The Mayor of Greater Manchester has visited Cambridge to back a new partnership between the two 'centres of innovation.' The collaboration is aimed at encouraging innovation and boosting economic growth. Mayor Andy Burnham's visit builds on the partnership established last year by the University of Manchester and the University of Cambridge.
The partnership is the first of its kind in the UK and aims to create closer relationships between universities and research institutions, accelerate start-up and scale-up growth, and attract more investment. Mayor Burnham said: "Greater Manchester and Cambridge are two world-renowned centres of innovation. "This partnership is breaking new ground, creating strong new ties between the North of England and the Golden Triangle to drive regional and national economic growth.
"By working together, we can be greater than the sum of our parts." The Mayors officially opened The Glasshouse, Innovate Cambridge’s new innovation hub (Image: Supplied) The tour on November 5 began at the Cambridge West Innovation District, followed by visits to the Cambridge Graphene Centre and AstraZeneca’s Discovery Centre, to end with the official opening of The Glasshouse, Innovate Cambridge’s new innovation hub. The partnership has already seen AstraZeneca commit to extending its AstraZeneca Exchange science and business mentoring programme to Manchester .
The programme, currently active in Cambridge, will help early-stage life sciences businesses develop t.
