Graphene Innovations Manchester (GIM) is a Manchester-based deep-tech company that develops and commercializes graphene-enhanced materials and products in partnership with industrial clients.
GIM is a privately held graphene innovation and investment company focused on turning in-house and partner R&D into market-ready products, mainly for UK and EMEA markets. It operates as a Tier-1 partner within the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) in Manchester, giving it access to advanced labs and scale-up facilities for graphene and other 2D materials.
The company designs graphene-based compounds and production systems that integrate into customers’ existing manufacturing lines to improve performance and sustainability. Its solutions target properties such as strength, dent resistance, sound dampening, thermal and electrical conductivity, weight reduction, and material efficiency across sectors including construction materials, rubber, composites, energy, and mobility.
Beyond its Manchester base, GIM leads or anchors initiatives such as the GIM WildCat commercial development hub at Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park in the UAE and the GIM GrapheneFibre venture in Saudi Arabia for graphene-enriched carbon fiber. These projects are positioned to scale industrial graphene applications globally, including large planned manufacturing capacity and job creation in the Middle East.
The company is an investor in Manchester-based graphene-enhanced recycled rubber developer SpaceBlue.
Contact information for Graphene Innovations Manchester (GIM)
Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre, Masdar Building Sackville Street
Manchester
United Kingdom
Graphene‑Connect 2026: talk highlights from General Graphene, NPL, Graphene Innovations Manchester, Graphenea and Graphene Valley
Graphene-Connect 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most content-rich virtual gatherings for the graphene and 2D materials community, with a program that spans manufacturing, standards, intelligent materials, energy, and next‑gen electronics. Held online on 11–12 March 2026 on the TechBlick platform and co‑curated with Graphene-Info, it offers live talks, networking, and year-round access to the full TechBlick library of over 1,500 talks. Graphene-Connect tickets start at our special early bird price of $400 (with discounts available for group passes).
Why join Graphene‑Connect 2026?
- Live, online access to a world-class agenda covering graphene materials, batteries, electronics, composites, filters, concrete, EMI shielding, anti‑corrosion and more.
- Year‑round access to all recordings of this event plus past and future TechBlick online and onsite programs, including Perovskite Connect, MicroLED Connect, Batteries RESHAPED, and Electronics RESHAPED.
- A curated platform to reconnect the global industrial value chain after a pause in dedicated graphene conferences, with start‑ups, scale‑ups, national labs and major corporates all represented.
Industrial scale & manufacturing: General Graphene
From the production side, General Graphene Corporation will present “From Lab to Line: Advancing Roll‑to‑Roll CVD Graphene Manufacturing,” highlighting how continuous CVD processes are moving graphene from pilot runs to industrially relevant throughput. This talk, led by Tuqeer Nasir, is highly relevant for anyone interested in cost, scalability and integration of CVD graphene into real products across electronics, coatings and composites.
Graphene Innovations Manchester and NatWest partner through through initial lending agreement
Graphene Innovations Manchester (GIM) has announced it has secured an initial lending facility with NatWest Bank.
This partnership will support GIM’s expanding international operations and their recently awarded contract with a major Middle Eastern partner. The financing facility will provide GIM with the flexibility to advance their global rollout of technologies that make materials stronger, lighter, and more efficient across various sectors such as aerospace, construction, energy, and data-center cooling.
Graphene Innovations Manchester launches new hub at Sharjah Innovation Park to accelerate graphene-based technologies in the Middle East
Graphene Innovations Manchester (GIM), a UK-based deep-tech company, has launched GIM WildCat, a new commercial development and investor engagement center at Sharjah Research, Technology & Innovation Park (SRTI Park), aimed at accelerating the commercialization of graphene-based technologies in the Middle East.
GIM said its goal is to showcase advanced graphene-based products, build investor and partner networks, expand across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Asia, and drive joint research and development within the park’s innovation ecosystem.
GIM strikes deal with Saudi Arabia for commercial production of carbon fiber enriched with graphene
UK-based Graphene Innovations Manchester (GIM) has entered into a deal for the commercial production of carbon fiber enriched with graphene in Saudi Arabia. Graphene Innovations Manchester has agreed to construct a factory in the Gulf state to manufacture the material for use in the kingdom's plans to build futurist eco-cities in the desert.
The factory will be built in Saudi Arabia with the backing of investors. Image from: BBC
Reports suggest that about £250 million could be invested in building a research and innovation hub in Greater Manchester as part of the deal and more than 1,000 jobs could be created.
First Graphene joins project that aims to advance low-carbon hydrogen production and storage
First Graphene has announced its partnership in a collaborative project aimed at advancing low-carbon hydrogen production and creating safer, more efficient storage solutions. The Company’s role will involve leveraging its expertise in graphene nanoplatelets to enhance the strength and impermeability of cryogenic hydrogen storage tanks, contributing to a project valued at around $3.72 million.
The project brings together UK and Australian expertise to develop and commercialize novel light-weight impermeable cryogenic all-composite tanks (Type-V) for the safe storage of liquid hydrogen.
Graphene Innovations Manchester and Space Engine Systems to collaborate on graphene-enhanced hypersonic applications for space travel
UK-based Graphene Innovations Manchester (GIM) and Space Engine Systems (SES) from Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in various areas of SES’s Hello series of Aerospace and Space vehicles, focusing on using graphene for hypersonic applications.
GIM is working on the development and commercialization of advanced graphene-based solutions for composites, particularly in Graphene Space Habitat,
and also Type V hydrogen storage tanks. GIM is the largest Tier 1 partner in the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at the University of Manchester.
Graphene Innovations Manchester signs $1 billion deal to tackle global sustainability challenges
A spin-out company from the graphene innovation ecosystem at The University of Manchester has formed an international partnership that will spearhead an unprecedented scale-up of graphene-based technologies intended “to make a substantial impact on global CO2 emissions”.
UK-based Graphene Innovations Manchester (GIM), founded by University graduate Dr Vivek Koncherry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Quazar Investment Company to create a new company in the UAE. This UK-UAE partnership - which highlights potential opportunity for UK innovators to access global investment and international markets and supply chains - will be one of the most ambitious projects to date to commercialize graphene as it fast-tracks cutting-edge R&D into large-scale manufacture – an investment vision worth a total of $1billion.
