Greater Manchester’s burgeoning innovation ecosystem has taken another major step forward with the signing of an agreement with the UK’s national innovation agency, Innovate UK.
Government’s Levelling Up White Paper published earlier this year included a commitment to develop three Innovation Accelerators – one of which is to be centred on Greater Manchester. Businesses and research in these areas will be supported with a share of £100 million of new Government funding.
Frontier Sectors & Technology Families
Greater Manchester's key economic strengths in four frontier sectors.
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DEADLINE EXTENSION: Due to the short turnaround given for applications and the interruption of the Easter break, the deadline for applications to the role of Chair has been extended to 5pm on Friday…
Chris Oglesby
Chief Executive, Bruntwood
Juergen Maier
Chair Digital Catapult, Vice-Chair Northern Powerhouse Partnership
Lou Cordwell OBE
Chair, Greater Manchester Business Board
Peter Emery
Chair, Greater Manchester Energy Innovation Agency and former Chief Executive, Electricity North West
Victoria Knight
Strategic Campaigns Director, BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
Professor Richard Jones
Professor of Materials Physics and Vice-President for Innovation and Civic Engagement, University of Manchester
Professor Malcolm Press
Vice-Chancellor, Manchester Metropolitan University
Professor Duncan Ivison
President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Manchester
Caroline Simpson
Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
Joanne Roney OBE
Chief Executive, Manchester City Council
Tom Stannard
Chief Executive, Salford City Council
Bev Craig
Leader, Manchester City Council
