We connect health and life sciences firms of all sizes in Greater Manchester to the people, resources and expertise needed to accelerate innovation within diagnostics and genomics.

Whether you need access to research facilities, help with your go-to-market strategy, or regulatory guidance, our fully-funded support can fast-track you to commercialisation.

Transforming lives with innovations in healthcare

Our specialist team is on hand to help move you from prototype to market. That includes support with:

Navigating complex regulatory legislation and compliance

Translating clinical research into commercial products and services

Applying ethics and clinical translation

Undergoing large-scale sequencing

Tackling scalability issues and future-proofing your offer

Collaboration with universities, research organisations and commercial sector suppliers

Identifying funding opportunities, including flexible grant funding

Hear from the businesses we've helped

“The financial support is only part of it. The real value has been the mentorship, the connections, and the strategic guidance. GM Business Growth Hub understands Greater Manchester's innovation ecosystem deeply, including academic institutions, NHS trusts, regulatory pathways, and so much more. They helped us see opportunities we would have missed on our own.”

Dr Jonti Hudson, Founder, Augmented Healthcare

“This funding and support is a vital step in proving market readiness and securing future investment […] It will enable us to build an early adopter pipeline, attract investment, and strategically plan commercial growth over the following 12 months.”

Carren Bell, Founder, Lagan’s Healthcare

“We’ve got a real opportunity to establish a leading position in pharmacogenomics in the UK. Moving our lab to Cheadle Royal Business Park has helped us tap into Greater Manchester’s innovation ecosystem and build this with the right partners around us.”

Mark Wigglesworth, Chief Executive, Alderley Lighthouse Labs

Flexible grant funding

As part of our support, grant funding is available for eligible diagnostics and genomics projects that are clearly defined and ready to move forward rapidly towards commercialisation. Businesses must be UK-registered with a physical trading address in Greater Manchester.

Examples of eligible activities include:

Access to specialist technical facilities and equipment

Product design

Research and development

Knowledge transfer

Consultancy

Testing and validation

Application and project timeline:

Expressions of interest now being considered

December 2026: Projects must be complete

February 2027: Deadline for project impacts to be realised and evidenced

Accelerating diagnostic and genomic projects

Transforming lives with innovations in healthcare

Hear from the businesses we've helped

“This funding and support is a vital step in proving market readiness and securing future investment […] It will enable us to build an early adopter pipeline, attract investment, and strategically plan commercial growth over the following 12 months.”

“We’ve got a real opportunity to establish a leading position in pharmacogenomics in the UK. Moving our lab to Cheadle Royal Business Park has helped us tap into Greater Manchester’s innovation ecosystem and build this with the right partners around us.”

Flexible grant funding

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