health researcher at the Christie Hospital – a world leader in the researcher and treatment of cancer.

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January 2019

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  Cyber Security and health care: protecting patient data28 Jan 2019

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December 2018

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  Manchester chosen to host World Healthcare Congress Europe 20194 Dec 2018

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  WHCE2019 Chair Jackie Oldham

  Manchester will host the inaugural World Healthcare Congress…

October 2018

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  Manchester socks it to diabetes18 Oct 2018

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  A Manchester Science Festival art installation containing seven thousand socks will highlight the grim annual toll of diabetes-related limb…

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  Manchester base for £1.8bn SciTech joint venture5 Oct 2018

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September 2018

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  Manchester sets sights on US for international life science investment 26 Sep 2018

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  A delegation from Manchester will be visiting Philadelphia and Boston this week to meet key contacts and…

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  A Manchester perspective on digital transformation in healthcare 18 Sep 2018

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  By, Professor Ben Bridgewater, Chief Executive, Health Innovation Manchester

  We all know that most health…

August 2018

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  How partnerships with universities accelerate innovations and improvements in health and wellbeing30 Aug 2018

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  By Professor Alison Chambers, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care,…

July 2018

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  Facts of life: Celebrating Manchester’s role in the birth of 8 million IVF babies25 Jul 2018

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  Forty years after the birth of the first ever baby to be born through In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF), Greater…

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  New world-leading precision medicine campus set to open in Manchester12 Jul 2018

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September 2017

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  Manchester company helps raise awareness of Gynaecological Cancer21 Sep 2017

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  A Manchester cervical cancer diagnostic company, is helping to raise awareness of the five gynaecological cancers - womb, ovarian, cervical,…

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  US trade mission showcases Manchester investment opportunity14 Sep 2017

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  Devolved £6bn healthcare budget accelerates innovation and product rollout

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August 2017

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  Manchester Royal Eye Hospital administers its first gene therapy treatment 29 Aug 2017

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  Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (MREH) achieves a historical milestone, as it delivers gene therapy at this hospital for the first time.  MREH…

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  Telepsy set up UK base in Manchester4 Aug 2017

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  A digital health company with a platform for mental health diagnosis and treatment have chosen Manchester for their first UK office.

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May 2017

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  Transcom arrives in Manchester31 May 2017

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  Transcom - an Israeli company offering specialist language translation services to academics and professionals in the life sciences industry…

February 2017

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  Cervical cancer diagnostic company announces operational changes20 Feb 2017

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  Cervical cancer diagnostic specialist Zilico, has today announced a number of operational changes designed to better align its operations.

  Going…