What’s on at Sister’s Renold Innovation Hub this November? 🗓️ We have a busy month ahead, packed with exciting events from robotics and AI to open mic’s and community gatherings! Find out how to get involved and check out our full events calendar for the month below ⬇️ 🧠 Pro-Manchester: “AI is Everybody’s Problem & Opportunity” 🗓️ Tuesday 04 November | 12pm - 1:30pm Join pro-manchester for a discussion cutting through the jargon to focus on what AI means in real business terms and how it can help businesses tackle challenges. 🎥 Re-imagining Sinners Film Screening & Quiz 🗓️ Wednesday 05 November | 6pm - 9pm Join Urban Muse for a special screening of Sinners followed by a discussion & quiz exploring the film's themes. 🎉 We Are Young: Celebrating The Past, Shaping The Future 🗓️ Thursday 06 November | 5:30pm - 8:30pm An evening with Young Manchester celebrating the inspiring youth sector in the city. 🤖 Parallax Presents: Applied AI on the Road - Manchester 🗓️Thursday 13 November | 6pm - 8pm Explore the real-world impact of AI, without the technical jargon. 💻 CHERI Alliance: CHERITech Conference Manchester '25 🗓️Friday 14 November | 9am - 5pm Dive deep into CHERI technology, exploring cutting-edge implementations and innovations. 🛰️ The Space Elevator: Manchester, Graphene & A Bridge to the Stars 🗓️Wednesday 19 November | 6:30pm - 8pm Join The Manchester Lit & Phil event to discover Graphene’s potential and if it can help build the future Space Elevator. 🗼Venture Cafe: Tokyo Bound Manchester’s Bridge to International Innovation 🗓️ Thursday 20 November | 5pm - 8pm Join the Pitch2Tokyo Competition at Venture Café Manchester's second Thursday Gathering, in partnership with Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), and Sister. 🎤 Black Creative Trailblazers Open Mic Night 🗓️ Friday 21 November | 6pm - 9pm A night of creativity and community showcasing emerging musicians, poets, and performers. 🤝 Greater Manchester Combined Authority Development Forum 🗓️ Tuesday 25 November | 10am - 12:30pm Hear the latest updates and connect with fellow innovators at the 2nd Greater Manchester Development Forum. 🏆 Cradle: Robotics Innovation Showcase - Where Research Meets Reality 🗓️Thursday 27 November | 9am - 4:30pm Join CRADLE Robotics and AI and celebrate the latest in robotics and autonomous systems, including future funding opportunities. Book your place for all of the above events via the link in the comments.
Sister
Real Estate
A dynamic new innovation district for forward-thinking science and tech start-ups, scale-ups and global enterprises.
About us
Welcome to Sister, a new £1.7bn innovation district situated in the heart of Manchester’s knowledge quarter. A partnership between The University of Manchester and Bruntwood SciTech, we’re founded on the belief that ideas flourish where business, education and communities come together. Over the next 15 years, we’re transforming the University’s former North campus into a hub for science and technology innovation and a vibrant new neighbourhood. Here, exciting new start-ups will be located next to leading global corporations and cutting-edge research institutions. With new offices, homes, amenities and green spaces, it will be a place to work, live, meet, collaborate and spark the ideas and inventions that change the way we live. The Renold Innovation Hub opened in Autumn 2024 as a new home for the North West’s most promising entrepreneurs, start-ups and spin-outs. A catalyst for innovation and a home for creativity, we’re creating a collaborative ecosystem where growing and established companies can work together with funders, advisers and supporters to accelerate business growth and build a better future for Manchester and beyond. Get in touch to find out how to join our community of innovators.
- Website
-
https://sistermanchester.com
External link for Sister
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Manchester
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2021
Locations
-
Primary
Get directions
Renold Building, 81 Sackville Street
Manchester, M1 3NJ, GB
Employees at Sister
Updates
-
🚀 Got a game-changing idea? 💡 The Venture Café Global Institute’s ‘Pitch2Tokyo’ 🇯🇵✈️ competition is coming to Venture Café Manchester on 20th November! This is your chance to showcase your innovation and win the opportunity to pitch on a global stage in Tokyo 2026. 🌏 Don’t miss out 📅 applications to pitch close 11th November. Apply below to get a chance to take your idea international! ⬇️
🚀 Calling all founders, innovators and big thinkers — this is your moment! Got a game-changing idea? Want to take Manchester global? 🌍 We’re looking for bold founders to take the stage at our next Thursday Gathering, Pitch2Tokyo. Step up, showcase your innovation and compete for the chance to represent Manchester in Tokyo, February 2026 🇯🇵. ✈️ Applications close Monday 11th November — don’t miss your chance to win a trip to Tokyo and connect with the city’s world-class innovation ecosystem. Why pitch (or come along!): - Get live feedback from investors and industry leaders - Build powerful connections across the innovation community 🎤 Sign up to pitch: https://lnkd.in/gmJid7Kn 👉 Register to attend: https://lnkd.in/dVK9YcGV 🏆 Regional winners on Thursday 20th November will be chosen by both judges and the audience — so every pitch counts. #venturecafemanchester #pitch2tokyo #startups #innovation #globalconnections #manchester #entrepreneurship #founders #pitch Andrew Ruffler Harpreet Kaur Joyce Chau Yasmine Pho
-
-
Congratulations to Arcube one of our Renold Innovation Hub start-ups who have been awarded the ‘Best Supplier Innovation’ at the Loyalty & Awards conference! 🏆
Brilliant to see Arcube has won the award for "Best Supplier Innovation" at the Loyalty&Awards conference this past week in Amsterdam!🏆 These awards has been with Arcube throughout our growth, in 2023 our tech won Etihad the Best Use of Technology award, 2024 Arcube won Startup of the Year, and topping it off in 2025 with us winning Best Supplier Innovation! 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ Congratulations to all award winners, including WestJet, Air France-KLM, Mandarin Oriental, Accor, Colin Evans, Kolet and Reclaim Protocol (YC W21). Fancy a chat to see how you can increase your ancillary revenue? Arcube is attending World Travel Market (WTM) London next week (4-6th Nov) and any airline, loyalty program or travel provider looking to increase their revenue can do so with us instantly: 👉 16+ ancillary products 👉 Thousands of local suppliers for all your destinations 👉 No upfront cost and 4-6 week deployment
-
-
Venture Café Manchester has officially landed at Sister! 🎉 First launched by founder and chair, Timothy Rowe, in 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts, the Venture Café Global Institute is building a global network of innovators from Tokyo to London to Berlin. Marking the opening of their second UK location, last week we were thrilled to host the launch of Venture Café Manchester, in partnership with Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), right here in our Renold Building. This was the Manchester Café’s very first Thursday gathering, bringing 300 people together for an evening exploring: 📍 What the Venture Café Global Institute will bring to Manchester 🤝 Collaboration opportunities with Sister and ARIA 💡 Interactive workshops and an ‘Innovation Showcase’ of technologies 🗣️ Networking with like-minded innovators across industry Venture Café Manchester aims to grow Manchester’s innovation community and ecosystem through their monthly Thursday gatherings, a mission we couldn’t be prouder to support at Sister. Want to join the next Thursday Gathering on the 20th November at Renold? Find out more in the comments below and check out some of the launch event photos! #SisterManchester #VentureCafé #InnovationEcosystem #UKStartUps
-
-
"Sister is a place where world-changing ideas are born." Brad Topps, Project Director at Sister, recently spoke with Dana Leigh at TechRound, about how Sister is bringing a new era of breakthroughs to Manchester. 💡 In the article, Brad explains how Sister creates an environment where growth thrives by supporting early-stage businesses from the outset with no and low-cost workspaces. This allows them to refine their ideas before connecting with a broader network of investors and funders. 🤝 Brad also highlighted that we're building an inclusive, purpose-driven community at Sister, which will host the UK’s next wave of innovators right in the heart of Manchester. 📈 As a 15-year commitment, Sister is dedicated to laying the groundwork for a successful future, promising long-term impact with over 10,000 new jobs and 1,500 new homes for the city. 🗣️ So what is Brad’s advice for aspiring entrepreneurs? “Build a team with the right skills. Universities and innovation hubs like Renold - Sister’s first building - can be great places to find emerging talent and connect with experienced advisers who’ve been through the journey before.” Read Brad’s full article in the comments.
-
-
Join the Venture Café Manchester launch tomorrow at the Renold Innovation Hub - registrations are still open 🚀 ⬇️ #innovation #launch #thursdaygatherings
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻: 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄! With just one day to go until Venture Café Manchester officially launches at Sister, our Director Andrew Ruffler has recorded a quick message for our community! 🎙️As we get ready for our Thursday Gathering tomorrow, Andrew reflects on the "𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵" -- with more than a 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ innovators already signed up to attend! 🚀 🎙️Andrew also gives a preview of what to expect from our launch, promising a "𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀" from partners including Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester & Sister. The buzz is going to be electric. This is your final opportunity to be in the room from Day 1. Our team - Andrew, Harpreet Kaur, Joyce Chau and Yasmine Pho - can't wait to welcome you. See you there! 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪! 📅 Thursday, 23rd October | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM 📍 Sister – Renold Building, Altrincham Street, Manchester, M1 7JA 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 👉👉 👉 https://lnkd.in/d68H98Fu Venture Café Manchester is launching in partnership with the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA). We are the newest location of the Venture Café Global Institute, the world’s leading innovation ecosystem activator, convening 100,000+ innovators annually in city locations across the world from Boston to Tokyo to Berlin - with its signature Thursday Gatherings and other curated local programming to galvanise innovation with local roots and global reach 🌐 #Venturecafe #Manchester #ManchesterTech #Innovation #Community #Startups Mike Jackson Kristen Plymale Andreas Stillman Nathan Plummer Hytham Bakir Liam Ward Sibel Dbila
-
Only 2 days to go! We can't wait for the launch of Venture Café Manchester at Sister ✨ Details below on how to join ⬇️
🗣️ 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥: 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲! Manchester's innovation ecosystem gets a new centre of gravity this Thursday, as we officially launch Venture Café Manchester. There's just three days to join 2️⃣7️⃣5️⃣+ 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 from across Greater Manchester & the North West who've already secured their spot to: 🚀 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐃𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐋𝐘 from innovation powerhouse James Baker of Graphene - The University of Manchester and our partners at the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) about the next era of manufacturing and how it will impact us all 🤝 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓 with the entire ecosystem – from founders and funders to creatives and corporates throughout the evening, and meet global Venture Cafe leaders including Kristen Plymale, plus our partners at ARIA & Sister 💡 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 groundbreaking startups from across the North West at our dedicated Innovator Showcase from Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester ➡️ NeuWave Technologies The Real Birth Company GRAFMARINE Ltd. Voxelo.ai MolMart ⚒️ 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇 in our interactive, hands-on workshop designed to make your idea shine with Rich J. 🎲 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐘with our "Get Pitched" game and capture the launch buzz in our RetroBooth Of course, you'll also get to meet us/see us again - Andrew Ruffler, Harpreet Kaur, Joyce Chau, Yasmine Pho - and we can't wait! Explore the full schedule in our 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐥. As Matt Clifford, Chair of Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) says: “𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐲 – 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬. 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐟é 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲, 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭.” Our launch event is your opportunity to be in that room from Day 1. 📅 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 23 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025 ⏰ 5𝐏𝐌-8𝐏𝐌 📍 Sister – Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester, M1 7JR 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 (𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲) 👉 https://lnkd.in/d68H98Fu Venture Café Manchester is launching in partnership with the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA). We are the newest location of the Venture Café Global Institute, the world’s leading innovation ecosystem activator, convening 100,000+ innovators annually from Boston to Tokyo 🌐 See you at Sister on Thursday evening! (Tag someone who should be in the room too! 👇 ) #VentureCafe #Manchester #Innovation #LaunchEvent #Networking #Startups #Entrepreneurship #Community #FinalCall #PlanTheDate Mike Jackson Kristen Plymale Andreas Stillman Nathan Plummer
-
Welcome to Sister Biosimax Lifesciences Ltd we are delighted to welcome you to Renold! 🚀
🚀 Biosimax Lifesciences is moving forward with momentum. This month we gathered at the Renold Innovation Hub — part of Sister Manchester, the city’s new global hub for science and technology. Being here places us at the centre of one of the UK’s most dynamic life sciences communities. The energy, talent and ambition in Manchester and the North continues to inspire us and strengthens our belief in the UK’s biotech future. 🌍 Despite global uncertainties, the progress in life sciences is real — and we’re proud to be part of it. #LifeSciences #InnovationDistrict #Manchester #Biosimilars #UKBiotech #HealthTech #SisterManchester
-
-
Galvia AI one of our Renold Innovation Hub members are hiring! Are you their next Growth Marketing Manager? 💻📈 Apply below ⬇️ #Innovation #careers #ai #ecommerce
𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫! 🚀 We’re looking for a high energy person to build and operate Galvia’s marketing engine- turning our go-to-market strategy into measurable campaigns, automation, and pipeline growth. This role is execution-focused- connecting marketing activity to revenue outcomes. Hybrid role based in Galway or Manchester. Apply here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eFv7e29B #GrowthMarketing #MarketingJobs #AI #RetailTech #GalviaAI #Hiring
-
Our Community Drop-Ins are back! Meet our Community and Social Impact Manager, Karen Jelenje in two places this month: 🗓️Wed 22nd Oct at S4B Brunswick Bonanza (12-2pm) 📍Brunswick Parish Church, Brunswick Street, M13 9SX 🗓️Thurs 23rd Oct at Sister (2pm-5pm) 📍Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, M1 7JR No booking required - everyone is welcome to join. ☕️🤝 Our drop-ins are for community groups and residents to learn about Sister, connect with our team, share ideas and discover more about our goals for creating social impact. We hope to see you there 😊
-