by Helen Gaikstaite | Apr 28, 2021 | Insights
The Universities of Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield are launching a new investment company to help boost the commercialisation of university spinouts and start-ups in the North of England. The company, called Northern Gritstone, will fund spinout enterprises from each...
by Helen Gaikstaite | Apr 27, 2021 | GMLEP News, Insights
The economic impact of the BBC’s move to Salford a decade ago is revealed in a report from professional services firm KPMG. Underlining the strength of the digital, creative and media sector in Greater Manchester, it highlights how the BBC, through its presence and...
by Helen Gaikstaite | Apr 23, 2021 | Insights
Advanced materials event hosted by GM LEP explored the future for global cities by 2038, when Greater Manchester aims to have achieved net carbon neutrality. The twin challenges of climate change and coronavirus are likely to have accelerated innovation in advanced...
by Helen Gaikstaite | Apr 22, 2021 | Insights
Three companies from Greater Manchester have joined the prestigious programme for late-stage tech companies – Future Fifty 9.0. Peak, Push Doctor and Sorted are among the 22 companies who have joined the programme this year. Future Fifty is Europe’s leading...
by Helen Gaikstaite | Apr 22, 2021 | Insights
Gerdau, the Brazil-based steel giant and Tier 1 Partner of Graphene@Manchester, has inaugurated a new company called Gerdau Graphene, which will develop and market products based on graphene applications. The firm is also in the process of increasing its presence and...