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

On 7th December, Innovation Forum Manchester was excited to host a new type of event: “Pitch in a Pub”. This gave science and technology entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business proposals, which was followed by a networking session, all in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. On this occasion, we had the opportunity to hear fromaaa

Series of IMAGINE IF 2018 pre-launch events: Business start-up in pharma industry

In order to continue our work towards stimulating transformation and development worldwide, IF Manchester is inviting you to the conference: ‘From Bench to Business: Accelerate your idea’ on the 12th of October at 6 pm local time at the Manchester Metropolitan University Business School Room 3.14 (detailed address here). There you will have a chanceaaa

On the evening of the 19th April 2016, more than 140 STEM leaders, entrepreneurs and innovations gathered for Innovation Forum Manchester’s opening event “Empowering Innovation in the Northern Powerhouse: beyond graphene” at the Manchester Conference Centre.  The event was timely given the recurrent discussion around the Northern Powerhouse, the devolution announced by the Conservative government,aaa

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

The global IoT industry is expected to become a $14.4T market by 2022 (Cisco). The Internet of Things is a concept of connecting all things – from devices to homes, from shoes to factories, street lamps to buses, or literally anything and everything under the sun. IoT refers to a network of physical objects embeddedaaa

On a rainy November evening on 16th November, Innovation Forum (IF) held an open day at Manchester Metropolitan University to recruit students and young professionals to join the growing team at the Manchester branch. The event included presentations from IF representatives and a talk from a career expert on how to succeed in the jobaaa

Are you a recent graduate or study towards a degree in Life Sciences or Engineering? Do you want to improve or develop your business acumen?  Are you interested in meeting new people and organising the events and workshops in Manchester?  Why not to improve your CV by volunteering at the Innovation Forum!  We are aaaa

Join the global IMAGINE IF! network of Innovators across 16 branches world wide, competing for the non-dilutive $30,000 award. The participation is free, don’t miss this opportunity and apply now! Registration deadline for local finals will vary. If you miss your local deadline you can still apply through the independent stream by the 14th of July 2016. The IMAGINE IF! accelerator programme is organised by the Innovationaaa