Innovation Greater Manchester (IGM) is a business-led partnership that harnesses the deep research capabilities of our world-leading Universities, the business leadership of the UK’s fastest growing economy, and the UK’s most established Combined Authority. Together we will drive productivity and growth through collaboration, research and innovation.  

We are evidence-led and purpose-driven, and aim to:

Deliver £3.8 billion economic benefit and create over 100,000 jobs by 2030.

Make Greater Manchester a global leader in the fourth industrial revolution, with dynamic R&D-intensive clusters and inclusive growth.

Strengthen collaboration between academia, industry, and government to boost productivity and prosperity across our priority sectors.

We are building a world-class innovation ecosystem, ramping up innovation intensity, delivering a step change in innovation funding, and using innovation to power resilience and inclusion.