The rise of the digital era over the last half century has coincided with incredible breakthroughs in the field of genomics research. As we enter the 2020s, the convergence of these two worlds is coming to the fore. On the 15th of March 2022, researchers, entrepreneurs, students, and genomics enthusiasts  had the opportunity to exploreaaa

Pitch in a Pub is an exciting series of events held by The Innovation Forum Manchester. The event is designed to bring together entrepreneurs, academics, professionals, researchers, and students to network and discuss all things life sciences, technology, and entrepreneurship. Our notable guest speakers present their business pitches and passion for innovation, followed by discussionsaaa

H2O, our most vital liquid was the subject of Innovation Forum Manchester’s most recent Pitch in a Pub event.  Held on 9th August 2018, in the usual place of the Turing Tap on Oxford Road, around 30 attendees, including students, academics, researchers and professionals, gathered together to hear about two water-related projects from the establishedaaa

On 8th May 2018, over 60 innovators attended our “Innovating Through Blockchain” event to discover how this new technology will radically transform both STEM and the business landscape. The first speaker, Haydn Jones, gave an incisive twenty-minute overview of blockchain.  Drawing from his extensive career and his experience as CEO of the Blockchain Hub, Haydnaaa

On 15th March 2018, the Innovation Forum Manchester held a second edition of “Pitch in a Pub”. More than 35 young innovators gathered in the cosy pub Turing Tap, to listen, learn and discuss the innovative ideas of young entrepreneurs. In this edition, our special guests were: Siddharth Sethi, Specscart and Sonia Houghton,  Cryosphere Servicesaaa

Here at the Innovation Forum, we aim to encourage and facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship across the globe.  We are an accelerator for science-based ventures, supported by a global grassroots network of over 10,000 innovators, seeking to build bridges between industry, academia and government.   We are seeking passionate, motivated individuals to join the Manchester branch ofaaa

This month, Innovation Forum’s global branches have been holding launch events across the globe for the IMAGINE IF! Accelerator scheme. Manchester was keen to get IMAGINE IF! up and running at their drop-in session on the 18-07-17 and promote innovation in the North West. The audience held a variety of interests including mental health, digitalaaa

The Innovation Forum aims to build bridges between academia, industry and policy makers. We all know that this is an important aim, but to be able to materialise this is what made the Innovation Forum Manchester a recent success. During 2017, the Innovation Forum has worked hard to establish strategic alliances with local organisations andaaa

Are you a student, graduate or researcher (PhD, Postdoc) in the field of life or medical sciences, or engineering?  Do you want to develop or improve your business acumen and gain an insight into the pharmaceutical sector?  Are you interested in meeting new people and organising events, workshops and accelerator programs in the North-West? Whyaaa

Business and consumer attention is now focused on the latest technology trend – the Internet of Things (IoT).  The potential of IoT is huge, as no one wants to be left out of things, especially when so many new products and technologies are emerging on the market.    Analysts predict that the number of thingsaaa