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An Interview with Marion Bernard, CIO at Northern Gritstone

...role as Chief Investment Officer at Northern Gritstone I jumped at the chance to join Northern Gritstone in January 2022. As well as having direct experience in investing in spinouts...

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Northern Gritstone secures first close of £215m ahead of making its first investments

...led by Garri Jones. Its legal advisers are Macfarlanes and Pinsent Masons. Northern Gritstone Chairman Lord Jim O’Neill said: “The strong endorsement of Northern Gritstone we’ve seen from investors is...

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New leadership team for Northern Gritstone

...Duncan Johnson, Chief Executive, Northern Gritstone, said: “I am honoured and delighted to be leading Northern Gritstone. Our ambition is to drive returns by establishing a world-leading ecosystem of support...

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Northern Gritstone backs spinout, Imperagen: a University of Manchester Life Science Business

...discovery. Northern Gritstone, along with IQ Capital, has led a £3.5 million Seed Round to fund the initial spin out of Imperagen from University of Manchester. Imperagen, a life sciences...

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Andrew Graham appointed as Specialist Advisor for Northern Gritstone Investment

The Universities of Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield are pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Graham to help design and build Northern Gritstone Investment, a Northern-based, independent, investment company The...

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Northern universities launch new investment company

...called Northern Gritstone, will fund spinout enterprises from each institution using external capital raised from a range of different investors. These businesses will either be newly formed spinouts or ones...

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UoM IP attracts largest European semiconductor funding round

...a thriving innovation community.” Northern Gritstone pledge to create ‘profit with purpose’ in their investments, delivering attractive returns to shareholders as well as helping catalyse the Northern tech ecosystem. Pragmatic’s...

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Record Year for The University of Manchester Innovation Factory

...the formation of a new company, Northern Gritstone created through a partnership with the Universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield. Northern Gritstone has been established to provide patient capital to...

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2025 Investor Conference

...discussing investment strategies for university spinouts. A talk by Northern Gritstone’s Marion Bernard (CIO) and Jess McCreadie (Investment Director) on the importance of investing in university spinouts to spin the...

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Another Impressive Financial Year for Manchester-Born Spinouts

...ever.” In 2021, the Innovation Factory was instrumental in facilitating the formation of Northern Gritstone through a partnership with the Universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield. Northern Gritstone is an...

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Independent Review of University Spinout Companies: The University of Manchester Response

...regions. The University will review its intellectual property policies and practice, in collaboration with their partners in the Northern Gritstone investment company, which was established as a positive response to...

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Academic to Entrepreneur: Creating Impact with Your Research

...of funding available and how to attract investors is key. Northern Gritstone, for example, supports high-value spinouts from the university, offering significant investment opportunities. 5. Protect Your Intellectual Property Protecting...

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Top Tips for Transitioning from Academia to Entrepreneurship

...of funding available and how to attract investors is key. Northern Gritstone, for example, supports high-value spinouts from the university, offering significant investment opportunities. 5. Protect Your Intellectual Property Protecting...

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Northern Triangle Mentor Network

The Northern Triangle Mentor Programme is a new initiative to support commercialisation opportunities and early-stage spinouts from the Universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield. We’ve curated a network of globally...

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Investor Conference 2022

...Manchester on the 12th and 13th September, was supported by Northern Gritstone, the northern powerhouse investing in northern innovation. The two day conference saw 25 spinouts present their companies, punctuated...

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Phagenesis, a UoM Spinout, closes a $42M Financing Round

...and United States investment syndicate was led by EQT Life Sciences, and co-led by Sectoral, with new investors British Patient Capital, Northern Gritstone and Aphelion Capital also joining the round....

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Independent Review of University Spinout Companies

...policies and practice, in collaboration with their partners in the Northern Gritstone investment company, which was established as a positive response to the high concentration of VC funding in London...

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Sustainable Innovative Energy Solutions

...Bassanino for your support. As a reminder, these were the details and criteria for this event: What: Get actionable feedback on your innovative energy project from SSE, Northern Gritstone and...

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Become a Mentor

Are you passionate about empowering the future? The Northern Triangle Mentor Programme is a new initiative to support commercialisation opportunities and early-stage spinouts from the Universities of Leeds, Manchester and...

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CareLoop secures £1.8m funding to provide preventative care

...Praetura, NPIF II – Praetura Equity Finance (which is managed by Praetura Ventures as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund), Verge and SFC Capital. Launched in 2021, CareLoop integrates...

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UoM (and the Innovation Factory) secure £2.7m through Research England

UoM and the Innovation Factory have been successful (alongside other leading Northern research-intensive universities) in securing £2.7m funding for two projects through Research England’s new Regional Innovation Fund. The first...

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Prof Graham Lord Joins Innovation Factory Board

...the Northern Health Science Alliance. Professor Lord said: “The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health is a huge contributor to the Innovation Factory’s mission to take world-class research from the...

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Introduction to NICE Support and Services: Online event

...Sector Lead at NICE, and Helen Cole, Industry Partnerships Manager at Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) and NICE Fellow. Should you wish to attend this event, you can contact Ben.Diette@healthinnovationmanchester.com....

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New project receives funding to boost regional innovation in Greater Manchester

...Manchester Metropolitan University, the Royal Northern College of Music and the University of Salford, and aims to increase innovation and drive economic growth across the region while enhancing collaboration between...

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Dental development - Manchester Imaging Ltd

...students. AssistDent AI OFF AssistDent AI ON Alongside angel investors, The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and The University of Manchester, the company has strong financial backing from institutional investors Mercia...

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