ACCESS

  • Funding & Finance

    Access to the investors and funds your business needs to grow.

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  • Skills & Talent

    Access to the investors and funds your business needs to grow.

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  • Partner Network

    Access to the investors and funds your business needs to grow.

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  • £32m Greater Manchester and Cheshire Life
    Science Fund

    Offering seed (£50-100k) and early stage (£100k-£3m+) venture capital funding to life science businesses located in the Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Warrington region.

    Investor Showcase

    Meet some of the sector’s leading investors, providing start-ups, early growth, and venture stage businesses with an opportunity for targeted introductions.

    Investor Network

    Access to leading investors from GP Bullhound, Mercia Tech, NorthInvest, NorthWest Business Angels and the Manchester Tech Trust.

  • Our partnerships with the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University enable you to access graduate placement partnerships with +20,000 STEM graduates and apprentices each year. We can also connect you with a skilled talent pool via Manchester Digital and Manchester Entrepreneurs.

    You’ll be able to access +6500 clinicians, clinical expertise, and patients via our connections with Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

    We can also help you recruit senior talent, including Non- Exec Directors.

  • Discover opportunities to network and grow through our connections, including direct access to Health Innovation Manchester; Manchester’s single umbrella health science and innovation system, the Scale Up Institute, MIDAS, Bionow, UKSPA, NHSA, BIA, and DIT.

    Or, get involved with supporting STEM talent through Founders4Schools, DigitalHer and TechSheCan.