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Manchester is known to be one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world. Many of the locals are bilingual and there are around 153 languages spoken by the people in the city. Home to some of the top academic institutions world-wide, Manchester has become a popular destination for…
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A Day in the Life In a new series, MIDAS speaks to professionals from Greater Manchester’s key sectors, to get a glimpse into a day in their working life. This month we speak to Sim Singh-Landa, Investment Manager at Praetura Ventures. When I first wake up, I prepare for the day by..…
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GFT is driving the digital transformation of the world’s leading companies in sectors including financial services and manufacturing. As an IT services and software engineering provider, GFT offers strong consulting and development skills across all aspects of pioneering technologies, such as cloud…
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Our Location Located at the heart of the UK, Manchester is one of the best connected and most accessible cities in the UK and Europe. Not only does it have a central position within the UK, Manchester Airport acts as the global gateway to the North of England and is the largest UK airport…
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About the Festival The MIDAS team recently travelled to the 7th annual edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival where an estimated 60,000 attendees descended on the Singapore Expo for the world's largest FinTech conference. From 31st October to 4th November 850 speakers, 450 exhibitors and 25…
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Manchester is leading the way in creating an eco-system that helps businesses become resilient against cyber-attacks via innovation, education and partnership. Here’s five ways the city-region is responding to the growing demand for cyber security. 1. A city that scales Greater Manchester’s…
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Manchester Metropolitan University’s PrintCity is a state-of-the-art 3D Printing facility in the heart of Manchester, equipped with a large range (60+) of 3D printers for manufacturing plastic and metal parts, coupled with a broad range of associated technologies including scanning, CNC milling and…
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Carlton Power, one of the UK’s most experienced energy infrastructure development companies has recently secured planning permission for Greater Manchester’s first low-carbon hydrogen fuel hub, the 200MW Trafford Green Hydrogen scheme. We caught up with its Project Director Eric Adams, to find out…
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1. An Ambitious City-Region with an Accelerated and Focused Innovation Pathway Having led the first industrial revolution, Manchester is now leading a new green revolution - committed to Energy Transition to help meet our climate goals. With an accelerated carbon neutral target of 2038, the region…
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1. Rich in Heritage, Rich in Innovation Manchester has been at the forefront of cancer research for over a century. Pioneer nuclear physicist and Nobel Prize winner Ernest Rutherford performed his pivotal experiments in Manchester, the birthplace of nuclear physics, between 1914 and 1919, becoming…
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