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The MATRIX website is home to the latest Northern Ireland science & technology news, the most relevant reports and of course our own studies on Northern Ireland’s tech sectors and how best to grow them.
New Matrix Report: Unleashing the Potential of Northern Ireland’s Life and Health Sciences Sector Through City and Growth Deals.
Northern Ireland stands on the cusp of a significant transformation in the Life and Health Sciences (LHS) sector, driven by strategic investments and collaborative initiatives underpinned by the City and Growth Deals. Today, MATRIX - the Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel released a critical foresight study that explores the sector's future and outlines a path to robust growth and innovation [...]
New Matrix Report – Future Skills: Scenarios for the Northern Ireland Economy
Matrix, Northern Ireland's science industry panel, today announced the launch of our eagerly anticipated report, "Future Skills: Scenarios for the NI Economy." This landmark study provides a comprehensive analysis of the evolving skills landscape in Northern Ireland, addressing the critical nexus of innovation, technology, and education. The report is launched in a context where skills, or the lack thereof, are [...]
What is Matrix?
MATRIX, the Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel, is a business led expert panel, formed primarily to advise government, industry and academia on the commercial exploitation of R&D and science and technology in Northern Ireland.
We produce regular, in depth reports which outline the work, findings and recommendations of our specialist panels. These reports are an invaluable resource for anyone interested in how new technologies and market opportunities can be developed within the Northern Ireland economy and beyond.
The Matrix library
This library is a collection of Matrix reports as well as documents that the Matrix panel and secretariat have used in their research. The most recent additions to the library are here – if you want to see the full collection, arranged by topic, please visit the library section.
How the City and Growth Deals can provide opportunities for NI’s Life and Health Sciences Sector
Foresight study to assess how the City and Growth Deals can provide opportunities for Northern Ireland’s Life and Health Sciences Sector Matrix are pleased to [...]
Future Skills: Scenarios for the Northern Ireland Economy
Matrix have published a study on the Technology and High Technology Skills and Workforce needs Northern Ireland might face in the decade to 2035.
Northern Ireland Deeptech Index
This report provides a snapshot of Northern Ireland’s digital and deeptech innovation-driven enterprises (IDEs) established since 2017. It delves into the key trends shaping the [...]
Live SBRIs and other funding competitions
The Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) connects public sector challenges with innovative ideas from industry, supporting companies to generate economic growth and enabling improvement in achieving government objectives.
SBRI provides innovative solutions to challenges faced by the public sector and generates new business opportunities for companies, providing SMEs with a route to market for their ideas and bridging the seed funding gap experienced by many early stage companies. It supports economic growth and enables the development of innovative products and services through the public procurement of research and development (R&D).
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NI Life and Health Sciences New Innovator Launchpad
Innovate UKNorthern Ireland -
UKRI Metascience research grants
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Augment the City Challenge
Belfast City Council Belfast City Council’s City Innovation Office and funded by theNorthern Ireland -
Help to Grow: Digital
BEISUK
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