Innovation and Partnerships

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If you have an enquiry, please complete our industry enquiry form. We will ensure you are connected with the right clinical, academic, commercialisation or infrastructure route across the Manchester innovation ecosystem.

Our aims and our vision

The aim of the NIHR BRC: Manchester is to drive health improvements for all by identifying and bridging gaps between new discoveries and individualised care.

The ultimate goals of our research efforts are to:

• Understand the illnesses most relevant to the population of our region
• Find new ways to make correct diagnoses and treat disease
• Discover how to prevent ill-health in people.

Our vision is to establish the NIHR BRC: Manchester as a global exemplar in accelerating the discovery, translation, and commercialisation of health and care innovations through inclusive and meaningful partnerships between industry, academia, health and care professionals, patients, and the public.

Partner with us

Accelerating discovery. Powering translation. Delivering impact for diverse communities.

The NIHR BRC: Manchester is the largest BRC outside the South East of England and the beating heart of translational research across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria. We work with industry partners across diagnostics, therapeutics, MedTech, and digital health to co-develop innovations that improve lives and reduce health inequalities.

Whether you are a large multi-national company looking to analyse the efficacy of a new therapy, a small or medium sized enterprise (SME) wanting to gain clinical insight into your commercial development, or a BRC researcher who needs help getting a collaborative project off the ground, we want to hear from you.

Our dedicated Innovation and Partnerships team will ensure you are connected with the right clinical, academic, commercialisation or infrastructure route across the Manchester innovation ecosystem.

For Industry

We aim to build on our existing collaborations and engage new industry partners to continue to deliver on our ambitious plans.

For Researchers

We support our researchers in making key links with industry partners to identify mutually beneficial areas of interest and translate these into impactful outputs.

We would also like to collaborate with like-minded organisations from across the charity, public and not-for-profit sectors to build long-term strategic partnerships to deliver benefits for patients. Please get in touch by emailing: brc-crfpartnerships@mft.nhs.uk