Advanced Manufacturing
Manchester is at the heart of the UK’s largest manufacturing and advanced engineering…
Creative And Media
Manchester is recognised as one of Europe’s largest creative, digital and technology…
Digital and Technology
As well as being home to a fast-growing £5 billion digital ecosystem, Manchester is…
Financial, Professional And Business Services
Manchester is home to the largest regional financial, professional and business…
Net zero
Manchester offers access to world-leading research facilities, state-of-the-art…
Life Science and Healthcare
Home to world-leading research and development assets as well as the largest clinical…
Talent
With access to 7.2 million people within a one-hour drive and over 100,000 students, Manchester is a region rich in talent with unrivalled access to expertise to shape our future.
Quality Of Life
Voted the UK’s Most Liveable City by the Economist, in 2022 Manchester has something to suit everyone. From quaint to eclectic, there is a rich variety of beauty, music, sport and culture on offer. If you choose to live here you get much more for your money, an important factor in recruiting and attracting people to work and live here.
Infrastructure
The city’s world-class, multimodal, integrated transport infrastructure provides outstanding connectivity across the North West and the nation. Businesses in Manchester can also flourish thanks to the city’s digital infrastructure, including high-speed fibre broadband, enterprise zones and a truly collaborative ecosystem.
Economy
Greater Manchester’s economic growth has been driven by its diverse industry base, which has specialisms in Advanced Manufacturing, Business, Finance and Professional Services, Life Sciences, Energy and Environment and Creative, Digital and Tech.
Manchester has a wide range of commercial properties where companies across a range of industries can grow, thrive and succeed on a global scale.
Greater Manchester leaders sign trailblazing devolution deal giving more power over transport, skill
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GREATER Manchester's Leaders came together today (Tuesday 21 March) to add their signatures to the trailblazing deal that represents the biggest step yet in the city-region's devolution journey. Mayor…
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On March 13, 2023, the British Embassy Beijing, the Tianjin Foreign Affairs Office, and the Manchester China Forum co-hosted a hybrid exchange session between Greater Manchester and Tianjin - the…
TERMIS-EU Chapter Meeting 2023
It is our great pleasure to announce that the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) European Chapter Meeting will be held in Manchester in 2023. The TERMIS EU…
IRMS Conference 2022
The annual IRMS Conference is *the* go-to event in the information management calendar, bringing together 400 practitioners, compliance managers, senior executives and others from a range of…
Inhaled Particles and NanOEH Conference 2023
In 2023, two internationally renowned conferences, Inhaled Particles and NanOEH are coming together to disseminate the current knowledge and understanding surrounding (nano)particle and fibre hazard…
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MIDAS Meets...Yasmin Sidat Senior Product Lead at Auto Trader UK
Autotrader is the UK’s largest digital automotive marketplace, peaking 80 million users monthly. The company aims to drive further efficiencies in the market, by continually evolving the…
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MIDAS meets...Prof Fiona Thistlethwaite, Oncology Consultant at The Christie & Director, iMATCH
Please can you describe your various roles within Greater Manchester’s Cancer Research eco-system? My main role is as a Principal Investigator within the Experimental Cancer Medicine Team…
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MIDAS Meets...Nicola McCormick, Chief Operating Officer at Pro Manchester
Established over 35 years ago, Pro-Manchester has created a thriving community of businesses and professionals within Greater Manchester. Focusing on connecting and collaborating, the organisation has…
