Partners
Academic, innovation, industrial and international organisations that together give the node an ecosystem for frontier AI research, entrepreneurship, translation and societal impact.
Lead institution and host
- The University of ManchesterAcademic home of the node, through the ELLIS Manchester Unit: research, doctoral education and institutional support.
- Christabel Pankhurst InstitutePhysical host: 200 m² of coworking and collaboration space, and links to healthcare innovation.
Manchester AI ecosystem
- ELLIS ManchesterThe node’s ELLIS Unit.
- Centre for AI FundamentalsFoundational AI research and the AI Fundamentals CDT.
- CDT in AI for Decision Making in Complex SystemsDoctoral training in AI.
- NaCTeMNational Centre for Text Mining: language technologies, financial AI and open models.
- UK CEiRSIUK Centre of Excellence in In-Silico Regulatory Science and Innovation.
Innovation and commercialisation
- University of Manchester Innovation FactoryTechnology transfer, IP management, licensing and commercialisation.
- Unit MVenture creation, founder development and science entrepreneurship.
- Turing Innovation Catalyst (TIC)AI innovation programmes, industrial engagement and start-up acceleration.
- Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst (IBIC)Innovation programmes, scale-up support and industrial translation.
- BionowLife sciences ecosystem, networking and business development.
- Masood Entrepreneurship CentreEntrepreneurship training at Alliance Manchester Business School.
Collaborating ELIAS nodes
- ELLIS Institute FinlandAI foundations, health foundation models, doctoral training and researcher exchange.
- ELLIS Unit FranconiaAI for health, scientific machine learning and medical imaging, with FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg.
- ELIAS Node BarcelonaMultimodal and trustworthy AI, computer vision and researcher mobility.
Strategic academic partners
- Cambridge–Manchester Innovation PartnershipJoint innovation, researcher mobility and UK-wide AI collaboration with the Cambridge ELIAS Node.
- AIST JapanInternational research collaboration.
Industry
- Fujitsu
- Matillion
- Manchester Airport Group