From Idea to Start-up and Local IMAGINE IF! Finals
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John Dalton T0.03, All Saints Campus, Manchester Metropolitan University
Oxford Road Manchester M15 6BH United KingdomRefund Policy
Description
In order to continue our work towards stimulating transformation and development worldwide, the Innovation Forum Manchester invites you to: 'From Idea to Start-up' happening in November 2020 (date TBC), on Oxford Road, Manchester (venue TBC).
There you will have the opportunity to meet successful business and science professionals who will share their experience and exclusive tips on how to start and accelerate YOUR OWN business.
Moreover, on the day you will witness live pitches from the IMAGINE IF! Accelerator programme and see, how experienced judges will select the IMAGINE IF! Accelerator 2020 North-West winner.
The dialogue between science and business is essential but often proves to be rather complicated and on some occasions even impossible. The main challenge is the difference in culture between the two fields and often there is a lot of misunderstanding or a difference in expectations on either side (Euroscientist, 2016). Statistics on the market value and growth of the global life sciences industry reveal that the most important industries where industrial growth exists are biotechnology, medical technology and pharmacy, with the growth rates of 9.6%, 2.6% and 2.4% respectively (Deloitte, 2014).
This is why the Innovation Forum’s main goal is to close the gap and become a bridge between these two fields. Our constant communication and network can help many to fulfil their dreams. Furthermore, this event aims to answer the question on how to proceed efficiently from an initial idea to a successful start-up and will answer questions around IP/patents, funding opportunities, and potential obstacles on the way to an established start-up.
The attendees will have the opportunity to meet successful business and science professionals who will share their experience and exclusive tips on how to build and accelerate a business. Finally, on the day attendees will witness live pitches from theIMAGINE IF!accelerator programme and see, how experienced judges will select the IMAGINE IF! accelerator 2020 North-West winner. Being based in the North West of England – Manchester, a city that has the fastest economic and demographic growth of all the cities outside London and is ranked as the best city to start a business in the UK outside of the capital, we welcome worldwide change and ground-breaking ideas!
Don’t miss out such a great opportunity, register and become a part of the event that is going to change the way you think about business and science.
Speakers and Judges will be announced soon!
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Innovation Forum Manchester focuses its activities on the most dynamic academic an economic region in the country outside the Golden Triangle. Our aim is to promote inter-generational knowledge and leadership exchange in the North West.
Manchester is currently home to some of the biggest universities in the UK. The Oxford Corridor is a unique business location, at the heart of Manchester’s knowledge economy, covering some 243 hectares with a 55,000 strong workforce. It is home to two of the UK’s leading universities The University of Manchester, and Manchester Metropolitan University, and The Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – making the Corridor not only the largest academic campus in the UK but also the largest clinical academic campus in Europe.
With the support of our Partners and Sponsors, Innovation Forum Manchester will: