Breaking the ground event with (L-R) Prof Nic Jones, and cancer survivors Amber Irvine and Stan Parker
“What Manchester does today, the rest of the world does tomorrow”
The Northwest of England has a long history of innovation – from the cotton mills of the Industrial Revolution to the ‘Madchester’ music scene of the late 1980s, it has cultivated a sense of originality and influence.
And this is equally true of its academic heritage – the atomic theory, the world’s first stored-programme computer, and the first “test-tube baby”, were all born under Greater Manchester’s skies.
Continuing this rich tradition, inspirational cancer survivors and donors come together to celebrate the first steps in the construction of a new state-of-the-art research building in Manchester.
Stan Parker and nine-year old Amber Irvine, who both beat their cancers thanks to cutting-edge treatment, joined Cancer Research UK’s Chief Scientist to ‘break the ground’ on the site of the new Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC) in South Manchester.
The following video showcases what the building will look like when it’s finished in 2014:
