A WORLD
CLASS CITY

From pioneering business and cutting-edge academia to its extraordinary arts and cultural scene, Manchester is well-known for being one of the UK’s most innovative and exciting cities. This makes it the perfect choice for ambitious brands wanting the very best for their business and their staff.

But best of all are the people of Manchester, whose global reputation as a creative, industrious, and friendly community helps make the city and its surrounding areas a very special place to live and work.

the north-west’s knowledge economy

MIX MANCHESTER is uniquely located within the North West’s established and fast-growing life sciences, advanced materials, digital and technology, and clean technology ecosystem. Its proximity to the Oxford Road Corridor, Manchester’s universities, and the wider northern life sciences cluster, means it is well placed to complement and support the region’s innovation economy.

And as well as being close to likeminded brands and world-class academic and research institutions, MIX MANCHESTER also grants immediate access to a concentrated pool of talented staff and graduates.

3RD LARGEST LIFE SCIENCES CLUSTER IN THE UK (LARGEST OUTSIDE OF GOLDEN TRIANGLE)

MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST IS LARGEST IN THE UK

HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF MEDTECH COMPANIES IN UK

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER IS RANKED TOP 5 FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND 7TH FOR CHEMISTRY IN THE UK

UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER NEW ENGINEERING & ADVANCED MATERIALS TEACHING FACILITY IS THE LARGEST IN EUROPE

MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY IS RANKED 2ND IN THE UK FOR ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEGREES

THE LARGEST

Oxford Road Corridor is the largest clinical academic healthcare campus in Europe

c. 42%

of UK biopharma turnover is from the North West

8,000 +

advanced manufacturing companies in Greater Manchester

£78.7B

GVA created by the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester

77,500

economically active residents in Wythenshawe

100,000

students across 5 universities in Greater Manchester, including 29,000+ on STEM courses

36,000

graduates in Greater Manchester per annum, with over 60% graduate retention

7.2M +

people in the North West, accounting for 11% of UK GDP

60%

of the UK’s businesses within a 2-hour drive

40%

potential reduced operating costs compared to London

THE UK'S NORTHEN INNOVATION CLUSTER

EDUCATION

1

University of Manchester

2

Manchester Metropolitan

3

University of Salford

4

University of Liverpool

MEDICAL

16

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

17

Wythenshawe Hospital

18

The Christie

INDUSTRY

5

Oxford Road Corridor

6

Trafford Low Carbon Energy Project

7

Speke Bio Manufacturing Cluster

8

Hexagon Tower

9

AstraZeneca Macclesfield

10

Alederly Park

11

Atom Valley

12

Citylabs

13

ID Manchester

14

Manchester Science Park

15

Upper Brook Street

RESEARCH

19

Daresbury Lab

20

Mancgester Institute of Biotechnology

21

Christabel Pankhurst Institute

22

Henry Royce Institute

23

The Alan Turing Institute

24

The Christie

25

UK Biobank

26

Medicines Discovery Catapult

27

Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre

28

Fuel Cell Innovation Centre

29

Energy House 1 & 2

30

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

31

Manufacturing Technology Centre

32

Jodrell Bank

THE NORTH WEST

+

Life Sciences

+

advanced materials & manufacturing

GREATER MANCHESTER

+

clean technologies

+

Digital & tech

work-life
balance

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MIX MANCHESTER has been designed to provide you and your staff with the perfect work-life balance. Blending contemporary work environments with extensive public realm, amenities, and green spaces, it is set to become a cutting-edge urban campus where people are proud to work.

It is also only a short drive to the sought-after villages and towns of Alderley Edge, Hale, Wilmslow, Didsbury, Prestbury, and Chorlton, and is easily commutable from Manchester city centre in only 13 minutes by train. This means there is convenient access to a diverse range of high-quality residential communities in parts of the region often voted as some of the best places to live in the UK.

Away from work, Cheshire is home to a number of exclusive golf courses, country clubs, and health spas, as well as 5 star hotels, Michelin rated restaurants and award winning independent leisure venues. It is also surrounded by some of the region’s finest countryside, where you can enjoy a variety of stunning rural destinations including Quarry Bank Mill, Tatton Park, Dunham Massey, and Delamere Forest.

MAKING. CHANGE. REAL.