In March 2021, Manchester City Council selected our consortium to operate the new Manchester Digital Innovation and Security Hub (DISH), with Lancaster University as the lead academic partner.

Lancaster University is pleased to be part The Greater Manchester AI Foundry which is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund. Its aim is to promote growth and innovation within SMEs in Greater Manchester. The Greater Manchester AI Foundry will be delivered alongside Manchester Metropolitan University and the Universities of Manchester and Salford.