Pankhurst/Northern Gritstone Seminar, Panel & Drop-in Session

Discover how academic research can become a successful business at this engaging session hosted by the University of Manchester. Taking place on Monday, 9th December, from 2pm to 3pm in the Emmeline Suite Open, Christabel Pankhurst Building, the event features a panel discussion with Professor Alex Frangi and Jess McCreadie of Northern Gritstone, followed by a tailored drop-in session for academics.

What to Expect:

• Insights from Professor Alex Frangi, Director of the Pankhurst Institute and Co-founder of adsilico, on his spinout experience
• A discussion on what investors look for in potential academic founders, led by Jess McCreadie, Investment Director at Northern Gritstone
• An exploration of the process of developing academic spinouts
• An opportunity to ask questions about Northern Gritstone’s support for projects within the Faculty

About the Speakers:

Jess McCreadie
Investment Director at Northern Gritstone, Jess specialises in Health Tech and Clean Tech. With extensive experience from Octopus Ventures and L&G, Jess has relocated to Manchester to support transformative investments in the North.

Professor Alex Frangi
Professor Frangi is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and holds the Bicentennial Turing Chair in Computational Medicine at the University of Manchester. A pioneer in AI and in silico technologies for healthcare, he has co-founded multiple spinouts, including adsilico.

About Northern Gritstone:
Northern Gritstone is a leading investment company dedicated to building science and technology-enabled businesses in the North of England. Founded by the universities of Manchester, Leeds, and Sheffield, the company has raised over £300 million to support academic spinouts. Learn more at www.northern-gritstone.com.

Join this session to gain insights into how Northern Gritstone can support your ideas, meet investors, and hear from experts who have turned research into thriving businesses.