Formerly known as ID Manchester, Sister is a joint venture between The University of Manchester and Bruntwood SciTech that will see the University’s former North Campus transformed into a world-leading innovation district and welcoming new neighbourhood. Sister will be home to the discoveries, technologies and businesses that shape our future and transform the way we live.

Renold Innovation Hub is a global hub for science and technology, and a community for entrepreneurs, professionals, families, scientists and creatives alike. Sister represents a new way of thinking about innovation. One based on collaboration, not competition.

Sister provides the perfect conditions for ideas to spark, for collaboration to thrive, and for world-changing innovations to scale.

Exchange is for early-stage tech & digital businesses to grow & scale.

Ideally the business/entrepreneur should have an MVP or product or service ready to launch and is looking to take their business to the next level with the wrap around support of six key themes which have been identified as barriers to growth.

Each month will focus on a different topic to help the business to grow and scale.

Topics covered include:

Tech & tech stack for technical and non technical founders

Operations & setting goals

Sales & identifying the pain point/ GTM/ Value Proposition

Marketing

Finance & Legal

Investor Readiness.

Our cohorts happen twice a year, March - End of August & September until end of February.

Manchester City Council has selected a consortium led by Barclays Eagle Labs to operate the new Greater Manchester Digital Security Hub (DiSH). DiSH offers growing digital security businesses and the wider Greater Manchester community with access to business support, mentoring, dedicated growth programmes, training, and career opportunities through a consortium of Barclays Eagle Labs, Plexal, Lancaster University and The University of Manchester.