Andy Burnham says he has 'high hopes' for a collaborative hub linking Cambridge and Manchester.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor Nik Johnson cut the ribbon to a new collaborative space
It is hoped the project between the cities - said to be the first of its kind in the UK and launched last year - will help boost jobs, innovation and growth on the world stage. Dr Diarmuid O'Brien, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Innovation at the University of Cambridge, said he believed the two cities would complement each other."We're both developing innovation districts; we've both got world class universities at the centre of them.
Dr O'Brien said the pan-regional partnership was a new idea for the UK and would let both cities optimise their strengths rather than compete against each other.The scheme would enable better growth and use of research, ideas and technologies to benefit each city and the UK, Dr O'Brien added.
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