Manchester:
The starting point for any company looking for support in Manchester city-region would be though MIDAS. As a member of the ME group of companies it can mobilise resources from both public and private business support organisations.

Business Mentoring:
General business mentoring services can be obtained through the local Business and ChamberLinks, Medilink North West and sector specialist Regional Business Advisors.
More specialist support can be obtained directly from Bluemantle Property Developers, MSP and through the University's Incubation facilities (UMIC).

Likewise, entry into University biomedical expertise, resource and services can be facilitated through UMIP Biomedica Team and to the NHS through TrusTECH.

Complementary services and meeting facilities can be provided by the North West Genetics Knowledge Park, which is based at the Nowgen Centre, located on the Central Manchester NHS site, adjacent to the University and Manchester Incubator. Biotechnology cluster-specific business development support is available through the Biotechnology Project Manager, who is based at UMIC.