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Business Secretary and Small Business Minister visit Manchester's Sister innovation district

Jonathan Reynolds MP and Lord Leong visited Sister, the innovation district of the University of Manchester and Bruntwood SciTech, to meet businesses collaborating and growing there.

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Why it matters: Businesses at Sister, the University of Manchester and Bruntwood SciTech's innovation district, met the Business Secretary and Small Business Minister during the visit.

The University of Manchester reported that Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds MP and Small Business Minister Lord Leong visited Sister.

According to the university, Sister is the innovation district of the University of Manchester and Bruntwood SciTech.

The university said the ministers met some of the businesses that are collaborating and growing in Manchester.

Editor’s view

Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor

The visit brought the Business Secretary and the Small Business Minister to meet businesses at Sister, the innovation district of the University of Manchester and Bruntwood SciTech.

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