Address: 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester, M1 7JR

ABOUT SISTER

Sister is Manchester’s newest innovation district. The Renold Building is the the first of Sister’s buildings to open, offering a home for Manchester’s most promising entrepreneurs, start-ups and spin-outs. Visit the website here.

  • Applications to join the Renold Innovation Hub are open throughout the year.

  • Early stage businesses.

  • Fill in the application form here.

FAQs

What does the Renold Innovation Hub (Sister) offer?

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.

What sets the Renold Innovation Hub (Sister) apart as a tech hub?

A £1.7bn investment into the city, Sister will bring new life to a historic district, creating over 10,000 jobs and delivering over 2m sq ft of workspace, innovation, retail and leisure spaces, 1,500 new homes and 9 acres of nature-led public spaces.

The University of Manchester is recognised globally for its pioneering research, outstanding teaching and learning, and commitment to social responsibility.

Bruntwood SciTech, a joint venture between Bruntwood, Legal & General and Greater Manchester Pension Fund, is the UK’s leading property provider dedicated to driving the growth of the science and technology sector.