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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Heather Moorhead \; 02890644811 \; Heather.Moorhead@nhsconfed.org \
; http://www.nhsconfed.org/NICON15
DESCRIPTION:NICON15 will focus on the strategic and implementation issues o
f delivering world class health and social care in Northern Ireland. It wi
ll provide a unique “whole system” opportunity to discuss the future of ou
r vital services with clinicians\, managers\, service users\, leaders from
partner organisations and HSC\, as we seek to engage politicians and our
community about the decisions needed to deliver improved patient outcomes.
\nHighlights\nOver the two day event there will be:\n\nThe launch of our E
lection 2016 Manifesto\nKey strategic presentations from experts and world
class leaders\nPanel & break out discussions to explore Workforce Plannin
g\, End of Life Care\, Child Exploitation and the way forward for HSC\nNew
Specialist Sessions and Café Conversation to showcase what our members an
d partners are doing on the ground to deliver improved services\n40 exhibi
tors incorporating an innovation showcase area\nCelebrating Success Dinner
on Wednesday evening\nUnprecedented opportunities to network with over 35
0 leaders from across the HSC\, public\, voluntary\, community\, and priva
te sectors.\n\nKey Contributors\nAt the conference we will have a range of
visiting and local speakers including:\n\nMinister Jim Wells Minister for
Health\, Social Services and Public Safety\nMinister Mark H Durkan Minist
er for the Environment\nRichard Pengelly Permanent Secretary\, DHSSPSNI\nR
ob Webster Chief Executive NHS Confederation\nValerie Watts Chief Executiv
e\, Health & Social Care Board\nSir Keith Pearson Chair Health Education E
ngland\nBaroness May Blood Peer and Community Activist\n\nWho Should Atten
d?\nHSC leaders\, business\, service users\, clinicians\, representative b
odies\, academics\, HSC partners\, councils\, voluntary\, community and ot
her statutory organisations.\nTickets: https://secure.jotformpro.com/form/
43523987051963.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150422
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150424
GEO:+54.548723;-5.818259
LOCATION:La Mon Hotel & Country Club @ 41 Gransha Road\, Comber\, Newtownar
ds\, Castlereagh BT23 5RF\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:NI Confederation for Health & Social Care – 2015 Conference
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/ni-confederation-for-health-social-care-2015-
conference/
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NICON15 will
focus on the strategic and implementation issues of delivering world class
health and social care in Northern Ireland. It will provide a unique “who
le system” opportunity to discuss the future of our vital services with cl
inicians\, managers\, service users\, leaders from partner organisations a
nd HSC\, as we seek to engage politicians and our community about the deci
sions needed to deliver improved patient outcomes.
\n
Highlights
\n
Over the two day event there will be:
\n
\n
The launch of o
ur Election 2016 Manifesto
\n
Key strategic presentations from expe
rts and world class leaders
\n
Panel & break out discussions to exp
lore Workforce Planning\, End of Life Care\, Child Exploitation and the wa
y forward for HSC
\n
New Specialist Sessions and Café Conversation
to showcase what our members and partners are doing on the ground to deliv
er improved services
\n
40 exhibitors incorporating an innovation s
howcase area
\n
Celebrating Success Dinner on Wednesday evening
\n
Unprecedented opportunities to network with over 350 leaders from a
cross the HSC\, public\, voluntary\, community\, and private sectors.
\n
\n
Key Contributors
\n
At the conference we will have a ra
nge of visiting and local speakers including:
\n
\n
Minister Jim
Wells Minister for Health\, Social Services and Public Safety
\n
Mi
nister Mark H Durkan Minister for the Environment
\n
Richard Pengel
ly Permanent Secretary\, DHSSPSNI
\n
Rob Webster Chief Executive NH
S Confederation
\n
Valerie Watts Chief Executive\, Health & Social
Care Board
\n
Sir Keith Pearson Chair Health Education England
\n
Baroness May Blood Peer and Community Activist
\n
\n
Who
Should Attend?
\n
HSC leaders\, business\, service users\, clinician
s\, representative bodies\, academics\, HSC partners\, councils\, voluntar
y\, community and other statutory organisations.
X-COST:£150-250
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Connla McCann\; 028 90 611 916\; c.mccann@aisling-events.com\; http
://www.beltech2015.com
DESCRIPTION:The 2nd annual BelTech Conference will be take place at Titanic
Belfast on Thursday\, April 30th. It will be preceded by a day of masterc
lasses on Wednesday 29th April in various locations across Belfast.\nThis
conference will inform\, inspire and engage Developers and Programmers\, D
ata Scientists\, Designers and Data Enthusiasts. With the introduction of
a Start-up Track running alongside our Practitioner Track it will also app
eal to local tech start-ups and entrepreneurs allowing them to innovate an
d compete more effectively.\nThis years key themes will focus on DevOps\,
Big Data\, Cybersecurity \, Internet of Things\, Product Design\, Funding
and a special Dragons Den session. We will have a variety of local and int
ernational speakers and investors who will share their wealth of knowledge
and expertise in their field.\nTickets: http://www.beltech2015.com/attend
/.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150429
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150502
GEO:+54.608113;-5.909708
LOCATION:Titanic Belfast @ 1 Olympic Way Belfast\, County Antrim BT3 9EP
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:BelTech 2015
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/beltech-2015/
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The 2nd annua
l BelTech Conference will be take place at Titanic Belfast on Thursday\, A
pril 30th. It will be preceded by a day of masterclasses on Wednesday 29th
April in various locations across Belfast. \nThis conference will in
form\, inspire and engage Developers and Programmers\, Data Scientists\, D
esigners and Data Enthusiasts. With the introduction of a Start-up Track r
unning alongside our Practitioner Track it will also appeal to local tech
start-ups and entrepreneurs allowing them to innovate and compete more eff
ectively. \nThis years key themes will focus on DevOps\, Big Data\, C
ybersecurity \, Internet of Things\, Product Design\, Funding and a specia
l Dragons Den session. We will have a variety of local and international s
peakers and investors who will share their wealth of knowledge and experti
se in their field.
X-COST:Various packages available
X-TICKETS-URL:http://www.beltech2015.com/attend/
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:EUROMAT 2015 Administrative Secretariat\; euromat2015@mazurkas.pl\;
http://euromat2015.fems.org/
DESCRIPTION:The latest in the series of EUROMAT conferences will be hosted
in Warsaw on 20–24 September 2015. The venue will be the Warsaw University
of Technology\, the oldest and the largest technical university in Poland
.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe EUROMAT conferences have been held ever
y two years since 1989\, and have an increased record of bringing together
up to 2\,000 researchers\, scientists\, trainees\, and students from both
academia and industry to discuss critical developments and perspectives i
n the field of materials science and technology and their applications.\nI
n 2015\, the symposia within the conference will be grouped under the main
headings: (A) Functional Materials\, (B) Structural Materials\, (C) Proce
ssing\, (D) Characterization and Modelling\, (E) Energy and Environment\,
and (F) Biomaterials and Healthcare\, and there will be additional contrib
utions on (G) Education\, Technology Transfer and Strategic Materials.\nTh
e programme will include plenary lectures\, parallel sessions and poster p
resentations. Abstracts will be peer-reviewed for quality and impact. Acce
pted abstracts will be assigned to oral or poster sessions\, and will appe
ar in the programme booklet. An industrial exhibition will accompany the e
vent and a social program as well.\nEUROMAT2015 marks the first time that
a conference in this series has been held in Poland. Warsaw\, Poland’s cap
ital and largest city\, is an economic\, political\, and cultural centre.
It is a city with a rich history\, and a wonderful combination of modern u
rban development and historical architecture.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\nTickets: http://euromat2015.fems.org/registration/.
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150925
GEO:+52.229676;+21.012229
LOCATION:Warsaw University of Technology @ Warsaw\, Poland
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:EUROMAT 2015
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/euromat-2015/
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The latest in
the series of EUROMAT conferences will be hosted in Warsaw on 20–24 Septe
mber 2015. The venue will be the Warsaw University of Technology\, the old
est and the largest technical university in Poland.
\n
\n
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\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
The EUROMA
T conferences have been held every two years since 1989\, and have an incr
eased record of bringing together up to 2\,000 researchers\, scientists\,
trainees\, and students from both academia and industry to discuss critica
l developments and perspectives in the field of materials science and tech
nology and their applications.
\n
In 2015\, the symposia within the c
onference will be grouped under the main headings: (A) Functional Material
s\, (B) Structural Materials\, (C) Processing\, (D) Characterization and M
odelling\, (E) Energy and Environment\, and (F) Biomaterials and Healthcar
e\, and there will be additional contributions on (G) Education\, Technolo
gy Transfer and Strategic Materials.
\n
The programme will include pl
enary lectures\, parallel sessions and poster presentations. Abstracts wil
l be peer-reviewed for quality and impact. Accepted abstracts will be assi
gned to oral or poster sessions\, and will appear in the programme booklet
. An industrial exhibition will accompany the event and a social program a
s well.
\n
EUROMAT2015 marks the first time that a conference in this
series has been held in Poland. Warsaw\, Poland’s capital and largest cit
y\, is an economic\, political\, and cultural centre. It is a city with a
rich history\, and a wonderful combination of modern urban development and
historical architecture.
X-TICKETS-URL:http://euromat2015.fems.org/registration/
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Event
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Global icons from the worlds of technology\, music and screen a
re set for Belfast this September for the ICONS Festival which is expected
to draw 20\,000 visitors over four days in Titanic Quarter. It will featu
res talk\, workshops and performances involving icons in the worlds of tec
h\, music and screen.\nAmong the first speakers announced for the festival
is hiphop legend Chuck D\, a cultural icon who helped change the face of
rap music with the socially conscious and politically charged Public Enemy
.\nThe lineup includes top Hollywood producer Bill Daly\, a former Senior
Vice President of Warner Bros\, who oversaw film franchises such as Harry
Potter and Sherlock Holmes. Also speaking at the conference will be Jon Br
adford\, Managing Director of the TechStars accelerator in London\, and Ma
rvin Liao of SiliconValley based 500 Startups.\nFestival cofounder Jim Fit
zpatrick said: “ICONS is a unique and exciting new concept. We want to bui
ld\nambition and inspire action from the many thousands who will attend fr
om across the region and far\nbeyond.”\nAt the heart of the event on Frida
y 25th September is a one day international conference and industry expo f
eaturing global speakers across three stages housed in the new 6\,000 sq m
etre Titanic Exhibition Centre and Titanic Belfast.\nSaturday 26th and Sun
day 27th September will see the world’s first Careers Carnival\, the bigge
st careers showcase for the tech and creative sectors ever held in Norther
n Ireland with more than 100 companies and organisations represented.\nWit
h live music performances and film screenings\, interactive technology and
a bespoke food village\, the\nevent will be a fun and rewarding experienc
e for all.\nICONS CEO\, Aaron Taylor added: “ICONS is open to everyone. Fr
om the free Skills Day for school\nstudents\, to the Careers Carnival for
all generations\, our conference and exclusive music gig has a range of ti
cket options which mean it’s accessible to everyone from the bootstrapping
startup to the global CEO.”\nChief Executive of Titanic Belfast Tim Husba
nds said: “We’re delighted to host this major new international event. The
combination of Titanic Belfast and the new Titanic Exhibition Centre will
be superb venues for ICONS and we look forward to welcoming delegates and
visitors in September.”\nTickets: http://festivaloficons.com/buy-tickets/
.
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150928
GEO:+54.60776;-5.908437
LOCATION:Titanic Quarter Belfast @ Titanic House\, Titanic Quarter Limited\
, 6 Queens Road\, Belfast\, Belfast BT3 9DT\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:ICONS Festival
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/icons-festival/
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Global icons
from the worlds of technology\, music and screen are set for Belfast this
September for the ICONS Festival which is expected to draw 20\,000 visitor
s over four days in Titanic Quarter. It will features talk\, workshops and
performances involving icons in the worlds of tech\, music and screen.
\n
Among the first speakers announced for the festival is hiphop legend
Chuck D\, a cultural icon who helped change the face of rap music with th
e socially conscious and politically charged Public Enemy.
\n
The lin
eup includes top Hollywood producer Bill Daly\, a former Senior Vice Presi
dent of Warner Bros\, who oversaw film franchises such as Harry Potter and
Sherlock Holmes. Also speaking at the conference will be Jon Bradford\, M
anaging Director of the TechStars accelerator in London\, and Marvin Liao
of SiliconValley based 500 Startups.
\n
Festival cofounder Jim Fitzpa
trick said: “ICONS is a unique and exciting new concept. We want to build<
br />\nambition and inspire action from the many thousands who will attend
from across the region and far \nbeyond.”
\n
At the heart of th
e event on Friday 25th September is a one day international conference and
industry expo featuring global speakers across three stages housed in the
new 6\,000 sq metre Titanic Exhibition Centre and Titanic Belfast.
\n<
p>Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September will see the world’s first Caree
rs Carnival\, the biggest careers showcase for the tech and creative secto
rs ever held in Northern Ireland with more than 100 companies and organisa
tions represented.\n
With live music performances and film screening
s\, interactive technology and a bespoke food village\, the \nevent w
ill be a fun and rewarding experience for all.
\n
ICONS CEO\, Aaron T
aylor added: “ICONS is open to everyone. From the free Skills Day for scho
ol \nstudents\, to the Careers Carnival for all generations\, our con
ference and exclusive music gig has a range of ticket options which mean i
t’s accessible to everyone from the bootstrapping startup to the global CE
O.”
\n
Chief Executive of Titanic Belfast Tim Husbands said: “We’re d
elighted to host this major new international event. The combination of Ti
tanic Belfast and the new Titanic Exhibition Centre will be superb venues
for ICONS and we look forward to welcoming delegates and visitors in Septe
mber.”
X-COST:Various packages available
X-TICKETS-URL:http://festivaloficons.com/buy-tickets/
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Event
CONTACT:Marion Laverty\; http://www.cvent.com/events/2015-clinical-innovati
on-conference/agenda-bda8bd3ed7a8463b9c9ac58b43aafcb6.aspx
DESCRIPTION:This collaborative conference aims to build relationships betw
een Northern Ireland clinical researchers and the pharmaceutical industry
with a view to increasing collaborative research and adoption of innovatio
n.\nUsing a cross-sector approach with the needs of our patients at the ce
ntre of the plans\, the event is aimed at enhancing Northern Ireland’s abi
lity to attract\, foster and implement clinical innovation.\nThe conferenc
e will build on last year’s successful Clinical Research Visit\, which res
ulted in the initiation of over twenty potential new research collaboratio
ns.\nOne year on\, the challenge is not only to maintain this momentum\, b
ut also to explore how our health and social care system can derive maximu
m benefit from implementing and adopting clinical innovation at a time of
great change and equally great financial pressure.\nTickets: http://www.cv
ent.com/events/2015-clinical-innovation-conference/event-summary-bda8bd3ed
7a8463b9c9ac58b43aafcb6.aspx.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151009
GEO:+54.576363;-5.93324
LOCATION:Riddel Hall @ 185 Stranmillis Road\, Belfast\, Belfast BT9\, UK
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SUMMARY:2015 Clinical Innovation Conference
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/2015-clinical-innovation-conference/
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This collabo
rative conference aims to build relationships between Northern Ireland cli
nical researchers and the pharmaceutical industry with a view to increasin
g collaborative research and adoption of innovation.
\n
Using a cross
-sector approach with the needs of our patients at the centre of the plans
\, the event is aimed at enhancing Northern Ireland’s ability to attract\,
foster and implement clinical innovation. \nThe conference will buil
d on last year’s successful Clinical Research Visit\, which resulted in th
e initiation of over twenty potential new research collaborations.
\n
One year on\, the challenge is not only to maintain this momentum\, but a
lso to explore how our health and social care system can derive maximum be
nefit from implementing and adopting clinical innovation at a time of grea
t change and equally great financial pressure.
X-TICKETS-URL:http://www.cvent.com/events/2015-clinical-innovation-conferen
ce/event-summary-bda8bd3ed7a8463b9c9ac58b43aafcb6.aspx
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:support@innovateuk.gov.uk\; https://sbri.innovateuk.org/competition
-display-page/-/asset_publisher/E809e7RZ5ZTz/content/schools-financial-hea
lth/1524978
DESCRIPTION:The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for education
and children’s services in England. It works to achieve a highly educated
society in which opportunity is equal for children and young people\, no
matter what their background or family circumstances. DfE is a ministeria
l department\, supported by 9 agencies and public bodies.\n\nGood financia
l health in all schools is critical to good business management and to goo
d outcomes for pupils. The Government has protected funding for schools\,
which will rise as pupil numbers increase. However\, as with other public
services\, schools will need to take action to improve value for money due
to the costs pressures on their budgets. DfE want to identify a whole se
ctor\, long term\, and sustainable approach so that schools can meet this
challenge. Despite a wealth of information being available to schools\, we
know that not all schools have the capacity\, and/ or skills to manage th
eir finances as effectively as they could\, and that there is currently a
wide range in the amount and quality of engagement within school leadershi
p teams.\n\nThrough this competition\, DfE wants to find innovative and pr
actical new ways to engage and enable schools to become more financially e
fficient\, healthy and sustainable. We want to help schools to change the
way that they think about and respond to financial health and efficiency\,
and find practical solutions to enable schools to become more efficient a
nd sustainable.\n\nA total of up to £200\,000 (inc. VAT) is allocated to t
his Phase 2 only competition. The value of phase 2 development contracts
will be for up to £100\,000 (inc VAT) per application and for up to 12 mo
nths duration.\nBriefing event\nDfE intends holding a briefing event for p
otential applicants in February 2016. Applicants and potential developers
should be willing to participate fully at the event and as the competitio
n progresses.\n\nFor further information or to register for the briefing e
vent please contact Ian Everett.\n\nInterested organisations should regist
er their interest in attending the briefing event with DfE by email by no
later than 25 January 2016. \nHow to apply\nAll bids should be made using
the Application Form\; instructions on how to access this document and oth
er competition material are available below.\nKey dates\n\n\n\n\nOpen date
\n11 January 2016\n\n\nRegistration date\n24 February 2016 12.00 noon\n\n
\nClose date\n3 March 201612.00 noon\n\n\n\n\n\nE-mail: support@innovateuk
.gov.uk\n\nSupporting documents & links\n\nSchools financial health – comp
etition brief
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160304
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SUMMARY:Schools financial health
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The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for educa
tion and children’s services in England. It works to achieve a highly educ
ated society in which opportunity is equal for children and young people\,
no matter what their background or family circumstances. DfE is a minist
erial department\, supported by 9 agencies and public bodies.
\n
\n
Good financial health in all schools is critical to good busi
ness management and to good outcomes for pupils. The Government has protec
ted funding for schools\, which will rise as pupil numbers increase. Howev
er\, as with other public services\, schools will need to take action to i
mprove value for money due to the costs pressures on their budgets. DfE w
ant to identify a whole sector\, long term\, and sustainable approach so t
hat schools can meet this challenge. Despite a wealth of information being
available to schools\, we know that not all schools have the capacity\, a
nd/ or skills to manage their finances as effectively as they could\, and
that there is currently a wide range in the amount and quality of engageme
nt within school leadership teams.
\n\n
Through this c
ompetition\, DfE wants to find innovative and practical new ways to engage
and enable schools to become more financially efficient\, healthy and sus
tainable. We want to help schools to change the way that they think about
and respond to financial health and efficiency\, and find practical soluti
ons to enable schools to become more efficient and sustainable.
\n
\n
A total of up to £200\,000 (inc. VAT) is allocated to this
Phase 2 only competition. The value of phase 2 development contracts will
be for up to £100\,000 (inc VAT) per application and for up to 12 months
duration.
\n
Briefing event
\n
DfE inten
ds holding a briefing event for potential applicants in February 2
016. Applicants and potential developers should be willing to pa
rticipate fully at the event and as the competition progresses.
\n\n
For further information or to register for the briefing eve
nt please contact Ian Everett.
\n\n
Interested organisati
ons should register their interest in attending the briefing event with Df
E by email by no later than 25 January 2016.
\n
How to apply
\n
All bids should be made using the
Application Form\; instructions on how to access this document and other
competition material are available below.
\n
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Ministry of Defence\; 03067 704236\; cde@dstl.gov.uk\; www.gov.uk/d
stl/cde
DESCRIPTION:The Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Centre for Defence Enterprise (
CDE) funds innovative research that could lead to a cost-effective capabil
ity advantage for UK armed forces and national security. \n\n£500\,000 of
funding is available for this Phase 1 competition. Up to £500\,000 will al
so be made available for Phase 2. Funding will be considered on a per-proj
ect basis.\n\nThe health and wellbeing of armed forces personnel throughou
t their career is vitally important\; one area of particular concern is th
e potential for hearing loss and tinnitus\; specifically\, noise-induced h
earing loss and tinnitus.\n\n\nMany employees in the UK and worldwide are
exposed to potentially harmful noise levels at work\, but in military serv
ice it’s loud\, impulsive noise that’s a specific occupational hazard. Eff
ects can be short term or chronic\, resulting in permanent hearing loss an
d debilitating tinnitus. It can have adverse consequences for the individu
al’s operational service and\, in some instances\, can be life changing.\n
\nFor MOD\, there are significant consequences associated with safety\, co
mmunications and degradation of operational forces. MOD has a duty of care
to prevent injury by using protective measures\; but also needs to mainta
in operational effectiveness when injury does occur by diagnosing and trea
ting as early and as effectively as possible.\n\nThis CDE themed competiti
on has 2 challenges:\n\nMonitor and diagnose: we require proof-of-concept
research proposals to develop technologies to identify those at risk of in
jury to hearing\, diagnose hearing loss early\, and objectively measure ti
nnitus.\nTreat and restore: we require proof-of-concept research proposals
to develop interventions to stop hearing deterioration and/or restore hea
ring.\n\n\nThis competition will be briefed at a CDE Innovation Network ev
ent on 9 February 2016 and at awebinar on 7 March 2016.\n\nFurther details
and call documentation can be accessed via CDE’s website\n\nThis competit
ion closes on Thursday 21 April 2016 at 5pm. Proposals must be submitted t
o CDE’s online portal.\nApplication Process and supporting downloads\nThis
competition is run by the Centre for Defence Enterprise\, which has its o
wn application process and terms and conditions.\n\nOpen Date: 21 January\
, 2016\nClose Date: 21 April\, 2016\nContracts awarded: June 2016
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160422
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SUMMARY:Detection and treatment of hearing loss and tinnitus
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The Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) funds innova
tive research that could lead to a cost-effective capability advantage for
UK armed forces and national security.
\n\n
£
500\,000 of funding is available for this Phase 1 competition. Up to £500\
,000 will also be made available for Phase 2. Funding will be considered o
n a per-project basis.
\n\n
The health and wellbeing o
f armed forces personnel throughout their career is vitally important\; on
e area of particular concern is the potential for hearing loss and tinnitu
s\; specifically\, noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus.
\n
\n\n
Many employees in the UK and worldwide are expos
ed to potentially harmful noise levels at work\, but in military service i
t’s loud\, impulsive noise that’s a specific occupational hazard. Effects
can be short term or chronic\, resulting in permanent hearing loss and deb
ilitating tinnitus. It can have adverse consequences for the individual’s
operational service and\, in some instances\, can be life changing.
\n\n
For MOD\, there are significant consequences associate
d with safety\, communications and degradation of operational forces. MOD
has a duty of care to prevent injury by using protective measures\; but al
so needs to maintain operational effectiveness when injury does occur by d
iagnosing and treating as early and as effectively as possible.
\n
\n
This CDE themed competition has 2 challenges:
\n\n
Monitor and diagnose: we require proof-of-concept research proposals t
o develop technologies to identify those at risk of injury to hearing\, di
agnose hearing loss early\, and objectively measure tinnitus.
\n
Tr
eat and restore: we require proof-of-concept research proposals to develop
interventions to stop hearing deterioration and/or restore hearing.
Further details
and call documentation can be accessed via CDE’s website
\n\nThis competition closes on Thursday 21 April 2016 at 5pm. Proposals must be submitted to CDE’s online portal.\n
Application Proces
s and supporting downloads
\n
This competition is run by
the Centre for Defence Enterprise\, which has its own application process
and terms and conditions.
\n\n
Open Date: 21 January\,
2016
\n
Close Date: 21 April\, 2016
\n
Contracts award
ed: June 2016
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DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Ministry of Defence\; 03067 704236\; cde@dstl.gov.uk\; www.gov.uk/d
stl/cde
DESCRIPTION:The Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Centre for Defence Enterprise (
CDE) funds innovative research that could lead to a cost-effective capabil
ity advantage for UK armed forces and national security.\n\n£750\,000 of f
unding is available for this Phase 1 competition. Up to £3 million will al
so be made available for Phase 2. Funding will be considered on a per-proj
ect basis.\n\n\nThis CDE themed competition is looking for synthetic biolo
gy approaches to produce novel materials to address defence challenges. No
vel materials with enhanced performance in a variety of applications will
enhance defence and security\, while also having civilian\, commercial use
s.\n\nThis Phase 1 competition seeks proposals for short-term\, highly inn
ovative\, proof-of-concept research that bring together multidisciplinary
teams of researchers who use synthetic biology in the design and/or develo
pment of next-generation structural and functional materials.\n\nProposals
that aim to address the technical challenges associated with developing t
he following solutions will be of particular interest:\n\nprotective appli
cations\, such as novel armour solutions\nself-healing materials\nenhanced
resistance to corrosion\nnovel adhesives.\n\nThis competition will be bri
efed at a CDE Innovation Network event on 10 February 2016 and at awebinar
on 7 March 2016.\n\nFurther details and call documentation can be accesse
d via the CDE website\n\nThis competition closes on Thursday 14 April 2016
at 5pm. Proposals must be submitted to CDE’s online portal.\nApplication
Process and supporting downloads\nThis competition is run by the Centre fo
r Defence Enterprise\, which has its own application process and terms and
conditions.\n\nOpen Date: 21 January\, 2016\nClose Date: 14 April\, 2016
\n\nContracts awarded: June 2016
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£750\,000 of funding is available for this Phase 1 compe
tition. Up to £3 million will also be made available for Phase 2. Funding
will be considered on a per-project basis.
\n
\n
\n
This CDE themed competition is looking for synthetic biology appr
oaches to produce novel materials to address defence challenges. Novel mat
erials with enhanced performance in a variety of applications will enhance
defence and security\, while also having civilian\, commercial uses.
\n\n
This Phase 1 competition seeks proposals for short-te
rm\, highly innovative\, proof-of-concept research that bring together mul
tidisciplinary teams of researchers who use synthetic biology in the desig
n and/or development of next-generation structural and functional material
s.
\n\n
Proposals that aim to address the technical ch
allenges associated with developing the following solutions will be of par
ticular interest:
\n
\n
protective applications\, such as novel
armour solutions
Further details and call documentation can be accessed
via the CDE website
\n\n
This competition closes on Thursd
ay 14 April 2016 at 5pm. Proposals must be submitted to <
a href='https://cde.dstl.gov.uk/'>CDE’s online portal.
\n
Application Process and supporting downloads
\n
This competition is run by the Centre for Defence Enterprise\, which
has its own application process and terms and conditions.
\n
\n
Open Date: 21 January\, 2016
\n
Close Date: 14 April\,
2016
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Contracts awarded: June 2016
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UID:ai1ec-2482@matrixni.org
DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Department of Health\; 0300 321 4357
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Health is to invest up to £10 million in two
competition streams in line with the priorities identified by the UK Vacci
ne Network.\n\nThis SBRI competition aims to stimulate the development of:
\n\nvaccine for priority infectious diseases\nvaccine platform technology
\nmanufacturing technologies that would allow for the rapid manufacture of
vaccines in low-income settings\n\nThe competition will be in 2 streams.
\n\nIn stream 1 up to £6 million is available for exploring scientific and
technical feasibility. This stream is mainly aimed at the development of
vaccines and vaccine technology\nthat is still some way from being ready t
o be used in phase I human trials. Individual contracts will be for up to
£500\,000\, to be spent within 12 months of contract award. Depending on t
he success of projects from this stream\, the Department of Health will co
nsider further major awards to progress product development.\n\nIn stream
2 up to £4 million is available to projects at a more advanced stage of de
velopment. This stream is mainly aimed at candidate vaccines that are now\
, or will soon be\, ready for phase I human trials and manufacturing techn
ology that could potentially be commercially viable in the near future. In
dividual contracts for this stream will be for £500\,000 to £1 million\, t
o be spent within 18 months of contract award. Projects with higher or low
er costs will also be considered on a case-by-case basis.\n\nThe competiti
on is open to all organisations that can demonstrate that their product or
work has a realistic route to market\, whether in the short or long term.
Successful organisations will attract a 100% funded development contract.
\n\nThis competition is wholly funded by Official Development Assistance (
ODA). This means that while work on projects can be carried out in high-in
come countries\, there must be a clear explanation of how the research/pro
ject will benefit those in low-income countries.\n\nThe Department of Heal
th recognises that there is no time to lose in the development of candidat
e vaccines\, vaccine platform technology and vaccine manufacturing technol
ogy to combat priority infectious diseases. As such\, there is particular
interest in projects that can begin rapidly and have the potential to spen
d significant amounts of the contract award in calendar year 2016.\n\nThe
competition opens on 29 February 2016. The deadline for registration is at
noon on 27 April 2016\, and the deadline for applications is at noon on 4
May 2016. Listen to a recording of the event briefing from the 11 March 2
016 .\nScope\nThis competition will support projects seeking to develop va
ccines\, vaccine platform technologies and manufacturing technologies that
will enable an effective\, rapid response during future outbreaks of the
following pathogens: Chikungunya\, Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever\, Deng
ue Virus\, Ebola\, Hantavirus\, Lassa\, Marburg\, Middle East Respiratory
Syndrome\, Nipah\, Plague\, Q Fever\, Rift Valley Fever and Zika.\n\nOut o
f scope\nIn this competition we are not funding projects covering:\n\nnew
agents/technologies not related to the diseases listed above\ndiscovery of
wholly new immunisation agents\ndevelopment of agents for animal disease
that cannot demonstrate a clear impact on human health\n\nFor full details
on the scope of this competition\, see the competition brief.\nKey dates
\n\n\n\nCompetition opens\n29 February 2016\n\n\nBriefing event\n11 March
2016\n\n\nRegistration deadline\n27 April 2016 noon\n\n\nDeadline for appl
ications\n4 May 2016 noon\n\n\nContracts awarded\nSeptember 2016\n\n\n\n\n
\nSupporting documents & links\n\nNew vaccines for global epidemics: deve
lopment and manufacture – competition brief\nNew vaccines for global epide
mics: development and manufacture – invitation to tender\nNew vaccines for
global epidemics: development and manufacture – FAQs\nNew vaccines for gl
obal epidemics: development and manufacture – competition guidance\nNew va
ccines for global epidemics: development and manufacture – 11th March webi
nar recording
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160428
LOCATION:Department of Health
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:New vaccines for global epidemics: development and manufacture
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The Department of Health is to invest up to £10 million in two
competition streams in line with the priorities identified by the UK Vacci
ne Network.
\n\n
This SBRI competition aims to stimula
te the development of:
\n
\n
vaccine for priority infectious di
seases
\n
vaccine platform technology
\n
manufacturing techn
ologies that would allow for the rapid manufacture of vaccines in low-inco
me settings
\n
\n
The competition will be in 2 streams.
\n\n
In stream 1 up to £6 million is available for explorin
g scientific and technical feasibility. This stream is mainly aimed at the
development of vaccines and vaccine technology
\n
that is still
some way from being ready to be used in phase I human trials. Individual c
ontracts will be for up to £500\,000\, to be spent within 12 months of con
tract award. Depending on the success of projects from this stream\, the D
epartment of Health will consider further major awards to progress product
development.
\n\n
In stream 2 up to £4 million is ava
ilable to projects at a more advanced stage of development. This stream is
mainly aimed at candidate vaccines that are now\, or will soon be\, ready
for phase I human trials and manufacturing technology that could potentia
lly be commercially viable in the near future. Individual contracts for th
is stream will be for £500\,000 to £1 million\, to be spent within 18 mont
hs of contract award. Projects with higher or lower costs will also be con
sidered on a case-by-case basis.
\n\n
The competition
is open to all organisations that can demonstrate that their product or wo
rk has a realistic route to market\, whether in the short or long term. Su
ccessful organisations will attract a 100% funded development contract.\n\n
This competition is wholly funded by Official Devel
opment Assistance (ODA). This means that while work on projects can be car
ried out in high-income countries\, there must be a clear explanation of h
ow the research/project will benefit those in low-income countries.
\n\n
The Department of Health recognises that there is no t
ime to lose in the development of candidate vaccines\, vaccine platform te
chnology and vaccine manufacturing technology to combat priority infectiou
s diseases. As such\, there is particular interest in projects that can be
gin rapidly and have the potential to spend significant amounts of the con
tract award in calendar year 2016.
\n\n
The competitio
n opens on 29 February 2016. The deadline for registratio
n is at noon on 27 April 2016\, and the
deadline for applications is at noon on 4 May 201
6.Listen to a recording of the event brief
ing from the 11 March 2016 .
\n
Scope
\n
This competition will support projects seeking to dev
elop vaccines\, vaccine platform technologies and manufacturing technologi
es that will enable an effective\, rapid response during future outbreaks
of the following pathogens: Chikungunya\, Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever
\, Dengue Virus\, Ebola\, Hantavirus\, Lassa\, Marburg\, Middle East Respi
ratory Syndrome\, Nipah\, Plague\, Q Fever\, Rift Valley Fever and Zika.\n
\n
Out of scope
\n
In this competit
ion we are not funding projects covering:
\n
\n
new agents/tech
nologies not related to the diseases listed above
\n
discovery of w
holly new immunisation agents
\n
development of agents for animal d
isease that cannot demonstrate a clear impact on human health
\n
\n
For full details on the scope of this competition\, see the competiti
on brief.
\n\n
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:University of Portsmouth\; http://emps.port.ac.uk/index.html
DESCRIPTION:The EMPS Workshops promote the development and awareness of mat
erials and manufacturing processes utilised for Spacecraft Applications an
d enable industrialists\, technicians and students to network together\, a
nd with members of the space community.\nThe seventh workshop will be held
in Portsmouth\, UK\, hosted by the University of Portsmouth and the UK ES
A-approved skills training school. The workshop’s Principal Sponsor is the
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).\n\n\nThe EMPS Workshops
promote the development and awareness of materials and manufacturing proce
sses utilised for Spacecraft Applications and enable industrialists\, tech
nicians and students to network together\, and with members of the space c
ommunity. Workshops are a University of Portsmouth (School of Engineering)
initiative which started in 2010. The Workshops are held at least once pe
r year\, and typically at the site of an ESA-Approved Skills Training Scho
ol. Additional Workshops held at the University\, at ESA-ESTEC\, or anothe
r location can be agreed by the organisers.\nThe Workshops are non-profit
making and are managed as having a charitable status. The registration fee
s are kept to a minimum\, aiming to just cover direct costs. Should any mo
nies be accrued during the course of any year\, that money will be used so
lely for promoting and supporting future workshops.\nThe organisers of the
Workshops will include a member of staff from the University of Portsmout
h. The present organisers are the EMPS Workshops co-founder Dr B. D. Dunn
(formerly of ESA/ESTEC)\, Dr J. Hokka (ESA-ESTEC) and Dr M. Filip (Univers
ity of Portsmouth).\nAll EMPS events shall be available to members of the
public\, but when participation is limited due to capacity constrains at a
ny venue\, the priority will be given to participants to the workshop and
specialist engineers and scientists occupied in the fields of materials\,
manufacturing and the space industry.\nIt is assumed that all presenters a
t these Workshops will permit their papers to be made available to interes
ted persons visiting the website.\n\n\n\nTickets: https://onlinestore.port
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SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Electronic Materials and Processes for Space (EMPS) Workshop
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processes utilised for Spacecraft Applications and enable industrialists\
, technicians and students to network together\, and with members of the s
pace community.
\n
The seventh workshop will be held in Portsmouth\,
UK\, hosted by the University of Portsmouth and the UK ESA-approved skills
training school. The workshop’s Principal Sponsor is the Institution of E
ngineering and Technology (IET).
\n
\n
\n
The EMPS Workshops promote the development and awareness of materials
and manufacturing processes utilised for Spacecraft Applications and enab
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(School of Engineering) initiative which started in 2010. The Workshops a
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at ESA-ESTEC\, or another location can be agreed by the organisers.
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le status. The registration fees are kept to a minimum\, aiming to just co
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ar\, that money will be used solely for promoting and supporting future wo
rkshops.\n
The organisers of the Workshops will include a member of
staff from the University of Portsmouth. The present organisers are the EM
PS Workshops co-founder Dr B. D. Dunn (formerly of ESA/ESTEC)\, Dr J. Hokk
a (ESA-ESTEC) and Dr M. Filip (University of Portsmouth).
\n
All EMPS
events shall be available to members of the public\, but when participati
on is limited due to capacity constrains at any venue\, the priority will
be given to participants to the workshop and specialist engineers and scie
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It is assumed that all presenters at these Workshops will
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CONTACT:NI Science Festival\; 02891 629204\; info@nisciencefestival.com\; h
ttp://www.nisciencefestival.com/
DESCRIPTION:With over 100 events across 25+ venues\, the NI Science Festiva
l offers a stimulating and wide range of events focusing on the wonders of
science\, technology\, engineering and mathematics. These events present
some of the best scientists from NI and beyond to discuss their work\, cut
ting-edge research and what the future might hold.\nDuring the day\, the F
estival offers a range of workshops\, talks and interactive activities for
young people\, parents and schools. In the evening we will present an ecl
ectic mix of scientific debate\, talks\, theatres\, comedy\, music and fil
m for adults.\n\n\nBOOKING INFORMATION\nMost of our events are open to the
public. Suitability\, admission and booking information are indicated in
the listings. Ticketing links for events can be found via the festival web
site. Please bring a printed copy of your ticket along to the event.\nThe
concession rates apply to those aged 16 and under\, over 65s\, students an
d those who are registered disabled.\nSCHOOL GROUPS\nIf you would like you
r school or college to attend any of our listed education events\, please
go to the registration link detailed on the event listing or the festival
website.\nDISABLED ACCESS\nAll partnering venues aim to be as accessible a
s possible however a small number have restricted access. Should you or yo
ur group require information or assistance please contact info@nisciencefe
stival.com. Venue Information is also available through the Access400 onli
ne service at adaptni.org\n\nTickets: http://www.nisciencefestival.com/.
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170227
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SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:NI Science Festival
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iscuss their work\, cutting-edge research and what the future might hold.<
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During the day\, the Festival offers a range of workshops\, talks
and interactive activities for young people\, parents and schools. In the
evening we will present an eclectic mix of scientific debate\, talks\, the
atres\, comedy\, music and film for adults.
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\n
\n
BOOKING INFORMATION
\n
Most of our events a
re open to the public. Suitability\, admission and booking information are
indicated in the listings. Ticketing links for events can be found via th
e festival website. Please bring a printed copy of your ticket along to th
e event.
\n
The concession rates apply to those aged 16 and under\, o
ver 65s\, students and those who are registered disabled.
\n
SCHOOL
GROUPS
\n
If you would like your school or college to attend any of
our listed education events\, please go to the registration link detailed
on the event listing or the festival website.
\n
DISABLED ACCESS
\n
All partnering venues aim to be as accessible as possible however a
small number have restricted access. Should you or your group require info
rmation or assistance please contact info@nisciencefestival.com. Venue Information is also available
through the Access400 online service at adaptni.org
\n
\n<
p>Tickets: http://www.nisciencefestival.com/.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Event
CONTACT:Innovate UK\; https://www.ktn-uk.co.uk/events/joining-of-composites
DESCRIPTION:To highlight developments in composite joining that are pushing
the boundaries in a variety of sectors\n\n\n\n\nMuch of the research effo
rt in composites in recent years has focused on their manufacture – to aut
omate their lay up and speed up their cure and much of the low hanging fru
it has already been had. However\, when it comes to their assembly and joi
ning to other components of similar or dissimilar materials\, often tradit
ional fastening technology is used.\nThe Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN)
in partnership with the Irish Composites Centre (IComp) are organising thi
s event where developments in composite joining that are pushing the bound
aries in a variety of sectors both where composites have become mainstream
and also in newer applications will be highlighted.\n \nTicket price £35
+ VAT per person.\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/joining-of-
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170322
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LOCATION:Titanic Belfast @ 1 Olympic Way\, Queens Road\, Titanic Quarter\,
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SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Joining of Composites
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To highl
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\n
\n
\n
Much of the research effort in composites
in recent years has focused on their manufacture – to automate their lay
up and speed up their cure and much of the low hanging fruit has already b
een had. However\, when it comes to their assembly and joining to other co
mponents of similar or dissimilar materials\, often traditional fastening
technology is used.
\n
The Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) in partne
rship with the Irish Composites Centre (IComp) are organising this event w
here developments in composite joining that are pushing the boundaries in
a variety of sectors both where composites have become mainstream and also
in newer applications will be highlighted.
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DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Event
CONTACT:Nicola Murphy\; Green Connect NI\; nicola.murphy@greenconnectni.com
\; http://greenconnectni.com/
DESCRIPTION:Overview:\nThe Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Directors’ Reports) Re
gulations 2013\, require certain organisations*to state their annual quant
ity of emissions in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.\nRegardless of th
e legal drivers\, an increasing number of organisations\, of all sizes and
sectors\, are placing more focus on Carbon Accounting. There are increasi
ng reasons to assess the risks and opportunities presented by climate chan
ge\, address energy use and associated costs\, and calculate\, report and
reduce carbon emissions.\n*This legislation applies to companies that are
on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange\, and are UK incorporated.
\nWho should attend?\nAnyone wishing to learn about climate risk and ways
to measure\, monitor\, report and reduce their contribution to it. Typical
attendees include owners and directors\, sustainability managers\, facili
ties managers\, financial managers\, energy managers and environmental con
sultants and managers.\nAims:\nThis course will provide an introduction to
climate change\, GHGs\, carbon and energy management. The aim is to equip
learners with the knowledge and skills to identify\, quantify and account
for GHG emissions in their organizations (the carbon footprint) and plan
action to reduce these emissions.\nObjectives:\nSuccessful learners will b
e able to:\n\nDiscuss the science of climate change.\nOutline the drivers
for action on climate risk including international policy and local legisl
ation.\nIdentify associated risks and opportunities as relevant to their o
rganisation and supply chain\nPlan how to act in order to minimise the ris
ks and maximise the opportunities.\nUnderstand how to measure GHG emission
s and calculate the carbon footprint of your organisation.\nAppreciate the
different GHG measurement methodologies\, protocols and standards and how
they could be applied (includes a focus on the GHG Protocol).\nManage the
ir organisation’s emissions by accounting for them.\nDevelop plans for red
ucing emissions following the GHG Management Hierarchy.\nExplain the pros
and cons of offsets.\nAccess tools and additional resources to support fur
ther action if desired.\n\nAssessment:\nPractical class exercises and acti
vities throughout the course.\nCertification:\nSuccessful candidates will
receive a Professional Certificate of Achievement. Duration: 1 day\nCost:
\n£225 per person (includes all materials\, lunch and refreshments) Discou
nts: 20% discount for bookings made and paid for before the end of March 1
0% discountfor bookings made and paid for before end of April\nTo Book:\nP
lease contact either Nicola Murphy at:nicola.murphy@greenconnectni.com / +
44 (0) 7870123829 or Anna-Lisa Mills at: al.mills@truenorthsustainability.
co.uk / +44 (0) 7971 070 434
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LOCATION:Inspire Business Centre @ Dundonald Enterprise Park\, Carrowreagh
Rd\, Dundonald\, Belfast BT16 1QT\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Carbon management (Greenhouse gas footprinting and accounting)
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/carbon-management-greenhouse-gas-footprinting
-accounting/
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Overview:
\n
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Directors’ Reports)
Regulations 2013\, require certain organisations*to state their annual qu
antity of emissions in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
\n
Regard
less of the legal drivers\, an increasing number of organisations\, of all
sizes and sectors\, are placing more focus on Carbon Accounting. There ar
e increasing reasons to assess the risks and opportunities presented by cl
imate change\, address energy use and associated costs\, and calculate\, r
eport and reduce carbon emissions.
\n
*This legislation applies to co
mpanies that are on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange\, and are
UK incorporated.
\n
Who should attend?
\n
Anyone wishing to l
earn about climate risk and ways to measure\, monitor\, report and reduce
their contribution to it. Typical attendees include owners and directors\,
sustainability managers\, facilities managers\, financial managers\, ener
gy managers and environmental consultants and managers.
\n
Aims:
\n
This course will provide an introduction to climate change\, GHGs\,
carbon and energy management. The aim is to equip learners with the knowle
dge and skills to identify\, quantify and account for GHG emissions in the
ir organizations (the carbon footprint) and plan action to reduce these em
issions.
\n
Objectives:
\n
Successful learners will be able to
:
\n
\n
Discuss the science of climate change.
\n
Outline
the drivers for action on climate risk including international policy and
local legislation.
\n
Identify associated risks and opportunities a
s relevant to their organisation and supply chain
\n
Plan how to ac
t in order to minimise the risks and maximise the opportunities.
\n
Understand how to measure GHG emissions and calculate the carbon footprin
t of your organisation.
\n
Appreciate the different GHG measurement
methodologies\, protocols and standards and how they could be applied (in
cludes a focus on the GHG Protocol).
\n
Manage their organisation’s
emissions by accounting for them.
\n
Develop plans for reducing em
issions following the GHG Management Hierarchy.
\n
Explain the pros
and cons of offsets.
\n
Access tools and additional resources to s
upport further action if desired.
\n
\n
Assessment:
\n
Pr
actical class exercises and activities throughout the course.
\n
Cer
tification:
\n
Successful candidates will receive a Professional Cer
tificate of Achievement. Duration: 1 day
\n
Cost:
\n
£225 per
person (includes all materials\, lunch and refreshments) Discounts: 20% di
scount for bookings made and paid for before the end of March 10% discount
for bookings made and paid for before end of April
\n
To Book:
\n
Please contact either Nicola Murphy at:nicola.murphy@greenconnectni.c
om / +44 (0) 7870123829 or Anna-Lisa Mills at: al.mills@truenorthsustainab
ility.co.uk / +44 (0) 7971 070 434
\n
X-COST:£225
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Applications are now open for small and medium sized companies\
, academics and experts interested in developing innovative solutions to a
ssist with digital manufacturing. Applications close 05 May 2017.\n\nThe P
it Stop will take place 13th June 18 12:00-19:00 and 14th June 09:00-17:00
at the Seagate Technology (Ireland) Springtown Facility and City Hotel in
Derry\, Northern Ireland.\nBackground\nThe Pit Stop is a highly focused o
pen innovation activity designed to accelerate the growth of new ideas – t
he Seagate Pit Stop focuses specifically on digital manufacturing. This Pi
t Stop will be of value to companies working with a range of technologies
including Artificial Intelligence\; IoT\; data visualisation\, data infras
tructure\; and modelling and simulation. You’ll get the chance to explore
specific challenges within the Seagate manufacturing process and discuss p
otential solutions with Seagate and industry experts.\nWatch a video here
to find out about previous Pit Stops.\nSeagate Technology (Ireland) Pit St
op: Digital Manufacturing \nThe aim of the Seagate Pit Stop is to identif
y challenges and opportunities for optimising tooling performance\, proces
s efficiency and product quality in the context of Seagate’s HDD ‘read/wri
te’ head manufacturing.\nThe Seagate atomic scale read/write head manufact
uring processes require high value tooling to perform over 1500 unique pro
cess steps involving critical dimensions 1/1000th the size of a grain of s
alt.\nSeagate collects a comprehensive amount of manufacturing data\, incl
uding Terrabytes of tool sensor and process data totalling over 1.5PB stor
ed at the facility and archived for up to 7 years. A major challenge has b
een trying to understand the performance of their fleet of 500+ tools in t
erms of comparative performance and impact on downstream product quality.
\nExamples of tool performance challenges that impact Seagate business met
rics include:\n\nYield – Challenges in detecting and controling processes
critical to end product quality results in scrap of end products\nQuality
– Inability to measure product quality throughout manufacturing processes
results in risk to scrap of end products\nCycletime – Impact of tool perfo
rmance issues on production schedules\nCapital Utilization – Limited under
standing of the causes leading to differences in tool performance prevents
a more proactive approach to Predictive Maintenance\n\nWhat to expect\nPi
t Stop participants will collaborate with Seagate\, experts and other inno
vators to:\n\nDevelop a common understanding of Seagate challenges within
the context of Digital Manufacturing\nIdentify areas where solutions could
positively impact manufacturing tooling performance\, process efficiencie
s or end product quality\nExplore how solutions could be integrated into S
eagate manufacturing operations\n\nSuccessful proposals submitted after th
e Pit Stop may lead to direct procurement or collaborative applications wi
th Seagate for development funding via Invest Northern Ireland or Innovate
UK.\n\nWho should apply?\nInnovators experienced in developing solutions\
, with expertise in all or some the following areas:\n\nAdvanced multi-var
iate anomaly detection\nReal time asset condition monitoring and predictiv
e maintenance\nModelling and simulation of processes and asset behaviour\n
Data visualisation\nData infrastructure\nIoT enabled data generation\n\nIf
you are working within these areas and think you can contribute to the de
velopment of scaleable Digital Manufacturing solutions for Seagate\, pleas
e apply for the Pit Stop at https://www.digitalcatapultcentre.org.uk/open-
calls/seagate-pitstop/\nDate\, times and location\nThe closing date to app
ly for this Pit Stop is midnight on Friday 05 May 2017.\nThose interested
to take part must complete the short application form below. Places will b
e allocated to those with the most appropriate skills\, expertise\, servic
es and products in line with the Open Call. The aim is to respond to all a
pplications within 14 days of the Open Call closing.\nThe Pit Stop will ta
ke place 13th June 18 12:00-19:00 and 14th June 09:00-17:00 at the Seagate
Technology (Ireland) Springtown Facility and City Hotel in Derry\, Northe
rn Ireland.\nAbout Seagate Technology PLC\nSeagate PLC is the global leade
r in data storage solutions and the Springown\, Northern Ireland facility
sits at the heart of the US$25B worldwide data storage industry.\nThis hig
h tech nanotechnology manufacturing facility\, one of only 5 such faciliti
es of it’s type in the world\, focuses on the manufacturing of read/write
heads\, a key hardware component of the Hard Disc Drive (HDD).\nProvisiona
l Agenda\nTuesday 13th June\n1200 – Seagate Facility Tour (Optional)\n1500
– Registration Starts\n1900 – Close\nWednesday 14th June\n0900- Arrivals
\n0915 – Start\n1600 – Sessions Finish\n1800 – Networking Close\nTickets:
https://www.digitalcatapultcentre.org.uk/open-calls/seagate-pitstop.
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, academics and experts interested in developing innovative solutions to a
ssist with digital manufacturing. Applications close 05 May 2017.<
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The Pit Stop will take place 13<
sup>th June 18 12:00-19:00 and 14th June 09:00-17:00 at the Seagate Technology (Ireland) Springtown Facility and C
ity Hotel in Derry\, Northern Ireland.
\n
Backgroun
d
\n
The Pit Stop is a highly focused open innovati
on activity designed to accelerate the growth of new ideas – the Seagate P
it Stop focuses specifically on digital manufacturing. This Pit Stop will
be of value to companies working with a range of technologies including Ar
tificial Intelligence\; IoT\; data visualisation\, data infrastructure\; a
nd modelling and simulation. You’ll get the chance to explore specific cha
llenges within the Seagate manufacturing process and discuss potential sol
utions with Seagate and industry experts.
\n
Watch a video here to find out about pr
evious Pit Stops.
\n
Seagate Technology (Ireland) Pit Stop: D
igital Manufacturing
\n
The aim of the Seagate Pit Stop is to identify c
hallenges and opportunities for optimising tooling performance\, process e
fficiency and product quality in the context of Seagate’s HDD ‘read/write’
head manufacturing.
\n
The Seagate atomic scale read/write head manu
facturing processes require high value tooling to perform over 1500 unique
process steps involving critical dimensions 1/1000th the size of a grain
of salt.
\n
Seagate collects a comprehensive amount of manufacturing
data\, including Terrabytes of tool sensor and process data totalling over
1.5PB stored at the facility and archived for up to 7 years. A major chal
lenge has been trying to understand the performance of their fleet of 500+
tools in terms of comparative performance and impact on downstream produc
t quality.
\n
Examples of tool performance challenges that impact Sea
gate business metrics include:
\n
\n
Yield – Cha
llenges in detecting and controling processes critical to end product qual
ity results in scrap of end products
\n
Quality –
Inability to measure product quality throughout manufacturing processes re
sults in risk to scrap of end products
\n
Cycletime – Impact of tool performance issues on production schedules
\n
Capital Utilization – Limited understandin
g of the causes leading to differences in tool performance prevents a more
proactive approach to Predictive Maintenance
\n
\n
What to exp
ect
\n
Pit Stop participants will collaborate with Seagate\, experts
and other innovators to:
\n
\n
Develop a common understanding of
Seagate challenges within the context of Digital Manufacturing
\n
Identify areas where solutions could positively impact manufacturing tooli
ng performance\, process efficiencies or end product quality
\n
Exp
lore how solutions could be integrated into Seagate manufacturing operatio
ns
\n
\n
Successful proposals submitted after the Pit Stop m
ay lead to direct procurement or collaborative applications with Seagate f
or development funding via Invest Northern Ireland or Innovate UK. \n
\n
Who should apply?
\n
Innovators experienced in develo
ping solutions\, with expertise in all or some the following areas:
\n<
ul>\n
Advanced multi-variate anomaly detection
\n
Real time asse
t condition monitoring and predictive maintenance
\n
Modelling and
simulation of processes and asset behaviour
The closing date to apply for this Pit Stop is midnig
ht on Friday 05 May 2017.
\n
Those interested to take part m
ust complete the short application form below. Pl
aces will be allocated to those with the most appropriate skills\, experti
se\, services and products in line with the Open Call. The aim is
to respond to all applications within 14 days of the Open Call closing.\n
The Pit Stop will take place 13th June 18 12:00-
19:00 and 14th June 09:00-17:00 at the Seagate
Technology (Ireland) Springtown Facility and City Hotel in Derry\, Northe
rn Ireland.
\n
About Seagate Technology PLC
\n
Seagat
e PLC is the global leader in data storage solutions and the Springown\, N
orthern Ireland facility sits at the heart of the US$25B worldwide data st
orage industry.
\n
This high tech nanotechnology manufacturing facili
ty\, one of only 5 such facilities of it’s type in the world\, focuses on
the manufacturing of read/write heads\, a key hardware component of the Ha
rd Disc Drive (HDD).
\n
Provisional Agenda
\n
Tuesday 13th Jun
e
\n
1200 – Seagate Facility Tour (Optional)
\n
1500 – Registrat
ion Starts
\n
1900 – Close
\n
Wednesday 14th June
\n
0900-
Arrivals
\n
0915 – Start
\n
1600 – Sessions Finish
\n
1800
– Networking Close
\n
Tickets:
https://www.digitalcatapultcentre.org.uk/open-calls/seagate-pitstop.
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Innovate UK\; support@innovateuk.gov.uk\; https://www.eventbrite.co
.uk/e/financial-technologies-innovation-contest-briefing-belfast-registrat
ion-15749951529
DESCRIPTION:The IC tomorrow Financial Technologies innovation contest will
offer a total of £175k to businesses to encourage innovation within Financ
ial Technologies. Through a range of challenges\, including themes of Educ
ation\, Cyber Security\, Transactions\, Personal Finance Management\, Comp
liance and Regulation\, IC tomorrow are looking for innovative proposals f
rom companies with digital solutions relevant to these themes within the f
inancial sector.\nWinners will not only benefit from contest funding but w
ill have an exclusive opportunity to collaborate with one of our global co
ntest challenge partners\, which include Money Advice Service and Experian
\, Lloyds Banking Group\, American Express\, Accenture\, and the Departmen
t for Business\, Innovation & Skills (BIS).\nThey aim to see unique soluti
ons with potential appeal to a broad commercial market\, successful applic
ants will then be expected to trial their proposed solutions with their in
dustry partners for a minimum duration of 3 months.\nThe Belfast briefing
event will give applicants the chance to find out more about the contest p
rocess\, gain helpful hints and tips on applying as well as giving an idea
l network opportunity within a thriving tech community in Belfast.\nIf you
’re not able to make the Belfast briefing event\, there will be a further
3 briefing events inLondon\, Cardiff & Edinburgh as well as a live webinar
from the London briefing event.\nAgenda\n10.30 – Registration\n11.00 – We
lcome and application process\n11.45 – CHALLENGE 1\, Personal financial ma
nagement.\nPartner: Money Advice Service and Experian\n12.00 – CHALLENGE 2
\, Cyber security.\nPartner: Department for Business\, Innovation & Skill
s (BIS)\n12.15 – CHALLENGE 3\, Consumer financial literacy\nPartner: Lloyd
s Banking Group\n12.30 – CHALLENGE 4\, Hyper-local transactions\nPartner:
American Express\n12.45 – CHALLENGE 5\, Compliance and regulation\nPartner
: Accenture\n13.00 – Close and networking
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150311T140000
GEO:+54.593984;-5.934329
LOCATION:Europa Hotel @ Great Victoria Street\, Belfast\, Belfast\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Financial Technologies Innovation Contest: Belfast briefing event
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/financial-technologies-innovation-contest-bel
fast-briefing-event/
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The IC tomorrow Financial Technologies
innovation contest will offer a total of £175k to businesses to encourage
innovation within Financial Technologies. Through a range of challenges\,
including themes of Education\, Cyber Security\, Transactions\, Personal F
inance Management\, Compliance and Regulation\, IC tomorrow are looking fo
r innovative proposals from companies with digital solutions relevant to t
hese themes within the financial sector.
\n
Winners will not o
nly benefit from contest funding but will have an exclusive opportunity to
collaborate with one of our global contest challenge partners\, which inc
lude Money Advice Service and Experian\, Lloyds Banking Group\, American E
xpress\, Accenture\, and the Department for Business\, Innovation & Skills
(BIS).
\n
They aim to see unique solutions with potential appeal to
a broad commercial market\, successful applicants will then be expected to
trial their proposed solutions with their industry partners for a minimum
duration of 3 months.
\n
The Belfast briefing event will give applic
ants the chance to find out more about the contest process\, gain helpful
hints and tips on applying as well as giving an ideal network opportunity
within a thriving tech community in Belfast.
\n
If you’re not able to
make the Belfast briefing event\, there will be a further 3 briefing even
ts inLondon\, Cardiff & Edinburgh as well as a live webinar from the London briefi
ng event.
\n
Agenda
\n
10.30 – Registration\n
11.00 – Welcome and application process
\n
11.45 – CHALLENGE 1
\, Personal financial management.
\n
Partner: Money Advice Service an
d Experian
\n
12.00 – CHALLENGE 2\, Cyber security.
\n
Partner:
Department for Business\, Innovation & Skills (BIS)
\n
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:SFEDI\, the IOEE and Government Equalities Office\; http://ioee.uk/
meetamentor
DESCRIPTION:SFEDI\, the IOEE and Government Equalities Office are working t
ogether to a run a series of very special Meet A Mentor events for women i
n venues throughout the UK. We would be delighted if you could join us to
help in celebrating\, engaging and empowering female entrepreneurs in the
UK. To further recognise your contribution to this very special day all me
ntors and mentees attending this event will receive free Affiliate lifetim
e membership of IOEE worth £50.\nAre you a volunteer enterprise mentor loo
king for a business to help? or\nAre you a female business owner looking f
or mentoring support?\nThen Meet A Mentor for Women is for you!\n11.00 am
Arrival with registration and refreshments\n11.30 am Welcome and event com
mences\n1.15 pm Informal networking with Lunch and refreshments\n2.00 pm C
lose\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-a-mentor-for-women-ball
ymena-northern-ireland-registration-15517841281.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150319T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150319T140000
GEO:+54.877785;-6.342727
LOCATION:Galgorm Resort & Spa @ Cullybackey\, Ballymena\, Ballymena BT42 1E
A\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://matrixni.org/event/meet-a-mentor-for-women/
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SFEDI\, the I
OEE and Government Equalities Office are working together to a run a serie
s of very special Meet A Mentor events for women in venues throughout the
UK. We would be delighted if you could join us to help in celebrating\, en
gaging and empowering female entrepreneurs in the UK. To further recognise
your contribution to this very special day all mentors and mentees attend
ing this event will receive free Affiliate lifetime membership of IOEE wor
th £50.
\n
Are you a volunteer enterprise mentor looking for a busine
ss to help? or
\n
Are you a female business owner looking for mentori
ng support?
\n
Then Meet A Mentor for Women is for you!
\n
11.00
am Arrival with registration and refreshments \n11.30 am Welcome and
event commences \n1.15 pm Informal networking with Lunch and refresh
ments \n2.00 pm Close
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:http://nitechmeetup.co/
DESCRIPTION:NI Tech Meetup is all about building a network of entrepreneurs
\, wantrepreneurs and industry giants in the Science and Tech space across
Northern Ireland\, hosting events in unusual venues.\nThis event will be
at Hedonist Hair on Botanic Avenue\, Belfast. Influential speakers\, music
from NI’s finest DJ’s and food & drink will fuel the creativity all eveni
ng.\nTickets: http://form.jotformpro.com/form/50566300610948.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150320T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150320T223000
GEO:+54.586573;-5.932282
LOCATION:Hedonist Hair @ 97 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, Belfast BT7 1JN\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:NI Tech Meetup
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/ni-tech-meetup/
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NI Te
ch Meetup is all about building a network of entrepreneurs\, want
repreneurs and industry giants in the Science and Tech space across Northe
rn Ireland\, hosting events in unusual venues.
\n
This event will b
e at Hedonist Hair on Botanic Avenue\, Belfast. Influential speakers\, mus
ic from NI’s finest DJ’s and food & drink will fuel the creativity all eve
ning.
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Gerry McNally \; gerry@polymersni.com
DESCRIPTION:The Knowledge Transfer Network is supporting Innovate UK’s smar
t materials competition by running a series of consortia building events o
n and around the time that the call opens.\nThe events will give potential
applicants the opportunity to find out more about the call and understand
its scope as well as network with other applicants. This will provide the
chance to discuss and expand thoughts on potential areas of investigation
into proposed projects and to identify potential partners for any submiss
ion.\nThere will be a number of KTN personnel available at each event with
expertise in various application areas to help facilitate the discussions
and answer any questions that delegates might have.\nInnovate UK and the
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will invest up
to £6m in collaborative research and development (R&D) projects to encoura
ge the development of smart products that use a combination of functional\
, hybrid and multiple materials.\nA smart product is one that responds aut
onomously to stimuli in the environment to produce a beneficial action\, w
hich is usually reversible. To be in scope\, projects must involve the dev
elopment of a smart product\, or the enhancement of an existing product wi
th the addition of smart properties. Projects should last between 1 and 3
years\, with project costs in the range £500\,000 to £1m.\nAs a minimum\,
projects must include three organisations\, including a material supplier
and at least one end-user. We hope businesses will seek to work with mater
ial specialists within research organisations to address some of the manuf
acturing challenges we have outlined.\nProgramme\n09.30 Arrival and Coffee
\n10.00 Introduction – Steve Morris\, KTN\n10.10 Smart materials call – Am
y Sellars\, Innovate UK\n10.35 Building consortia – SME Experience – TBC\n
11.00 Coffee\n11.15 Potential Projects and Consortia – table-based discuss
ion\n12.15 Next steps\n12.30 Lunch and Networking\n13.00 Close
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150323T131500
GEO:+54.576363;-5.93324
LOCATION:Riddell Hall @ 185 Stranmillis Road\, Belfast\, Belfast BT9\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Creating Smart Products from Smart Materials
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/creating-smart-products-from-smart-materials/
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The Knowledge
Transfer Network is supporting Innovate UK’s smart materials competition
by running a series of consortia building events on and around the time th
at the call opens.
\n
The events will give potential applicants the o
pportunity to find out more about the call and understand its scope as wel
l as network with other applicants. This will provide the chance to discus
s and expand thoughts on potential areas of investigation into proposed pr
ojects and to identify potential partners for any submission.
\n
Ther
e will be a number of KTN personnel available at each event with expertise
in various application areas to help facilitate the discussions and answe
r any questions that delegates might have.
\n
Innovate UK and the Eng
ineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will invest up to
£6m in collaborative research and development (R&D) projects to encourage
the development of smart products that use a combination of functional\, h
ybrid and multiple materials.
\n
A smart product is one that responds
autonomously to stimuli in the environment to produce a beneficial action
\, which is usually reversible. To be in scope\, projects must involve the
development of a smart product\, or the enhancement of an existing produc
t with the addition of smart properties. Projects should last between 1 an
d 3 years\, with project costs in the range £500\,000 to £1m.
\n
As a
minimum\, projects must include three organisations\, including a materia
l supplier and at least one end-user. We hope businesses will seek to work
with material specialists within research organisations to address some o
f the manufacturing challenges we have outlined.
\n
Programme
\n
09.30 Arrival and Coffee \n10.00 Introduction – Ste
ve Morris\, KTN \n10.10 Smart materials call – Amy Sellars\, Innovate
UK \n10.35 Building consortia – SME Experience – TBC \n11.00 Co
ffee \n11.15 Potential Projects and Consortia – table-based discussio
n \n12.15 Next steps \n12.30 Lunch and Networking \n13.00 C
lose
\n
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:http://www.theiet.org/events/2015/213694.cfm
DESCRIPTION:Head of the NI Civil Service Dr Malcolm McKibben and Invest NI
Chief Executive Alastair Hamilton will be speaking about the challenges fa
cing Northern Ireland’s devolved administration and the role of both indig
enous and multi-national companies in reshaping our local technology\, bus
iness and educational ecosystem.\nHosted by the Institution of Engineering
and Technology NI Local Network\, which is chaired this year by Intel Bel
fast’s Paul Moorhead\, the event also features the opportunity to meet and
network with a wide range of scientists\, engineers\, and technologists a
cross the sector\, as well as a drinks reception from 6pm and a buffet din
ner.\nTickets: https://localevents.theiet.org/0059d3.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150401T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150401T200000
GEO:+54.576363;-5.93324
LOCATION:Riddell Hall @ 185 Stranmillis Road\, Belfast\, Belfast BT9\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:IET Prestige Lecture – Engineering Leadership for Innovation and Gr
owth
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/iet-prestige-lecture-engineering-leadership-f
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I Civil Service Dr Malcolm McKibben and Invest NI Chief Executive Alastair
Hamilton will be speaking about the challenges facing Northern Ireland’s
devolved administration and the role of both indigenous and multi-national
companies in reshaping our local technology\, business and educational ec
osystem.
\n
Hosted by the Institution of Engineering and Technology N
I Local Network\, which is chaired this year by Intel Belfast’s Paul Moorh
ead\, the event also features the opportunity to meet and network with a w
ide range of scientists\, engineers\, and technologists across the sector\
, as well as a drinks reception from 6pm and a buffet dinner.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://localevents.theiet.org/0059d3
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:In keeping with the view that 40 is the new 20\, Professor Mark
Durkin reflects on the evolution of marketing thought and practice in a t
echnology context since 1990.\nFrom internet marketing to electronic marke
ting to today’s ‘digital marketing’ he argues that marketers have been sed
uced by what new technology can do rather than focusing on what our custom
ers want to do with new technology.\nDigital Marketing is dead – a ‘digiti
sed marketing’ future holds the answer.\nLight supper to follow\nPlaces ar
e limited\, booking for the event is online please click here\nTickets: ht
tp://business.ulster.ac.uk/events/register.php?eventname=Digitising.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150416T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150416T183000
GEO:+54.603835;-5.927178
LOCATION:The MAC @ 10 Exchange Street\, Belfast\, Belfast BT1 2LS\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Digitising our marketing future: an obituary for ‘Digital Marketing
’
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/digitising-our-marketing-future-an-obituary-f
or-digital-marketing/
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In keeping wi
th the view that 40 is the new 20\, Professor Mark Durkin reflects on the
evolution of marketing thought and practice in a technology context since
1990.
\n
From internet marketing to electronic marketing to today’s ‘
digital marketing’ he argues that marketers have been seduced by what new
technology can do rather than focusing on what our customers want to do wi
th new technology.
\n
Digital Marketing is dead – a ‘digitised market
ing’ future holds the answer.
\n
Light supper to follow
\n
Place
s are limited\, booking for the event is online please click here
X-TICKETS-URL:http://business.ulster.ac.uk/events/register.php?eventname=Di
gitising
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ai1ec-1168@matrixni.org
DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:http://www.bdwbelfast.com
DESCRIPTION:Big Data Week will culminate with the BDW Conference which will
take place on Thursday 23rd April in the Titanic Building. Returning afte
r the success of last year\, the conference is expected to be attended by
350+ Senior IT executives and those interested in Big Data. With industry
leading speakers\, this event is a unique opportunity to learn first hand
about the advantages that Big Data can bring to a business\, and network w
ith those interested in Big Data.\nAgenda\n9:00-9:45 | Registration\nTea/C
offee Served with Baked Morning Goods\n9:45-10:00 | Welcome\nConference Op
ening by Invited Guest\n10:00-10:45 | Keynote: Hewlett Packard\nPatrick De
michel will give an insight into how HP’s customers\, such as Paypal\, use
the latest hardware for their analytics.\n10:45-11:15 | Skyscanner\nEwan
Nicolson will give an insight on how and why Skyscanner created their data
science team over the last two years\, and the insights they’ve gleaned a
s a result.\n11:15-11:45 | Coffee & Exhibition\nTea/Coffee served with Tra
ditional Biscuits in Exhibition area\n11:45-12:15 | Just Giving\nMike Unwi
n will talk about how Just Giving are using their data to make their onlin
e fundraising platform more efficient\n12:15-12:45 | Amazon Web Services\n
Ian Massingham will give an overview of how Amazon’s customers are using t
heir cloud service for Big Data\n12:45-13:15 | Sky\nRichard will speak to
the real world pain and potential of how some of the largest companies in
the UK can use open-source tools to turn themselves into real-time\, data-
driven companies with agility at scale.\n13:15-14:30| Lunch & Exhibition\n
Hot Lunch served in Exhibition Area\n14:30-15:15 | Panel Session\nPanel Se
ssion of experts taking questions from the audience on the future of Big D
ata. Chaired by Dr Ben Greene (Analytics Engines) with Adele Marshall (QUB
)\, Anthony Skinner (Moz)\, Tom Gray (Kainos) and Brian Hills (The Data Sc
ience Lab)\n15:15-15:45 | Royal Mail\nAndrew McMurtrie will talk about the
work that his Data Science Team are doing in Royal Mail.\n15:45-16:15 | D
etails to come\n16:15-16:30 | Conference Close\nThank you by Roger Woods\,
Analytics Engines\n16:30-18:00 | Drinks Reception\nDrinks Reception hoste
d by PwCPwC\nSelection of Beer\, Wine and Soft Drinks served for all deleg
ates along with canapés in the exhibition area.\nTickets: http://www.bdwbe
lfast.com/tickets/.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150423T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150423T163000
GEO:+54.608113;-5.909708
LOCATION:Titanic Belfast @ 1 Olympic Way\, Belfast BT3 9EP
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Big Data Week Conference
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/big-data-week-conference/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
Big Data Week
will culminate with the BDW Conference which will take place on Thursday
23rd April in the Titanic Building. Returning after the success of last ye
ar\, the conference is expected to be attended by 350+ Senior IT executive
s and those interested in Big Data. With industry leading speakers\, this
event is a unique opportunity to learn first hand about the advantages tha
t Big Data can bring to a business\, and network with those interested in
Big Data.
\n
Agenda
\n
9:00-9:45 | Registration \nTea/Coffee Served with Baked Morning Goods
\n
9:45-
10:00 | Welcome \nConference Opening by Invited Guest
\n<
p>10:00-10:45 | Keynote: Hewlett Packard \nPatrick D
emichel will give an insight into how HP’s customers\, such as Paypal\, us
e the latest hardware for their analytics.\n
10:45-11:15 | S
kyscanner \nEwan Nicolson will give an insight on how and wh
y Skyscanner created their data science team over the last two years\, and
the insights they’ve gleaned as a result.
\n
11:15-11:45 | C
offee & Exhibition \nTea/Coffee served with Traditional Bisc
uits in Exhibition area
\n
11:45-12:15 | Just Giving \nMike Unwin will talk about how Just Giving are using their data to
make their online fundraising platform more efficient
\n
12:
15-12:45 | Amazon Web Services \nIan Massingham will give an
overview of how Amazon’s customers are using their cloud service for Big
Data
\n
12:45-13:15 | Sky \nRichard will speak
to the real world pain and potential of how some of the largest companies
in the UK can use open-source tools to turn themselves into real-time\, da
ta-driven companies with agility at scale.
\n
13:15-14:30| Lu
nch & Exhibition \nHot Lunch served in Exhibition Area
\n
14:30-15:15 | Panel Session \nPanel Session of ex
perts taking questions from the audience on the future of Big Data. Chaire
d by Dr Ben Greene (Analytics Engines) with Adele Marshall (QUB)\, Anthony
Skinner (Moz)\, Tom Gray (Kainos) and Brian Hills (The Data Science Lab)<
/p>\n
15:15-15:45 | Royal Mail \nAndrew McMurtrie
will talk about the work that his Data Science Team are doing in Royal Mai
l.
\n
15:45-16:15 | Details to come
\n
16:15-16:30 | Conference Close \nThank you by Roger Woods\,
Analytics Engines
\n
16:30-18:00 | Drinks Reception<
br />\nDrinks Reception hosted by PwCPwC
\n
Selection of Beer\, Wine
and Soft Drinks served for all delegates along with canapés in the exhibit
ion area.
X-COST:£75
X-TICKETS-URL:http://www.bdwbelfast.com/tickets/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ai1ec-1755@matrixni.org
DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Anne Coleman\; 02890 684950\; anne.coleman@collegesni.ac.uk\; http:
//www.collegesni.ac.uk/The-BEST-Awards-2015.aspx
DESCRIPTION:The BEST Awards showcase the creativity and innovation across N
orthern Ireland’s (NI) six regional FE colleges and offer students an annu
al competition linked to their studies in the areas of Science\, Technolog
y\, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).\nNow in its 5th year\, the 2015 ev
ent is being held on Wednesday 27th May at the Ramada Plaza Hotel\, Shaws
Bridge\, Belfast.\nThe Awards were created to support students in their pr
oject based learning throughout the year and showcase entrepreneurship\, c
reativity and innovation across the FE sector. With over 200 college stude
nts involved\, the event will provide you with an opportunity:\n\nTo meet
and speak to students exhibiting\nTo network with lecturers and senior sta
ff from the six FE Colleges\nTo view the array of skills in the STEM area
available across the FE sector.\n\nOur list of invitees includes local pol
iticians and representatives from businesses and post primary schools. We
are delighted that the NI Assembly\, Employment and Learning Committee hav
e accepted our invitation to host their weekly meeting at the venue – foll
owing which the MLAs can view the exhibitions.\nIf you would like to book
a place at this prestigious event then please contact Anne Coleman at Coll
eges NI – anne.coleman@collegesni.ac.uk
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150527T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150527T160000
GEO:+54.552064;-5.952391
LOCATION:Ramada Plaza Hotel @ Old Shaw's Bridge\, Belfast\, Belfast BT9 5YN
\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:The BEST Awards
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/the-best-awards/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
The BEST Awar
ds showcase the creativity and innovation across Northern Ireland’s (NI) s
ix regional FE colleges and offer students an annual competition linked to
their studies in the areas of Science\, Technology\, Engineering and Math
ematics (STEM).
\n
Now in its 5th year\, the 2015 event is being held
on Wednesday 27th May at the Ramada Plaza Hotel\, Shaws Bridge\, Belfast.
\n
The Awards were created to support students in their project base
d learning throughout the year and showcase entrepreneurship\, creativity
and innovation across the FE sector. With over 200 college students involv
ed\, the event will provide you with an opportunity:
\n
\n
To mee
t and speak to students exhibiting
\n
To network with lecturers and
senior staff from the six FE Colleges
\n
To view the array of skil
ls in the STEM area available across the FE sector.
\n
\n
Our li
st of invitees includes local politicians and representatives from busines
ses and post primary schools. We are delighted that the NI Assembly\, Empl
oyment and Learning Committee have accepted our invitation to host their w
eekly meeting at the venue – following which the MLAs can view the exhibit
ions.
\n
If you would like to book a place at this prestigious event
then please contact Anne Coleman at Colleges NI – anne.coleman@collegesni.ac.uk
\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ai1ec-1861@matrixni.org
DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Knowledge Transfer Network\; 01403 850 500\; enquiries@ktn-uk.org\;
http://www.ktn-uk.co.uk/
DESCRIPTION:The Internet of Things (IoT)\, where everyday objects are conne
cted to networks enabling their data to be shared\, is a major area of gro
wth for the global economy. These technologies underpin ‘smart’ services t
hat have a transformative effect on society\, particularly in the urban en
vironment\, allowing cities better to meet the needs of citizens.\nThe Dep
artment for Culture\, Media and Sport (DCMS) is to invest up to £10 millio
n* in a single collaborative R&D project to demonstrate the capability of
the Internet of Things (IoT) in a city region. This competition (delivered
by Innovate UK on behalf of DCMS) is part of a wider £40 million governme
nt investment in IoT announced in March 2015.\nThe aim of this demonstrato
r is to show how the large-scale deployment of IoT – where everyday object
s are connected to a network in order to share their data – can benefit ci
tizens by offering environmental improvements\, economic opportunities\, a
nd more efficient and effective delivery of services such as transport\, h
ealthcare and energy.\nProjects must be collaborative and led by a local a
uthority or local enterprise partnership (or an equivalent body outside En
gland). Projects should involve at least one local authority\, one local e
nterprise partnership and several businesses.\nAt this half-day briefing e
vent Innovate UK will explain in detail the scope and conditions of the co
mpetition.\nFor further information on the funding competition visit Bit.l
y/iotcities.\nKey Dates:\nCompetition opens\n13 July 2015\n\nRegistration
deadline\nnoon 23 September 2015\nWritten applications deadline\nnoon 30 S
eptember 2015\nInvitation to interview sent out to selected applicants\n16
October 2015\nDeadline for feedback response\nnoon 23 October 2015\nPanel
interviews\nWeek commencing 9 November 2015\nTickets: https://www.eventbr
ite.co.uk/register?orderid=442045388657&client_token=7728b12c250e4553b49d9
d6c7b29947d&eid=17763231303.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150724T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150724T133000
GEO:+54.593984;-5.934329
LOCATION:Europa Hotel @ Great Victoria Street\, Belfast\, Belfast\, Belfast
\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Internet of Things £10M Cities Demonstrator – Belfast Briefing
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/internet-of-things-10m-cities-demonstrator-be
lfast-briefing/
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The Internet
of Things (IoT)\, where everyday objects are connected to networks enablin
g their data to be shared\, is a major area of growth for the global econo
my. These technologies underpin ‘smart’ services that have a transformativ
e effect on society\, particularly in the urban environment\, allowing cit
ies better to meet the needs of citizens.
\n
The Department for Cultu
re\, Media and Sport (DCMS) is to invest up to £10 million* in a single co
llaborative R&D project to demonstrate the capability of the Internet of T
hings (IoT) in a city region. This competition (delivered by Innovate UK o
n behalf of DCMS) is part of a wider £40 million government investment in
IoT announced in March 2015.
\n
The aim of this demonstrator is to sh
ow how the large-scale deployment of IoT – where everyday objects are conn
ected to a network in order to share their data – can benefit citizens by
offering environmental improvements\, economic opportunities\, and more ef
ficient and effective delivery of services such as transport\, healthcare
and energy.
\n
Projects must be collaborative and led by a local auth
ority or local enterprise partnership (or an equivalent body outside Engla
nd). Projects should involve at least one local authority\, one local ente
rprise partnership and several businesses.
\n
At this half-day briefi
ng event Innovate UK will explain in detail the scope and conditions of th
e competition.
\n
For further information on the funding competition
visit Bit.ly/iotcities.
\n
Key Dates:\n
Competition opens
\n
13 July 2015
\n\n
Regist
ration deadline
\n
noon 23 September 2015
\n
Written applicati
ons deadline
\n
noon 30 September 2015
\n
Invitation to interv
iew sent out to selected applicants
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/register?orderid=442045388657&cl
ient_token=7728b12c250e4553b49d9d6c7b29947d&eid=17763231303
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ai1ec-2064@matrixni.org
DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Innovate UK\; 0300 321 4357\; http://www.innovateuk.gov.uk
DESCRIPTION:Innovate UK is to invest up to £10m in a two-phase competition
to promote the development of new diagnostic products and services for use
in stratified medicine.\nThis SBRI competition aims to accelerate and/or
increase the development and adoption of innovative diagnostic tools in or
der to offer better targeted treatment to patients within the UK healthcar
e system. It also aims to demonstrate the benefits of companies working wi
thin the UK ‘enabling infrastructure’\, which is made up of specialist org
anisations that can help companies understand healthcare needs and design\
, evaluate and deliver their products and services into the NHS.\nUp to £2
m is available for phase 1 of the competition and up to a further £8m may
be available in a second phase to further develop successful phase 1 proje
cts. The competition is open to all organisations that can demonstrate a r
oute to market for their solution. Successful organisations will attract a
100% funded development contract of up to £150\,000 over nine months in p
hase 1\, with the potential to apply for up to £2m over a further three ye
ars in phase 2.\nScope\nWe will support projects that seek to develop test
s capable of classifying patients into groups and selecting them for a cli
nical treatment (or treatments) currently available in the UK.\n\nWe are l
ooking to fund projects that include the following:\n\na diagnostic test t
hat will lead to better treatment for patients\na description of how the c
ompany will interact with ‘enabling’ organisations within the UK to overco
me barriers to adoption of their product\, including changes to clinical c
are pathways where appropriate\nan initial draft of the development plan f
or preparing the product for market (this will need to be in more depth in
phase 2)\n\nOut of scope\nIn this competition we are not funding projects
covering:\n\nthe development of diagnostic tests that do not give rise to
patient stratification\ndiagnostic tests for treatments that are still in
development\nbiomarker discovery experiments\n\nKey dates\n\n\n\nCompetit
ion opens\n7 September 2015\n\n\nBriefing event\n15 September 2015\n\n\nRe
gistration deadline\n28 October 2015 noon\n\n\nDeadline for applications\n
4 November 2015 noon\n\n\nContracts awarded\nJanuary 2016\n\n\n\n\n \nSupp
orting documents & links\n\nFull competition brief\nInvitation to tender\n
Competition guidance
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150907T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151104T120000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Stratified medicine: connecting the UK infrastructure
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/stratified-medicine-connecting-the-uk-infrast
ructure/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
Innovate UK i
s to invest up to £10m in a two-phase competition to promote the developme
nt of new diagnostic products and services for use in stratified medicine.
\n
This SBRI competition aims to accelerate and/or increase the development
and adoption of innovative diagnostic tools in order to offer better targ
eted treatment to patients within the UK healthcare system. It also aims t
o demonstrate the benefits of companies working within the UK ‘enabling in
frastructure’\, which is made up of specialist organisations that can help
companies understand healthcare needs and design\, evaluate and deliver t
heir products and services into the NHS.
\n
Up to £2m is available fo
r phase 1 of the competition and up to a further £8m may be available in a
second phase to further develop successful phase 1 projects. The competit
ion is open to all organisations that can demonstrate a route to market fo
r their solution. Successful organisations will attract a 100% funded deve
lopment contract of up to £150\,000 over nine months in phase 1\, with the
potential to apply for up to £2m over a further three years in phase 2.\n
Scope
\n
We will support projects that seek
to develop tests capable of classifying patients into groups and selectin
g them for a clinical treatment (or treatments) currently available in the
UK.
\n
\n
We are looking to fund projects that include the follo
wing:
\n
\n
a diagnostic test that will lead to better treatment
for patients
\n
a description of how the company will interact with
‘enabling’ organisations within the UK to overcome barriers to adoption o
f their product\, including changes to clinical care pathways where approp
riate
\n
an initial draft of the development plan for preparing the
product for market (this will need to be in more depth in phase 2)
\n
\n
Out of scope
\n
In this competition we a
re not funding projects covering:
\n
\n
the development of diagno
stic tests that do not give rise to patient stratification
\n
diagn
ostic tests for treatments that are still in development
\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ai1ec-2063@matrixni.org
DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Centre for Defence Enterprise\; 01235 438 445\; cde@dstl.gov.uk\; h
ttps://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/centre-for-defence-enterprise
DESCRIPTION:This themed competition is being run by the Centre for Defence
Enterprise (CDE) on behalf of the UK Intelligence Agencies: The Security S
ervice (MI5)\, Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the Secre
t Intelligence Service (SIS) (MI6).\n\n\nUp to £1 million is available for
phase 1 of this competition. A number of projects of around £60\,000 to £
90\,000 for a duration of around 3 months are expected to be funded.\n\nUp
to a further £1 million will be made available for phase 2. Funding will
be considered on a per-project basis.\n\n\nThe internet of things\, as a n
etwork of multiple connected sensors capable of communicating with their e
nvironment\, creates security challenges. This competition is looking for
research proposals to identify innovative technologies or approaches to me
et these challenges.\n\nWe live in a ‘sensor-rich’ environment. These sens
ors connect in ad-hoc\, local and mesh networks\, operate using different
protocols and standards\, and use encryption to protect communications. Th
rough this competition we want to know:\n\n\nhow can we pull together and
visualise data on subjects of interest from a diverse\, sensor-rich\, loos
ely connected environment that operates across different protocols and acr
oss standards?\nhow can we show how sure we are of a hypothesis that 2 eve
nts/users/devices are connected\, based on the data gathered?\n\n\nThis co
mpetition will be briefed at the CDE Innovation Network event on 1 October
2015 in London and also at a webinar on 8 October 2015.\n\nThe competitio
n will be open from 10 September 2015 and closes on 29 October 2015 at 5pm
.\nApplication Process and supporting downloads\nThis SBRI competition is
run by the Centre for Defence Enterprise. All proposals must be submitted
via the CDE portal \n\n\nOpen Date: 10th September 2015\nClose Date: 29TH
October 2015\nWebsite: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/centre-
for-defence-enterprise\ne-mail: cde@dstl.gov.uk\nCall: 01235 438 445
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150910T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151029T120000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Security for the Internet of Things
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/security-for-the-internet-of-things/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
Up to £1 million is available for p
hase 1 of this competition. A number of projects of around £60\,000 to £90
\,000 for a duration of around 3 months are expected to be funded.
\n
\n
Up to a further £1 million will be made available for ph
ase 2. Funding will be considered on a per-project basis.
\n
\n
\n
The internet of things\, as a network of multiple connect
ed sensors capable of communicating with their environment\, creates secur
ity challenges. This competition is looking for research proposals to iden
tify innovative technologies or approaches to meet these challenges.
\n\n
We live in a ‘sensor-rich’ environment. These sensors
connect in ad-hoc\, local and mesh networks\, operate using different prot
ocols and standards\, and use encryption to protect communications. Throug
h this competition we want to know:
\n\n
\n
how can
we pull together and visualise data on subjects of interest from a diverse
\, sensor-rich\, loosely connected environment that operates across differ
ent protocols and across standards?
\n
how can we show how sure we
are of a hypothesis that 2 events/users/devices are connected\, based on t
he data gathered?
\n
\n\n
This competition will be
briefed at the CDE Innovation Network event on 1 October 2015 in London and also at a webinar on 8 October 2015.\n\n
The competition will be open from 10 Septe
mber 2015 and closes on 29 October 2015 at 5pm.<
/div>\n
Application Process and supporting downloads\n
This SBRI competition is run by the Centre for Defence Enterpris
e. All proposals must be submitted via the CDE portal
\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ai1ec-1939@matrixni.org
DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Paul Mathews\; paul.matthews@investni.com\; https://www.investni.co
m/
DESCRIPTION:Substantial new Research and Innovation funding opportunities a
re available under the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme. With
attractive grant rates of up to 100% the application process is competitiv
e but support is available to help you take on the challenge.\nYou will he
ar about the new ‘Fast Track to Innovation’ programme designed to speed up
“idea to market” time and increase SME and researcher participation.\nExp
erts will introduce you to a range of free services offered by Enterprise
Europe Network.\nIf your business has a potential R&D project with the abi
lity to have impact in Europe\, then come and hear about the opportunities
and local support available.\nTickets: http://www.eventfulreg.com/index.p
hp/investni/horizon-2020-derry?utm_source=socialemedia&utm_medium=socialme
dia&utm_campaign=socialmedia.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150910T083000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150910T110000
GEO:+55.001473;-7.320975
LOCATION:City Hotel Derry @ City Hotel\, Queens Quay\, Londonderry\, Derry
BT48 7AS\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Horizon 2020 – the €80 billion R&D Fund
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/horizon-2020-the-e80-billion-rd-fund/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
Substantial n
ew Research and Innovation funding opportunities are available under the E
uropean Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme. With attractive grant rates o
f up to 100% the application process is competitive but support is availab
le to help you take on the challenge.
\n
You will hear about the new
‘Fast Track to Innovation’ programme designed to speed up “idea to market”
time and increase SME and researcher participation.
\n
Experts will
introduce you to a range of free services offered by Enterprise Europe Net
work.
\n
If your business has a potential R&D project with the abilit
y to have impact in Europe\, then come and hear about the opportunities an
d local support available.
X-TICKETS-URL:http://www.eventfulreg.com/index.php/investni/horizon-2020-de
rry?utm_source=socialemedia&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=socialmedi
a
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ai1ec-1940@matrixni.org
DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Paul Mathews\; paul.matthews@investni.com\; https://www.investni.co
m/
DESCRIPTION:Substantial new Research and Innovation funding opportunities a
re available under the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme. With
attractive grant rates of up to 100% the application process is competitiv
e but support is available to help you take on the challenge.\nYou will he
ar about the new ‘Fast Track to Innovation’ programme designed to speed up
“idea to market” time and increase SME and researcher participation.\nExp
erts will introduce you to a range of free services offered by Enterprise
Europe Network.\nIf your business has a potential R&D project with the abi
lity to have impact in Europe\, then come and hear about the opportunities
and local support available.\nTickets: http://www.eventfulreg.com/index.p
hp/investni/horizon-2020-derry?utm_source=socialemedia&utm_medium=socialme
dia&utm_campaign=socialmedia.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150911T083000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150911T110000
GEO:+54.596435;-5.920335
LOCATION:Hilton Hotel\, Belfast @ Hilton Hotel\, Lanyon Place\, Belfast\, B
elfast BT1 3LP\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Horizon 2020 – the €80 billion R&D Fund
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/horizon-2020-the-e80-billion-rd-fund-2/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
Substantial n
ew Research and Innovation funding opportunities are available under the E
uropean Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme. With attractive grant rates o
f up to 100% the application process is competitive but support is availab
le to help you take on the challenge.
\n
You will hear about the new
‘Fast Track to Innovation’ programme designed to speed up “idea to market”
time and increase SME and researcher participation.
\n
Experts will
introduce you to a range of free services offered by Enterprise Europe Net
work.
\n
If your business has a potential R&D project with the abilit
y to have impact in Europe\, then come and hear about the opportunities an
d local support available.
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DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:CrackIT\; 0300 321 4357\; support@innovateuk.gov.uk\; http://www.cr
ackit.org.uk/
DESCRIPTION:The National Centre for the Replacement\, Refinement and Reduct
ion of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) is an independent scientific organisati
on that supports the UK science base through the application of the 3Rs.\n
CRACK IT Challenges is a challenge-led funding competition from the NC3Rs
which is designed to:\n\nfund collaborations between industry\, academics
and SMEs\nminimise the use of animals in research\nsupport the development
of marketable products and/or improved business processes.\n\nThis year t
he Challenges are funded by the NC3Rs and Dstl with in-kind contributions
from the Challenge Sponsors (for example\, data\, access to compounds and
equipment).\n\nThis year the NC3Rs intends to launch two Challenges:\n\nMe
taboderm\n\nSuccessful completion of this Challenge will deliver new capab
ility to understand/interpret human relevant skin metabolism\, including r
ates of metabolism in the skin and approaches towards metabolite identific
ation. See here for more information on the Metaboderm Challenge.\n\nInMu
taGene\n\nSuccessful completion of this Challenge will result in the devel
opment of a new platform to address the risks of insertional mutagenesis/o
ncogenesis and to improve the efficiency of translational research in gene
therapy. See here for more information on the InMutaGene Challenge.\n\nMo
re information on these Challenges can be found on the CRACK IT website\n
\nThe competition will be launched at a meeting in central London on 10th
September 2015. Potential applicants are encouraged to attend the Launch M
eeting where potential applicants can meet the Challenge Sponsors and atte
nd Challenge-specific surgeries where sponsors will describe the Challenge
in detail\, including key deliverables\, in-kind contributions and budget
. The meeting is free to attend\, but registration is essential – for more
information and to register go to the CRACK IT Challenges launch event pa
ge.\n\nHow to apply\n\nThe deadline for applications is 12.00pm (noon) GMT
on 11 November 2015. In order to apply you must register with the SBRI fo
r the competition by 12.00pm (noon) GMT on 4 November 2015.\n\nWhen you re
gister you will be sent login details for the FTP site where you will be a
ble to download the guidance documents\, you will also be sent an applicat
ion form with an assigned reference number. You will need this reference n
umber for all subsequent enquiries.\n\nQuestions related to the Challenges
themselves should be addressed directly to the NC3Rs atcrackitenquiries@n
c3rs.org.uk or 020 7611 2233.\n\nThe application forms are suitable for ON
E application only. If you intend to submit more than one application\, o
r have any other questions about the application process please request fu
rther information from the Business Support Group using the contact detail
s below.\n\nOpen Date: 14th September 2015\nRegistration Close Date: 12.00
pm (noon) GMT on 4th November 2015\nClose Date: 12.00 pm (noon) GMT 11th N
ovember 2015\n\nWebsite: www.innovateuk.org/sbri \ne-mail: support@innovat
euk.gov.uk\nPhone number: 0300 321 4357
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SUMMARY:CRACK IT 2015
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/crack-it-2015/
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CRACK IT Challenges is a challenge-led funding comp
etition from the NC3Rs which is designed to:
\n
\n
fund collabora
tions between industry\, academics and SMEs
\n
minimise the use of
animals in research
\n
support the development of marketable produc
ts and/or improved business processes.
\n
\n
This year the Cha
llenges are funded by the NC3Rs and Dstl with in-kind contributions from t
he Challenge Sponsors (for example\, data\, access to compounds and equipm
ent).
\n\n
This year the NC3Rs intends to launch two C
hallenges:
\n\n
Metaboderm
\n
\n
Successful completion of this Challenge will deliver new capa
bility to understand/interpret human relevant skin metabolism\, including
rates of metabolism in the skin and approaches towards metabolite identifi
cation. See here for more information on the Metaboderm Challenge.
\n\n
In
MutaGene
\n\n
Successful completion of this Ch
allenge will result in the development of a new platform to address the ri
sks of insertional mutagenesis/oncogenesis and to improve the efficiency o
f translational research in gene therapy. See here for more information on
the InMutaGene Chal
lenge.
\n\n
More information on
these Challenges can be found on the CRACK IT website
\n\n
The competition will be launched at a meeting in central London on 10th September 2015. Potential applicants are encouraged to
attend the Launch Meeting where potential applicants can meet the Challen
ge Sponsors and attend Challenge-specific surgeries where sponsors will de
scribe the Challenge in detail\, including key deliverables\, in-kind cont
ributions and budget. The meeting is free to attend\, but registration is
essential – for more information and to register go to the CRA
CK IT Challenges launch event page.
\n\n
<
strong>How to apply
\n\n
The deadline for appl
ications is 12.00pm (noon) GMT on 11 November 2015. In or
der to apply you must register with the SBRI for the competition by 12.00pm (noon) GMT on 4 November 2015.
\n\n
When you register you will be sent login details for the FTP site where y
ou will be able to download the guidance documents\, you will also be sent
an application form with an assigned reference number. You will need this
reference number for all subsequent enquiries.
\n\n
Q
uestions related to the Challenges themselves should be addressed directly
to the NC3Rs atcra
ckitenquiries@nc3rs.org.uk or 020 7611 2233.
\n
\n
The application forms are suitable for ONE application only. If
you intend to submit more than one application\, or have any other questio
ns about the application process please request further information from t
he Business Support Group using the contact details below.
\n
\n
Open Date: 14th September 2015
\n
Registration Close Da
te: 12.00pm (noon) GMT on 4th November 2015
\n
Close Date: 12.00
pm (noon) GMT 11th November 2015
\n
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UID:ai1ec-2061@matrixni.org
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Centre for Defence Enterprise\; 01235 438 445\; cde@dstl.gov.uk\;
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/centre-for-defence-enterprise
DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) is operating this SBRI
competition in association with UK Defence Solutions Centre (UKDSC)\, as p
art of the Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) Innovation Challenge.\n\nMOD’s
Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) proves the value of novel\, high-risk
\, high-potential-benefit research sourced from the broadest possible rang
e of science and technology providers\, including academia and small compa
nies\, to enable development of cost-effective capability advantage for UK
Armed Forces and national security.\n\nThis competition aims to address t
he challenges associated with big data in defence. We want proof-of-concep
t research proposals for innovative component technologies and techniques
to acquire\, process\, visualise and analyse autonomous data. Proposals ca
n relate to any military environment\, in the air\, on land or at sea.\n\n
Up to £2 million of funding is available for this Phase 1 competition\, wi
th a further £2 million for Phase 2.\n\nThe amount of data produced by sys
tems and processes is rapidly increasing and becoming more difficult to ma
nage. In a time when military manpower is limited\, manual processing of d
ata is too time consuming. The use of autonomous systems and processes to
make sense of data to support decision making could increase efficiency an
d reduce the risk and cost of operations.\n\nBig data is a data set that i
s too large and complex to manage and process with standard methods or too
ls. This could be due to high data volume\, velocity or variety. These iss
ues apply equally for defence and commercial data. Given the nature of the
military decisions that have to be made\, it’s of extreme importance that
we understand the quality of the data and the value each piece of data br
ings.\n\nThe competition is based around four challenge areas:\n\nChalleng
e 1: acquiring data for autonomous vehicles\nChallenge 2: sourcing big dat
a in difficult environments\nChallenge 3: validating sources of big data
\nChallenge 4: managing and visualising big data.\n\nProposals to this com
petition must demonstrate a defence benefit and should be capable of being
integrated with existing systems to offer a comprehensive capability. Pro
posals can address one challenge or a number of challenges. We invite rese
arch proposals that draw from emerging ideas\, across the widest range of
market sectors.\n\nThis competition will be briefed at the CDE Innovation
Network event on 21 October 2015 in London. You can register to attend now
.\n\nFurther details and call documentation can be accessed via CDE’s webs
ite\n\nThis competition closes on Wednesday 11th November 2015 at 5pm. Pro
posals must be submitted through the CDE online portal.\nApplication Proce
ss and supporting downloads\nThis competition is run by the Centre for Def
ence Enterprise.\n\nOpen Date: 17 September 2015\nClose Date: 11 November
2015\nContracts awarded: January 2016\n\nWebsite: https://www.gov.uk/gover
nment/organisations/centre-for-defence-enterprise\ne-mail: cde@dstl.gov.uk
\nCall: 01235 438 445
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SUMMARY:Autonomy and big data for defence
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/autonomy-and-big-data-for-defence/
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The Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) is operating t
his SBRI competition in association with UK Defence Solutions Centre (UKDS
C)\, as part of the Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) Innovation Challenge.
\n\n
MOD’s Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) proves
the value of novel\, high-risk\, high-potential-benefit research sourced
from the broadest possible range of science and technology providers\, inc
luding academia and small companies\, to enable development of cost-effect
ive capability advantage for UK Armed Forces and national security.
\n\n
This competition aims to address the challenges associ
ated with big data in defence. We want proof-of-concept research proposals
for innovative component technologies and techniques to acquire\, process
\, visualise and analyse autonomous data. Proposals can relate to any mili
tary environment\, in the air\, on land or at sea.
\n\nUp to £2 million of funding is available for this Phase 1 competition\,
with a further £2 million for Phase 2.
\n\n
The amount
of data produced by systems and processes is rapidly increasing and becom
ing more difficult to manage. In a time when military manpower is limited\
, manual processing of data is too time consuming. The use of autonomous s
ystems and processes to make sense of data to support decision making coul
d increase efficiency and reduce the risk and cost of operations.
\n<
div>
\n
Big data is a data set that is too large and complex to m
anage and process with standard methods or tools. This could be due to hig
h data volume\, velocity or variety. These issues apply equally for defenc
e and commercial data. Given the nature of the military decisions that hav
e to be made\, it’s of extreme importance that we understand the quality o
f the data and the value each piece of data brings.
\n\nThe competition is based around four challenge areas:
\n
\n
Challenge 1: acquiring data for autonomous vehicles
\n
Challenge 2:
sourcing big data in difficult environments
\n
Challenge 3: valid
ating sources of big data
\n
Challenge 4: managing and visualising
big data.
\n
\n
Proposals to this competition must demonstrate
a defence benefit and should be capable of being integrated with existing
systems to offer a comprehensive capability. Proposals can address one ch
allenge or a number of challenges. We invite research proposals that draw
from emerging ideas\, across the widest range of market sectors.
\n
\n
This competition will be briefed at the CDE Innovation Network event on 21 Octob
er 2015 in London. You can register to attend now.
\n
\n
Further details and call documentation can be accessed via CDE’s website
\n
\n
This competition closes on Wednesday 11th November 2015
at 5pm. Proposals must be submitted through the CDE online portal.
\n
Application Process and supporting downloads
\n
This competition is run by the Centre for Defence Enterpr
ise.
\n
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UID:ai1ec-2059@matrixni.org
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Home Office\; 0300 321 4357\; support@innovateuk.gov.uk\; https://w
ww.gov.uk/government/organisations/national-counter-terrorism-security-off
ice
DESCRIPTION:This call for proposals on behalf of the Home Office’s Office o
f Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT) and the Government Decontamination
Service (GDS)\, will open on Monday 21 September\, 2015. A Briefing docum
ent and Invitation to Tender will be published on the call launch date.\n
\nUp to £300k will be spent on Phase 1 proof-of-concept projects\, each wi
th a value of £0 to 50k.\n\nWhere contamination poses a risk to human life
and the wider environment\, GDS’s priority is to support local authoritie
s to decontaminate any surfaces as effectively as possible and ensure any
contaminated areas are reinstated and normality regained as soon as possib
le.\n\nThe first challenge seeks to raise our fundamental understanding of
the most effective way of decontaminating building materials that have be
en contaminated with chemical agents. Proposals are invited to identify th
e key parameters controlling the behaviour of both chemical agents and dec
ontamination processes on building materials\, supporting existing modelli
ng work.\n\nThe second challenge is to develop chemical simulants that acc
urately mimic both the chemical reactivity of materials of concern with ty
pical decontaminants and their persistence on common building surfaces.\n
\nNote: we are not looking for proposals to develop new Biological or Radi
ological simulants under this requirement. However\, innovative approaches
that have been used to develop Biological or Radiological simulants are o
f real interest if they can be repurposed to address this specific chemica
l challenge.\n\nGDS is interested in approaches to develop simulants for t
he chemical agents listed in the following document.\n\nA bidders’ confere
nce will be held on 14 October in London. Register for the event here.\n\n
The call will close at noon on Wednesday 18th November\, 2015. \nApplicati
on Process and supporting downloads\n\nCompetition brief\nCompetition guid
ance\nFAQs\nSBRI agreement template\n\nThis SBRI competition is run by Inn
ovate UK on behalf of OSCT. All proposals must be submitted via the Innova
te UK portal.\n\n\nOpen Date: 21st September 2015\nClose Date: 18th Novemb
er 2015\nRegistration closes: 11th November 2015\nContracts awarded: TBC\n
e-mail: support@innovateuk.gov.uk
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SUMMARY:Chemical decontamination
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/chemical-decontamination/
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Up to £300k will be spent on Phase 1 proof-of-concept projects\, each with
a value of £0 to 50k.
\n\n
Where contamination poses
a risk to human life and the wider environment\, GDS’s priority is to supp
ort local authorities to decontaminate any surfaces as effectively as poss
ible and ensure any contaminated areas are reinstated and normality regain
ed as soon as possible.
\n\n
The first challen
ge seeks to raise our fundamental understanding of the most effec
tive way of decontaminating building materials that have been contaminated
with chemical agents. Proposals are invited to identify the key parameter
s controlling the behaviour of both chemical agents and decontamination pr
ocesses on building materials\, supporting existing modelling
work.
\n\n
The second challenge<
/strong> is to develop chemical simulants that accurately mimic both the c
hemical reactivity of materials of concern with typical decontaminants and
their persistence on common building surfaces.
\n\n
<
strong>Note: we are not looking for proposals to develop new Biol
ogical or Radiological simulants under this requirement. However\, innovat
ive approaches that have been used to develop Biological or Radiological s
imulants are of real interest if they can be repurposed to address this sp
ecific chemical challenge.
\n\n
GDS is interested in a
pproaches to develop simulants for the chemical agents listed in the following document.
\n
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UID:ai1ec-2060@matrixni.org
DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Department for Culture Media & Sport\; 0300 321 4357\; support@inno
vateuk.gov.uk\; https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for
-culture-media-sport
DESCRIPTION:Within the Department for Culture\, Media & Sport (DCMS)*\, the
Digital Economy Unit has responsibility for policy development and implem
entation for Digital Communications infrastructure\, cyber security and te
lecoms resilience\, telecoms markets and consumer policy\, spectrum releas
e\, digital enterprise and innovation\, and digital skills.\n\n\nProposed
projects can request a total cost of up to £50\,000 (contract value) inclu
ding VAT. Requests for more than £50\,000 (over a 4 month period) must pro
vide substantial evidence to justify the additional expense.\n\n\n*Innovat
e UK is a DCMS delivery partner for this competition. DCMS funding for thi
s competition is subject to the outcome of the Government’s Spending Revie
w.\n\nThe aim of this competition is to find solutions for the well-public
ised problem of nuisance calls\, especially to more vulnerable members of
society who are at highest risk of financial harm and personal distress.
The competition is outcomes based\, rather than technology specific.\n\n\n
This call will launch on Monday 21st September 2015.\n\nA webinar\, avail
able to all bidders who have registered for the competition\, will take pl
ace at 13:30 on Wednesday 30th September. \n\nNuisance Calls webinar recor
ding\n\n\nThe call will close on Wednesday 11 November 2015 at 12 noon.\n
\n —————————————————————————–\n\n\nA nuisance call is an unwanted call
. It can mean different things to different people and can cover any of t
he following\; a live or pre-recorded sales or marketing call\, a silent o
r abandoned call\, or any call that a recipient wants to block because it
has been the source of malicious\, obscene or harassing phone calls.\n\n A
2013 YouGov survey found that:\n\n26.3 million people have been contacted
by marketers selling high cost credit such as payday loans\n31.3 million
people have been contacted by fee-charging debt management companies\n3.2
million people felt afraid to answer the phone as a result of unsolicited
marketing calls\n39.6 million people feel we need more protection from tel
emarketers\n\nTackling nuisance calls is a priority for government and it
has already taken a number of actions to combat the issue. However nuisan
ce calls are still perceived to be a problem\, particularly to people at t
he highest risk of financial harm and personal distress. Over the last y
ear between 10\,000 and 20\,000 concerns were reported to the Information
Commissioner’s Office (ICO) every month.\n\n\nSolutions can use any techno
logy including\, but not limited to\, any of the following areas:\n\nHome-
installed equipment that filters and blocks calls\, based on Calling Lin
e Identification (CLI) or other techniques\nAs above but integrating with
a “community” or central database to block calls from known “problem sourc
es”\nA network level solution that will filter and block calls before they
are offered to the end user\n\nKey challenges that bids will need to addr
ess are:\n\nBlocking/filtering calls as an option where the number is ‘wit
hheld’ or ‘unavailable’\, including where these are international in origi
n.\nHow legitimate callers using networks that present with no CLI are pro
cessed\, for example gathering a list of legitimate callers (sometimes ref
erred to as ‘whitelists’)\nHow the system can block calls that offer malfo
rmed CLI\nWhether the system is capable of detecting spoofed but valid CLI
\nHow calls from mobile and non-geographic numbers are handled – i.e. can
they be configured as blocked/filtered\nHow a network level solution can b
e implemented on existing communication networks\n\n\n\nApplication Proces
s & supporting downloads\nThis competition is run by Innovate UK. All prop
osals must be submitted via the Innovate UK portal.\n\nCompetition brief\n
Competition guidance\nNuisance Calls webinar recording\nFAQs\nInvitation t
o tender\nContract template\n\n\nHow to apply\n\nThe deadline for applicat
ions is 12.00pm (noon) GMT on 11 November 2015. In order to apply you must
register with the SBRI for the competition by 12.00pm (noon) GMT on 4 Nov
ember 2015.\n\nWhen you register you will be sent login details for the FT
P site where you will be able to download the guidance documents\, you wil
l also be sent an application form with an assigned reference number. You
will need this reference number for all subsequent enquiries.\n\nThe appli
cation forms are suitable for ONE application only. If you intend to subm
it more than one application\, or have any other questions about the appli
cation process please request further information from the Business Suppor
t Group using the contact details below.\n\nWebsite: www.innovateuk.org/sb
ri \ne-mail: support@innovateuk.gov.uk\nPhone number: 0300 321 4357
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150921T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151111T120000
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SUMMARY:Nuisance calls
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/nuisance-calls/
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Within the
Department for Culture\, Media & Sport (DCMS)*\
, the Digital Economy Unit has responsibility for policy developm
ent and implementation for Digital Communications infrastructure\, cyber s
ecurity and telecoms resilience\, telecoms markets and consumer policy\, s
pectrum release\, digital enterprise and innovation\, and digital skills.<
/div>\n\n
\n
Proposed projects can request a total cost
of up to £50\,000 (contract value) including VAT. Requests for more than
£50\,000 (over a 4 month period) must provide substantial evidence to just
ify the additional expense.
\n
\n\n
*Innovate
UK is a DCMS delivery partner for this competition. DCMS funding for this
competition is subject to the outcome of the Government’s Spending Review
.
\n\n
The aim of this competition is to find sol
utions for the well-publicised problem of nuisance calls\, especially to m
ore vulnerable members of society who are at highest risk of financial har
m and personal distress. The competition is outcomes based\, rather than
technology specific.
\n\n
\n
This call will launch
on Monday 21st September 2015.
\n\n
A webinar\, available to all bidders who have registered for the competit
ion\, will take place at 13:30 on Wednesday 30th September.
The call will close
on Wednesday 11 November 2015 at 12 noon.
\n
\n
—————————————————————————–
\n
\n\nA nuisance call is an unwanted call. It can mean different things to di
fferent people and can cover any of the following\; a live or pre-recorded
sales or marketing call\, a silent or abandoned call\, or any call that a
recipient wants to block because it has been the source of malicious\, ob
scene or harassing phone calls.
\n\n
A 2013 YouGov su
rvey found that:
\n
\n
26.3 million people have been contacted
by marketers selling high cost credit such as payday loans
\n
31.3
million people have been contacted by fee-charging debt management compani
es
\n
3.2 million people felt afraid to answer the phone as a resul
t of unsolicited marketing calls
\n
39.6 million people feel we nee
d more protection from telemarketers
\n
\n
Tackling nuisance c
alls is a priority for government and it has already taken a number of act
ions to combat the issue. However nuisance calls are still perceived to b
e a problem\, particularly to people at the highest risk of financial harm
and personal distress. Over the last year between 10\,000 and 20\,000 c
oncerns were reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) every
month.
\n\n
\n
Solutions can use any technology i
ncluding\, but not limited to\, any of the following areas:
\n\n<
li>Home- installed equipment that filters and blocks calls\, based on Cal
ling Line Identification (CLI) or other techniques\n
As above but
integrating with a “community” or central database to block calls from kno
wn “problem sources”
\n
A network level solution that will filter a
nd block calls before they are offered to the end user
\n\n
K
ey challenges that bids will need to address are:
\n
\n
Blockin
g/filtering calls as an option where the number is ‘withheld’ or ‘unavaila
ble’\, including where these are international in origin.
\n
How le
gitimate callers using networks that present with no CLI are processed\, f
or example gathering a list of legitimate callers (sometimes referred to a
s ‘whitelists’)
\n
How the system can block calls that offer malfor
med CLI
\n
Whether the system is capable of detecting spoofed but v
alid CLI
\n
How calls from mobile and non-geographic numbers are ha
ndled – i.e. can they be configured as blocked/filtered
\n
How a ne
twork level solution can be implemented on existing communication networks
\n
\n
\n\n
Application Process & suppo
rting downloads
\n
This competition is run by Innovate UK
. All proposals must be submitted via the Innovate UK portal.
The deadl
ine for applications is 12.00pm (noon) GMT on 11 November 2015. In order to apply you must register with the SBRI for the competiti
on by 12.00pm (noon) GMT on 4 November 2015.
\n
\n
When you register you will be sent login details for the FTP
site where you will be able to download the guidance documents\, you will
also be sent an application form with an assigned reference number. You wi
ll need this reference number for all subsequent enquiries.
\n
\n
The application forms are suitable for ONE application only. I
f you intend to submit more than one application\, or have any other quest
ions about the application process please request further information from
the Business Support Group using the contact details below.
\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ai1ec-2053@matrixni.org
DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:SBRI Healthcare\; http://www.sbrihealthcare.co.uk/
DESCRIPTION:SBRI Healthcare\, an NHS England funded initiative to develop i
nnovative products and services that address unmet health needs\, today an
nounced the launch of its latest clinically-led competition which aims to
help develop solutions that improve patients’ lives and support NHS effic
iency. In this latest round\, SBRI Healthcare is offering companies each u
p to £100\,000 Phase 1 feasibility funding to develop products that reduce
the current pressures put on urgent and emergency care services.\nThe num
ber of attendances at A&E has risen significantly in the last decade putti
ng pressure on urgent and emergency care services and increasing waiting t
imes. 21.7 million visited A&E in the last year*\, a greater than 30% ris
e in the last decade. More than 70% of hospital bed days are occupied by A
&E admissions and 80% of A&E admissions who stay for more than two weeks a
re patients aged over 65.\n The new competition invites companies to speci
fically turn their minds to developing products that will help patients\,
clinicians and managers deliver high-quality and efficient urgent and emer
gency care. Bids are welcomed from all sectors and particularly keen to i
nvite companies working in non-health fields to consider whether the techn
ologies they are developing could be applied to the challenges we face for
urgent care.\nBriefing event\nBriefing events for businesses to learn abo
ut the competition will take place on October 13\, Manchester and October
21\, Bristol. For further details please visit the SBRI Healthcare websit
e \nHow to apply\nAll bids should be made using the Application Form. Inst
ructions on how to access this document and other competition material are
available at the SBRI Healthcare website \n\nCompetition Open Date: 28/09
/15\nCompetition Close Date: 12.00 noon 17/11/2015\nWeb site: http://www.s
brihealthcare.co.uk/
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151117T120000
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SUMMARY:Reducing pressure on urgent and emergency care
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/sbri-reducing-pressure-on-urgent-and-emergenc
y-care/
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SBRI Healthcare\, an
NHS England fund
ed initiative to develop innovative products and services that address unm
et health needs\, today announced the launch of its latest clinically-led
competition which aims to help develop solutions that improve patients’ li
ves and support NHS efficiency. In this latest round\, SBRI Healthcare is
offering companies each up to £100\,000 Phase 1 feasibility funding to de
velop products that reduce the current pressures put on urgent and emergen
cy care services.
\n
The number of attendances at A&E has risen s
ignificantly in the last decade putting pressure on urgent and emergency c
are services and increasing waiting times. 21.7 million visited A&E in th
e last year*\, a greater than 30% rise in the last decade. More than 70% o
f hospital bed days are occupied by A&E admissions and 80% of A&E admissio
ns who stay for more than two weeks are patients aged over 65.
\n
The new competition invites companies to specifically turn their minds t
o developing products that will help patients\, clinicians and managers de
liver high-quality and efficient urgent and emergency care. Bids are welc
omed from all sectors and particularly keen to invite companies working in
non-health fields to consider whether the technologies they are developin
g could be applied to the challenges we face for urgent care.
\n
<
strong>Briefing event
\n
Briefing events for businesses t
o learn about the competition will take place on October 13\, Manc
hester and October 21\, Bristol. For further de
tails please visit the
SBRI Healthcare website
\n
How to apply
\n
All bids should be made using the Application Form. Instru
ctions on how to access this document and other competition material are a
vailable at the SBRI He
althcare website
\n
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Department for International Development\; 0300 321 4357\; SBRI@i
nnovateuk.gov.uk\; https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-
for-international-development
DESCRIPTION:The Department for International Development (DFID) leads the U
K’s work to end extreme poverty\, ending the need for aid by creating jobs
\, unlocking the potential of girls and women and helping to save lives wh
en humanitarian emergencies hit.\n\nThe aim of the competition is to devel
op an affordable solar-powered irrigation pump that can be deployed to dev
eloping regions around the world\, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa.\n\nSoi
l moisture\, usually enabled by irrigation\, is one of the key drivers of
agricultural productivity. Studies have found that irrigation can lead to
substantial increases in productivity from 50% (IFPRI\, 2010) to over 100%
(Molden\, 2007). However\, despite the availability of groundwater\, mos
t African smallholder farmers do not have the economic wherewithal to acce
ss the water because pumps and other irrigation equipment are too expensiv
e.\n\nCurrently available manual (e.g.\, treadle) pumps are quite labour i
ntensive\, and often not suited for the needs of women farmers. Motorized
pumps currently on the market are expensive and require diesel\, the cumu
lative costs of which are high (even though incremental costs might be low
). In remote areas\, the paucity of distribution networks for diesel is an
additional constraint.\n\nThe lack of cost effective irrigation solutions
has prevented the demonstrating of the benefits of irrigation at a large
scale. Existing solutions are not appropriate\, reducing demand. However
\, there is a demand for increased agricultural productivity to meet the f
ood needs of a growing population which will feed through to demand for ap
propriate solutions. This has also been identified as a critical technolo
gical advance needed for sustainable development by the Institute for Glob
ally Transformative Technologies.\n\nA successful outcome would be a proto
type that delivers significant improvements in terms of cost\, energy requ
irements and volume of water delivered when compared to existing irrigatio
n solutions.\n\nTarget requirements for the device are:\n\nVolume Producti
on cost of £30.\nLight weight.\nLift: 7m\nVolume: 6m3/day.\nAbility to be
integrated into existing irrigation systems and cope with dirty water.\nEa
sy to deploy and operate safely with no specialist skills.\nOutput proport
ional to sunlight available with some capability in light cloud.\nRobust d
esign able to withstand the extremes of climate throughout Africa.\nEasily
maintainable when deployed\n\nApplicants must provide technical details o
f the device and how it meets all of the above targets in their applicatio
n\, including repair costs. The volume production cost is the sum of cost
s of all resources consumed in the process of making the system including
direct materials cost\, direct labour cost and manufacturing overhead for
high volume production\, together with any proposed licensing costs.\n\nDF
ID is working through SBRI to deliver development outcomes. Therefore\, f
rom the outset\, applicants need to consider their route to market in Afri
ca. If the applicant does not intend to market directly in Africa licenci
ng or partnership could be considered.\n\nThe call will close on Thursday
9th December 2015 at 1200 hrs. All proposals must be submitted via the Inn
ovate UK portal.\n\n\nThere was a webinar at 10:30am on Monday 5th October
. A recording of that webinar is now available.\n\n\nApplication process
& supporting downloads\nThis competition is run by Innovate UK.\n\nCompeti
tion brief\nCompetition guidance\nWebinar recording\nFAQs\nInvitation to t
ender\nAuthority contract\n\n\nOpen Date: 28th September 2015\nClose Date:
9th December 2015\nContracts awarded: February 2016\nAward: Up to £800\,0
00\n\ne-mail: support@innovateuk.gov.uk\nCall: 0300 321 4357\n\nFor specif
ic questions about the subject of this call\, please contact the Innovate
UK technical team at: SBRI@innovateuk.gov.uk
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SUMMARY:Solar powered irrigation pump
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/solar-powered-irrigation-pump/
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The Department for International Development (DFID) leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty\, ending the need for
aid by creating jobs\, unlocking the potential of girls and women and help
ing to save lives when humanitarian emergencies hit.
\n\n<
div>The aim of the competition is to develop an affordable solar-powered i
rrigation pump that can be deployed to developing regions around the world
\, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa.
\n\n
Soil moisture
\, usually enabled by irrigation\, is one of the key drivers of agricultur
al productivity. Studies have found that irrigation can lead to substantia
l increases in productivity from 50% (IFPRI\, 2010) to over 100% (Molden\,
2007). However\, despite the availability of groundwater\, most African
smallholder farmers do not have the economic wherewithal to access the wat
er because pumps and other irrigation equipment are too expensive.
\n
\n
Currently available manual (e.g.\, treadle) pumps are qu
ite labour intensive\, and often not suited for the needs of women farmers
. Motorized pumps currently on the market are expensive and require diese
l\, the cumulative costs of which are high (even though incremental costs
might be low). In remote areas\, the paucity of distribution networks for
diesel is an additional constraint.
\n\n
The lack of c
ost effective irrigation solutions has prevented the demonstrating of the
benefits of irrigation at a large scale. Existing solutions are not appro
priate\, reducing demand. However\, there is a demand for increased agric
ultural productivity to meet the food needs of a growing population which
will feed through to demand for appropriate solutions. This has also been
identified as a critical technological advance needed for sustainable dev
elopment by the Institute for Globally Transformative Technologies.
\n\n
A successful outcome would be a prototype that deliver
s significant improvements in terms of cost\, energy requirements and volu
me of water delivered when compared to existing irrigation solutions.
\n\n
Target requirements for the device are:
\n\n
Volume Production cost of £30.
\n
Light weight.
\n
Lift:
7m
\n
Volume: 6m3/day.
\n
Ability to be integrated into exi
sting irrigation systems and cope with dirty water.
\n
Easy to depl
oy and operate safely with no specialist skills.
\n
Output proporti
onal to sunlight available with some capability in light cloud.
\n
Robust design able to withstand the extremes of climate throughout Africa.
\n
Easily maintainable when deployed
\n\n
Applicants
must provide technical details of the device and how it meets all of the a
bove targets in their application\, including repair costs. The volume pr
oduction cost is the sum of costs of all resources consumed in the process
of making the system including direct materials cost\, direct labour cost
and manufacturing overhead for high volume production\, together with any
proposed licensing costs.
\n\n
DFID is working throug
h SBRI to deliver development outcomes. Therefore\, from the outset\, app
licants need to consider their route to market in Africa. If the applican
t does not intend to market directly in Africa licencing or partnership co
uld be considered.
\n\n
The call will close on Thursday 9th December 2015 at 1200 hrs. All proposals must be su
bmitted via the Innovate UK portal.
\n\n
\n
There
was a webinar at 10:30am on Monday 5th October. A recording of that webinar is now avai
lable.
For s
pecific questions about the subject of this call\, please contact the Inno
vate UK technical team at: SBRI@innovateuk.gov.uk
\n\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Event
CONTACT:Peter Edgar\; 028 9073 7809\; peter.edgar@nispconnect.org\; http://
www.invent2015.co/
DESCRIPTION:The INVENT Awards is established as the premier\, must-attend e
vent in the business calendar in Northern Ireland. On 8 October\, 2015 ove
r 600 investors\, entrepreneurs\, executives\, top research scientists\, p
rofessional services leaders and elected officials will gather at Titanic
Belfast to hear the announcement of the winners of a six month-long proces
s to discover the new product inventions from Northern Ireland with the mo
st commercial potential.\nDress Code:\nSmart Business Attire\nTickets: htt
ps://getinvited.to/nispconnect/invent-awards-2015/.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151008T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151008T223000
GEO:+54.608113;-5.909708
LOCATION:Titanic Belfast @ 1 Olympic Way\, Belfast\, BT3 9EP
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:InventNI Awards
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/inventni-awards/
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The INVENT Aw
ards is established as the premier\, must-attend event in the business cal
endar in Northern Ireland. On 8 October\, 2015 over 600 investors\, entrep
reneurs\, executives\, top research scientists\, professional services lea
ders and elected officials will gather at Titanic Belfast to hear the anno
uncement of the winners of a six month-long process to discover the new pr
oduct inventions from Northern Ireland with the most commercial potential.
X-COST:Various packages available
X-TICKETS-URL:https://getinvited.to/nispconnect/invent-awards-2015/
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Scottish Government and Scottish Diabetes Group\; 0300 321 4357\; s
bri_diabetes@gov.scot\; https://interact.innovateuk.org/competition-displa
y-page/-/asset_publisher/RqEt2AKmEBhi/content/personalised-diabetes-educat
ion-and-care-a-systemic-approach
DESCRIPTION:A new Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition is
being launched by the Scottish Government and Scottish Diabetes Group\, in
association withScottish Enterprise\, Innovate UK and NHS Scotland\, to f
ind innovative new solutions focused on diabetes education and mobile heal
th.\n\nThe competition will have two phases. Phase 1 is intended to show
the technical feasibility of the proposed concept. The development contrac
ts placed will be for a maximum of 6 months and up to £30\,000 (inc. VAT)
per project. A total of up to £150k (inc VAT) is allocated to phase 1.
Phase 2 contracts are intended to develop and evaluate prototypes or demon
strators from the more promising technologies in Phase 1\, and it is antic
ipated that funding will be up to £150\,000 (inc VAT) per project. A tota
l of up to £300k (inc VAT) is allocated to Phase 2 . At this stage contra
cts will be let for Phase 1 only. Phase 2 is dependent upon successful co
mpletion of Phase 1 and may be awarded to selected Phase 1 contractors.\n
\nApplicants should state their goals and outline plan for Phase 2\, as an
explicit part of the path to full commercial implementation\, in their Ph
ase 1 proposal.\n\nOpen day\nIt is intended to hold one Open Days for pote
ntial applicants in November in Scotland. Interested organisations shoul
d register interest by mailing sbri_diabetes@gov.scot by 10 November 2015.
\nHow to apply\nThe deadline for applications is 12.00pm (noon) GMT on 6
January 2016. In order to apply you must register with the SBRI for the co
mpetition by 12.00pm (noon) GMT on 30 December 2015.\n\nWhen you register
you will be sent login details for the FTP site where you will be able to
download the guidance documents\, you will also be sent an application for
m with an assigned reference number. You will need this reference number
for all subsequent enquiries.\n\nQuestions related to the Challenges thems
elves should be addressed to sbri_diabetes@gov.scot \n\nThe application f
orms are suitable for ONE application only. If you intend to make multipl
e (differentiated) proposals\, you will need to register for each proposal
you intend to make or have any other questions about the application proc
ess please request further information from the Business Support Group usi
ng the contact details below.\nSupporting documents & links\n\nCompetition
brief
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151230T120000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Personalised diabetes education and care – a systemic approach
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/sbri-personalised-diabetes-education-and-care
-a-systemic-approach/
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The competition will have two phases. Phase 1 is intended to show the tec
hnical feasibility of the proposed concept. The development contracts plac
ed will be for a maximum of 6 months and up to £30\,000 (inc. VAT) per pr
oject. A total of up to £150k (inc VAT) is allocated to phase 1. Phase 2
contracts are intended to develop and evaluate prototypes or demonstrator
s from the more promising technologies in Phase 1\, and it is anticipated
that funding will be up to £150\,000 (inc VAT) per project. A total of up
to £300k (inc VAT) is allocated to Phase 2 . At this stage contracts wil
l be let for Phase 1 only. Phase 2 is dependent upon successful completio
n of Phase 1 and may be awarded to selected Phase 1 contractors.
\n
\n
Applicants should state their goals and outline plan for P
hase 2\, as an explicit part of the path to full commercial implementation
\, in their Phase 1 proposal.
\n
\n
Open day<
/h2>\n
It is intended to hold one Open Days for potential applicants i
n November in Scotland. Interested organisations should register interes
t by mailing sbri_diabete
s@gov.scot by 10 November 2015.
\n
How to apply
\n
The deadline for applications is
12.00pm (noon) GMT on 6 January 2016. In order to apply y
ou must register with the SBRI for the competition by 12.00pm (noon) GMT o
n 30 December 2015.
\n\n
When you reg
ister you will be sent login details for the FTP site where you will be ab
le to download the guidance documents\, you will also be sent an applicati
on form with an assigned reference number. You will need this reference n
umber for all subsequent enquiries.
\n\n
Questions rel
ated to the Challenges themselves should be addressed to sbri_diabetes@gov.scot
\n\n
The application forms are suitable for ONE application
only. If you intend to make multiple (differentiated) proposals\, you wi
ll need to register for each proposal you intend to make or have any other
questions about the application process please request further informatio
n from the Business Support Group using the contact details below.
\n<
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Event
CONTACT:Lorna McAlpine\; lorna.mcalpine@stembusinessgroupni.com\; http://st
emni.org/
DESCRIPTION:The STEM Business Group and the Equality Commission are running
a conference on 12 November at the Stormont Hotel. The topic is Gender Di
versity- promoting good practice in STEM industries. We have secured some
great speakers and break out session leaders for this half-day conference:
\nRegina Moran CEO Fujitsu UK and Ireland\nRegina Moran\, Chartered Engine
er and recently appointed Chief Executive Officer of Fujitsu Ltd\, UK and
Ireland. Prior to being named CEO of UK & Ireland\, Regina was CEO of Fuji
tsu Ireland and led the country successfully for six years. A Chartered El
ectronics Engineer by specialism\, she has been a key member of the Fujits
u management team since 2004. Regina was also appointed President of Engin
eers Ireland in 2014.\nSharron Pamplin\, Atkins\, UK and Europe HR Directo
r\nSharron Pamplin who is the UK and Europe Human Resources Directors from
Atkins. Earlier this year\, Atkins\, one of the world’s most respected de
sign\, engineering and project management consultancies\, was named in The
Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2015\, a list of organisations leading o
n workplace gender equality. Breakout sessions will include: Unconscious B
ias\, Mentoring led by Caroline Murdoch\, Schrader\, Networking led by Kar
en Lawther\, Ulster Bank and Equality Plans led by Donna Heaney\, ECNI.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151112T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151112T130000
GEO:+54.594937;-5.833066
LOCATION:Stormont Hotel @ Upper Newtownards Road\, Belfast BT4\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Gender Diversity- promoting good practice in STEM
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/gender-diversity-promoting-good-practice-in-s
tem/
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The STEM Busi
ness Group and the Equality Commission are running a conference on 12 Nove
mber at the Stormont Hotel. The topic is Gender Diversity- promoting good
practice in STEM industries. We have secured some great speakers and break
out session leaders for this half-day conference:
\n
Regina Moran C
EO Fujitsu UK and Ireland
\n
Regina Moran\, Chartered Engineer and r
ecently appointed Chief Executive Officer of Fujitsu Ltd\, UK and Ireland.
Prior to being named CEO of UK & Ireland\, Regina was CEO of Fujitsu Irel
and and led the country successfully for six years. A Chartered Electronic
s Engineer by specialism\, she has been a key member of the Fujitsu manage
ment team since 2004. Regina was also appointed President of Engineers Ire
land in 2014.
\n
Sharron Pamplin\, Atkins\, UK and Europe HR Directo
r
\n
Sharron Pamplin who is the UK and Europe Human Resources Direct
ors from Atkins. Earlier this year\, Atkins\, one of the world’s most resp
ected design\, engineering and project management consultancies\, was name
d in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2015\, a list of organisations l
eading on workplace gender equality. Breakout sessions will include: Uncon
scious Bias\, Mentoring led by Caroline Murdoch\, Schrader\, Networking le
d by Karen Lawther\, Ulster Bank and Equality Plans led by Donna Heaney\,
ECNI.
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Event
CONTACT:Invest NI\; anne@event-ful.co.uk\; http://www.eventfulreg.com/index
.php/investni/how-to-access-rd-funds
DESCRIPTION:There has never been a better time to develop new products or s
ervices. There are significant funds available from many sources for the r
ight project.\nAt this event you will hear from Andrea Conte from the Euro
pean Commission on the significant funding channels available and how appl
ying for them\, is not as difficult as many think!\nYou will hear about lo
cal support from Northern Ireland and the variety of funding available\, s
uitable for businesses of all sizes.\nSo if you are ambitious for your com
pany and want to take the first step to producing a new innovative product
or service you should attend.\nR&D is not complicated – it is just the pr
ocess of developing new or better products and services.\nRegister here to
secure your place at this event.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160315T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160315T130000
GEO:+54.710507;-6.096883
LOCATION:Hilton Hotel\, Templepatrick @ Paradise Walk\, Templepatrick\, Bal
lyclare\, Antrim BT39 0DD\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Find out how to access Research and Development Funds
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/find-access-research-development-funds/
X-COST-TYPE:free
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There has nev
er been a better time to develop new products or services
. There are significant funds available from many sources
for the right project.
\n
At this event you will hear from A
ndrea Conte from the European Commission on the significa
nt funding channels available and how applying for them\, is not
as difficult as many think!
\n
You will hear about local supp
ort from Northern Ireland and the variety of funding available\,
suitable for businesses of all sizes.
\n
So if you are ambiti
ous for your company and want to take the first step to producing
a new innovative product or service you should attend.
\n
R&
D is not complicated – it is just the process of developing new or better
products and services.
\n
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UID:ai1ec-2816@matrixni.org
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Innovate UK\; 0300 321 4357\; support@innovateuk.gov.uk\; https://w
ww.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-competition-connected-digital-ad
ditive-manufacturing
DESCRIPTION:Innovate UK is investing up to £4.5 million in collaborative in
dustrial research projects that stimulate innovation in additive manufactu
ring\, also known as 3D printing.\nThe aim of this competition is to help
companies overcome barriers to business growth in additive manufacturing.
It will also encourage them to explore and develop their wider digital man
ufacturing capability. This will help them secure a more productive and co
mpetitive business proposition in the future.\nProjects must range in size
from total costs of £500\,000 to £1.5 million.\nA business must lead this
project. You must collaborate with at least one other business. You can i
nvite research organisations to work with you on this project.\nYou must r
egister before noon on 20 July 2016.\nYou must apply before noon on 27 Jul
y 2016.\n\nThis competition opens on the 23 May 2016.\n\n\nTo apply you mu
st register before noon on 20 July 2016.\n\nPlease note: This competition
is the pilot for the beta version of our new innovation funding system. Th
e online application form you will use is different to previous forms you
may have used.\n\nThe London webinar took questions from potential applica
nts that you might find helpful. The recording and presentation slidesincl
ude more detail on the scope of the competition.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160523T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160727T120000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Connected digital additive manufacturing
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/connected-digital-additive-manufacturing/
X-COST-TYPE:free
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Innovate UK i
s investing up to £4.5 million in collaborative industrial research projec
ts that stimulate innovation in additive manufacturing\, also known as 3D
printing.
\n
The aim of this competition is to help companies overcom
e barriers to business growth in additive manufacturing. It will also enco
urage them to explore and develop their wider digital manufacturing capabi
lity. This will help them secure a more productive and competitive busines
s proposition in the future.
\n
Projects must range in size from tota
l costs of £500\,000 to £1.5 million.
\n
A business must lead this pr
oject. You must collaborate with at least one other business. You can invi
te research organisations to work with you on this project.
Please note: This competition is the p
ilot for the beta version of our new innovation funding system. The online
application form you will use is different to previous forms you may have
used.
\n
\n
The London webinar took question
s from potential applicants that you might find helpful. The recording and
presentation
slidesinclude more detail on the scope of the competition.
\n
\n
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UID:ai1ec-2814@matrixni.org
DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Innovate UK\; 0300 321 4357\; support@innovateuk.gov.uk\; https://w
ww.gov.uk/government/publications/innovate-uk-open-funding-competition
DESCRIPTION:Innovate UK is to invest up to £15 million in innovative R&D pr
ojects. These projects are designed to help businesses develop new product
s\, processes and services with commercial potential. The aim is to enhanc
e UK competitiveness\, growth and improve national productivity.\nThe comp
etition is open to the best business-led ideas or concepts. These can be d
rawn from any technology\, engineering or industrial area\, including Inno
vate UK’s 4 priority sectors for growth.\nWe want to fast-track ideas to c
ommercial success. Projects should demonstrate disruptive\, cutting-edge i
nnovations and businesses should demonstrate ambition and potential for gr
owth.\nThe competition will be open to both small and medium-sized enterpr
ises and large companies. They can work individually or collaboratively.\n
Projects may focus on:\n\nfeasibility studies which may include a proof of
market\nindustrial research\nexperimental development\n\nWe expect projec
ts to last 6 to 36 months. They can range in size from total eligible proj
ect costs of £25\,000 up to £1 million\, depending on the type of project.
\nThere are two options to apply into this competition. These are dependen
t on the size and length of your project. These options are called streams
. Stream 1 is for projects under 12 months and under £100\,000. Stream 2 i
s for projects over 12 months or over £100\,000.\nThe competition opens on
6 June 2016:\n\nto apply you must register before noon on 31 August 2016
\nthe deadline for applications is at noon on 7 September 2016\nwatch this
recording from the competition briefing on 14 June 2016\nregister for 1 J
uly 2016 competition briefing webinar\nregister for 5 July 2016 competitio
n briefing webinar\n\n\nRegister and apply
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160527T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160907T120000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Open funding competition
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/open-funding-competition/
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Innovate UK i
s to invest up to £15 million in innovative R&D projects. These projects a
re designed to help businesses develop new products\, processes and servic
es with commercial potential. The aim is to enhance UK competitiveness\, g
rowth and improve national productivity.
\n
The competition is open t
o the best business-led ideas or concepts. These can be drawn from any tec
hnology\, engineering or industrial area\, including Innovate UK’s 4 prior
ity sectors for growth.
\n
We want to fast-track ideas to commercial
success. Projects should demonstrate disruptive\, cutting-edge innovations
and businesses should demonstrate ambition and potential for growth.
\n
The competition will be open to both small and medium-sized enterpris
es and large companies. They can work individually or collaboratively.
\n
Projects may focus on:
\n
\n
feasibility studies which may i
nclude a proof of market
\n
industrial research
\n
experimen
tal development
\n
\n
We expect projects to last 6 to 36 months.
They can range in size from total eligible project costs of £25\,000 up t
o £1 million\, depending on the type of project.
\n
There are two opt
ions to apply into this competition. These are dependent on the size and l
ength of your project. These options are called streams. Stream 1 is for p
rojects under 12 months and under £100\,000. Stream 2 is for projects over
12 months or over £100\,000.
\n
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UID:ai1ec-2815@matrixni.org
DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Innovate UK\; 0300 321 4357\; support@innovateuk.gov.uk\; https://w
ww.gov.uk/government/publications/infocus-funding-award-women-in-innovatio
n
DESCRIPTION:Innovate UK is launching a new initiative\, infocus\, to spearh
ead our work to encourage diversity in innovation and to boost the UK econ
omy.\nWomen in Innovation is the first action under the infocus initiative
. Innovate UK will invest £200\,000 to get more women innovating in busine
ss. We want to enable and encourage more women to participate in Innovate
UK competitions and take advantage of our support.\nWe are running this pr
ocess to identify 12 women who will benefit from a unique tailor-made pack
age of support. In addition\, 4 of these women will also receive £50\,000
to further their plans and make a stellar impact in the world of innovatio
n.\nThe competition is open to any woman in the UK with experience in busi
ness innovation.\n\nThe awards will open for applications on 1 June 2016.
\n\n\nYou must register before noon 24 August 2016.\n\n\nYou must apply be
fore noon 31 August 2016.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160601T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160831T140000
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SUMMARY:Women in innovation
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Innovate UK i
s launching a new initiative\, infocus\, to spearhead our work to encourag
e diversity in innovation and to boost the UK economy.
\n
Women in In
novation is the first action under the infocus initiative. Innovate UK wil
l invest £200\,000 to get more women innovating in business. We want to en
able and encourage more women to participate in Innovate UK competitions a
nd take advantage of our support.
\n
We are running this process to i
dentify 12 women who will benefit from a unique tailor-made package of sup
port. In addition\, 4 of these women will also receive £50\,000 to further
their plans and make a stellar impact in the world of innovation.
\n
The competition is open to any woman in the UK with experience in busines
s innovation.
\n
\n
The awards will open f
or applications on 1 June 2016.
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Event
CONTACT:Open Data NI
DESCRIPTION:Have you an idea of how to use open data to develop a teaching
resource or tool?\nEnter the OpenDataNI Challenge to be in with the chance
of winning £20\,000 to develop your idea\nApplicants are asked to harness
the power of public sector open data on OpenDataNI in the development of
new teaching resources which can be used by schools. The resource can be d
eveloped for either primary or secondary level education.\nThe proposal is
left deliberately wide so that solutions could be pitched using open data
to provide rich resources across a range of subjects within the NI curric
ulum such as environmental\, social and geographical topics as well as mat
hs\, computer programming etc.\nCompetition\nThe competition will be run i
n two phases.\nPhase 1 – applicants are asked to submit a paper based prop
osal for their teaching resource/tool. From these applications\, 6 will be
awarded £2\,500 and given 6 weeks to develop their idea to a prototype\nP
hase 2 – 2 of the 6 prototypes will be selected to receive £20\,000 each a
nd given 15 weeks to develop a fully working teaching resource\nInformatio
n evening\nThis info evening will give potential applicants the opportunit
y to hear from and engage with teaching professionals from various subject
areas in order to generate ideas.\nRegistration for the Info evening is e
ssential – please register here\n(PLEASE NOTE: the registration form manda
tes a telephone number but this is not required for the evening\, populati
ng this field with a number will be sufficent to submit your registration.
In the Your Message box please tell us of any dietary requirements you ma
y have – if none please enter none)\nTickets: https://selfservice.nidirect
.gov.uk/TransactionalServices/Open_Data_Team/Tell_Us/open_data_competition
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160621T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160621T200000
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LOCATION:Conor Lecture Theatre @ 51 York St\, Belfast\, Belfast BT15\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
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Have you an i
dea of how to use open data to develop a teaching resource or tool?
\n<
p>Enter the OpenDataNI Challenge to be in with the chance of winning £20\,
000 to develop your idea\n
Applicants are asked to harness the power
of public sector open data on Op
enDataNI in the development of new teaching resources which can be use
d by schools. The resource can be developed for either primary or secondar
y level education.
\n
The proposal is left deliberately wide so that
solutions could be pitched using open data to provide rich resources acros
s a range of subjects within the NI curriculum such as environmental\, soc
ial and geographical topics as well as maths\, computer programming etc.\n
Competition
\n
The competition will be run in
two phases.
\n
Phase 1 – applicants are asked to su
bmit a paper based proposal for their teaching resource/tool. From these a
pplications\, 6 will be awarded £2\,500 and given 6 weeks to develop their
idea to a prototype
\n
Phase 2 – 2 of the 6 prototy
pes will be selected to receive £20\,000 each and given 15 weeks to develo
p a fully working teaching resource
\n
Information evening
\n
This info evening will give potential applicants the opportunity to hear f
rom and engage with teaching professionals from various subject areas in o
rder to generate ideas.
\n
Registration for the Info evening is essen
tial – please register h
ere
\n
(PLEASE NOTE: the registration form mandates a telepho
ne number but this is not required for the evening\, populating this field
with a number will be sufficent to submit your registration. In the Your
Message box please tell us of any dietary requirements you may have – if n
one please enter none)
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UID:ai1ec-2813@matrixni.org
DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Innovate UK\; 0300 321 4357\; support@innovateuk.gov.uk\; https://w
ww.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-competition-apc6-innovation-in-l
ow-carbon-propulsion
DESCRIPTION:Provisionally up to £25m in collaborative research and developm
ent funding is available in the latest round of Advanced Propulsion Centre
(APC) competition funding\, delivered in partnership with the Department
for Business\, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Innovate UK.\nThe aim of th
e competition is to develop on-vehicle technologies. These can be for eith
er on-road or off-road vehicles.\nWe are seeking proposals for collaborati
ve research and development projects. They should be in one or more of the
following technology areas:\n\ninternal combustion engines\nlightweight v
ehicle and powertrain structures\nelectric machines and power electronics
\nenergy storage and energy management\nalternative propulsion systems\n\n
We are particularly encouraging projects that will develop disruptive tech
nologies. They should also show how they will speed up the route to market
for these new technologies.\nYou must show how the project will strengthe
n UK capability and develop the UK’s supply chain in the field of low carb
on vehicles.\nWe expect projects to range in size from total costs of £5 m
illion and £40 million. Projects should last between 1 year 6 months and 3
years 6 months. We may consider a project out of this range. You should c
ontact the APC to discuss this before you apply.\nAll projects must be col
laborative. You must include at least one vehicle manufacturer and/or a ti
er 1 supplier as part of your consortium. You must also include at least o
ne SME partner.\n\nThe competition opens on Monday 27 June 2016.\n\n\nYou
must register before noon on Wednesday 14 September 2016..\n\n\nYou must a
pply before noon on Wednesday 21 September 2016.\n\n\nRegister and apply o
nline
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160627T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160921T120000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:APC6 – accelerating the drive to low carbon propulsion
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/apc6-accelerating-drive-low-carbon-propulsion
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The aim of the competitio
n is to develop on-vehicle technologies. These can be for either on-road o
r off-road vehicles.
\n
We are seeking proposals for collaborative re
search and development projects. They should be in one or more of the foll
owing technology areas:
\n
\n
internal combustion engines
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li>lightweight vehicle and powertrain structures\n
electric machin
es and power electronics
\n
energy storage and energy management\n
alternative propulsion systems
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We are particularly
encouraging projects that will develop disruptive technologies. They shou
ld also show how they will speed up the route to market for these new tech
nologies.
\n
You must show how the project will strengthen UK capabil
ity and develop the UK’s supply chain in the field of low carbon vehicles.
\n
We expect projects to range in size from total costs of £5 millio
n and £40 million. Projects should last between 1 year 6 months and 3 year
s 6 months. We may consider a project out of this range. You should contact the APC to
discuss this before you apply.
\n
All projects must be collaborative.
You must include at least one vehicle manufacturer and/or a tier 1 suppli
er as part of your consortium. You must also include at least one SME partner.
\n
\n
The competition opens on Monday 27 June 2016.
\n
\n
\n
You must register before noon on Wednes
day 14 September 2016..
\n
\n
\n
You
must apply before noon on Wednesday 21 September 2016.
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UID:ai1ec-2812@matrixni.org
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Innovate UK\; 0300 321 4357\; support@innovateuk.gov.uk\; https://
www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-competition-automatic-threat-de
tection-of-firearms
DESCRIPTION:The aim of this competition is to further improve the detection
capability of illegal firearms\, component parts and ammunition.\nThe Hom
e Office’s Office for Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT) is investing u
p to £2 million in automatic threat detection (ATD) of firearms innovation
projects over 2 years as part of a 2-phase open call. This is a Small Bus
iness Research Initiative (SBRI) competition run in partnership with Innov
ate UK.\nProposals should show how they will enhance existing x-ray screen
ing techniques through the development of automatic threat detection (ATD)
algorithms.\n\nThe competition opens on Monday 27 June 2016.\n\n\nYou mus
t register before noon on Wednesday 24 August\, 2016.\n\n\nYou must apply
before noon on Wednesday 31 August.\nRegister and apply online\nAttend the
briefing event for potential applicants in London on 7 July 2016.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160627T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160831T170000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Automatic threat detection of firearms
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The aim of th
is competition is to further improve the detection capability of illegal f
irearms\, component parts and ammunition.
Proposals should show how they will enhance existing
x-ray screening techniques through the development of automatic threat det
ection (ATD) algorithms.
\n
\n
The competi
tion opens on Monday 27 June 2016.
\n
\n
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You must register before noon on Wednesday 24 August\, 2016.
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You must apply before noon on Wedn
esday 31 August.
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Innovate UK\; 0300 321 4357\; support@innovateuk.gov.uk\; https://w
ww.gov.uk/government/publications/sbri-funding-competition-mobuoy-road-was
te-remediation
DESCRIPTION:Organisations can apply for funding of up to £60\,000 to develo
p innovative new remediation methods for use at illegal waste sites.\nThis
aim of this competition is to stimulate the development of innovative rem
ediation treatments for illegal waste sites. It is also to find ways of re
ducing the negative impact of these sites on the environment.\nThis compet
ition is part of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) remediatio
n strategy for the Mobuoy Road illegal waste site. They are looking to fun
d proposals for innovative waste remediation technologies and processes. T
hese should be relevant for the Mobuoy site as well as other illegal sites
in Northern Ireland and other regions.\nThis is a Small Business Research
Initiative (SBRI) competition run in partnership with Innovate UK. The De
partment of Agriculture\, Environment & Rural Affairs (DAERA)\, through th
e NIEA\, is funding this competition as part of the Northern Ireland Execu
tive’s pilot SBRI Challenge Fund.\nThis competition has 2 stages. £350\,00
0 has been allocated to fund up to 6 projects in phase 1 of the competitio
n. This phase is for showing the technical feasibility of proposed concept
s. Development contracts are expected to last for up to 6 months.\nYou mus
t register before 17 August 2016.\nYou must apply before 24 August 2016.\n
Register and apply\n
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160627T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160824T170000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Mobuoy Road waste remediation
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/mobuoy-road-waste-remediation/
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Organisations
can apply for funding of up to £60\,000 to develop innovative new remedia
tion methods for use at illegal waste sites.
\n
This aim of this comp
etition is to stimulate the development of innovative remediation treatmen
ts for illegal waste sites. It is also to find ways of reducing the negati
ve impact of these sites on the environment.
\n
This competition is p
art of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) remediation strategy
for the Mobuoy Road illegal waste site. They are looking to fund proposal
s for innovative waste remediation technologies and processes. These shoul
d be relevant for the Mobuoy site as well as other illegal sites in Northe
rn Ireland and other regions.
This competition has 2 stages. £35
0\,000 has been allocated to fund up to 6 projects in phase 1 of the compe
tition. This phase is for showing the technical feasibility of proposed co
ncepts. Development contracts are expected to last for up to 6 months.
\n
You must register before 17 August 2016. \nYou must apply before
24 August 2016.
\n
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UID:ai1ec-2817@matrixni.org
DTSTAMP:20170625T084739Z
CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Innovate UK\; 0300 321 4357\; support@innovateuk.gov.uk\; https://w
ww.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-competition-manufacturing-and-ma
terials
DESCRIPTION:Innovate UK is to invest up to £15 million in innovation projec
ts in manufacturing and/or materials. These projects will focus on identif
ied technical or commercial challenges. We will fund projects that aim to
lead to increased UK SME productivity\, competitiveness and growth.\nProje
cts need to be led by a business and must involve at least one SME. They c
an be carried out by an SME working alone or in collaboration with other o
rganisations. Projects with costs of £100\,000 or more must involve workin
g with other partners\nWe are looking for projects which focus on any of t
he technical feasibility\, industrial research or experimental development
research categories.\nProjects should last between 6 months and 3 years.
They should range from total costs of £50\,000 to £2 million.\n\nThe compe
tition opens on 9 May 2016.\n\n\nTo apply you must register before noon on
6 July 2016.\n\n\nYou must submit your application before noon on 13 July
2016.\n\n\nView webinar of Manufacturing & Materials Competition Briefing
\n\n\nRegister and apply
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160701T133200
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160701T143200
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Manufacturing and materials
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/manufacturing-and-materials/
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Innovate UK i
s to invest up to £15 million in innovation projects in manufacturing and/
or materials. These projects will focus on identified technical or commerc
ial challenges. We will fund projects that aim to lead to increased UK SME
productivity\, competitiveness and growth.
\n
Projects need to be le
d by a business and must involve at least one SME. They can be carried out
by an SME working alone or in collaboration with other organisations. Pro
jects with costs of £100\,000 or more must involve working with other part
ners
\n
We are looking for projects which focus on any of the technic
al feasibility\, industrial research or experimental development research
categories.
\n
Projects should last between 6 months and 3 years. The
y should range from total costs of £50\,000 to £2 million.
\n
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Belfast City Council\; http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/business/Smart
cities/smart-cities.aspx
DESCRIPTION:Smart Cities\nWe are leading an initiative to become a Smart Ci
ty looking at new and innovative ways to tackle traditional urban challeng
es and support the city’s aims and ambitions. To achieve this\, we are wor
king with local businesses\, universities\, community organisations and go
vernment agencies to find ways to make Belfast better through the use of i
nformation technologies and data analytics.\nOther cities across the UK in
cluding Glasgow\, Bristol\, Liverpool and Milton Keynes have started to ad
opt similar approaches and are successfully using modern technologies to t
hink differently about tackling city problems and addressing social\, envi
ronmental and economic outcomes. These cities are receiving funding from a
range of sources and co-investment opportunities including SME expertise
to drive their own city growth and innovation agendas.\nWe want a smart Be
lfast where we can harness the city’s state-of-the-art digital infrastruct
ure\, public open data\, the world-class products of our data analytics an
d software SMEs\, and the leading edge research of local researchers to cr
eate excellent services for our citizens.\nWe aim to support our local com
panies to turn ideas into commercially successful products and are trialli
ng new methods of developing and fostering innovation.\nThis short video e
xplains our approach.\nWe’re working with the Future Cities Catapult and c
ity partners to develop a long-term road map towards a smart Belfast. The
road map will set out our priorities and commence the development of a pip
eline of projects that we will want to collaborate on with specific delive
rables within defined timescales.\nSmall Business Research Initiative Comp
etition: Maximising business rates revenue in Belfast\nWe are launching a
Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition in partnership with
the Northern Ireland Land and Property Services and Future Cities Catapult
.\nThe aim of the competition is to encourage the development of timely\,
accurate\, cost effective and equitable solutions that can be implemented
to maximise business rate revenue for the city.\nDuring the competition a
total budget of £130\,000 will be available. In phase one\, up to six comp
anies will receive a maximum of £5\,000 each to develop their ideas to con
cept stage. The best two or three of these will receive an equal share of
the remaining £100\,000 up to a maximum of £50\,000 each to turn their ide
as into commercially viable products to be sold.\n\nTo find out more about
the competition\, download the competition brief (PDF – 387KB)\nTo regist
er your interest and enter the competition\, visit our tenders page to com
plete an application.\nDeadline for submissions: 12 noon\, Friday 26 Augus
t 2016.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160704T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160829T120000
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SUMMARY:Belfast Smart Cities
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Smart Cities
\n
We are leading an initiative to become a Smart City looking at n
ew and innovative ways to tackle traditional urban challenges and support
the city’s aims and ambitions. To achieve this\, we are working with local
businesses\, universities\, community organisations and government agenci
es to find ways to make Belfast better through the use of information tech
nologies and data analytics.
\n
Other cities across the UK including
Glasgow\, Bristol\, Liverpool and Milton Keynes have started to adopt simi
lar approaches and are successfully using modern technologies to think dif
ferently about tackling city problems and addressing social\, environmenta
l and economic outcomes. These cities are receiving funding from a range o
f sources and co-investment opportunities including SME expertise to drive
their own city growth and innovation agendas.
\n
We want a smart Bel
fast where we can harness the city’s state-of-the-art digital infrastructu
re\, public open data\, the world-class products of our data analytics and
software SMEs\, and the leading edge research of local researchers to cre
ate excellent services for our citizens.
\n
We aim to support our loc
al companies to turn ideas into commercially successful products and are t
rialling new methods of developing and fostering innovation.
We’re working with the Future Cities Catapu
lt and city partners to develop a long-term road map towards a smart B
elfast. The road map will set out our priorities and commence the developm
ent of a pipeline of projects that we will want to collaborate on with spe
cific deliverables within defined timescales.
\n
Small Business Rese
arch Initiative Competition: Maximising business rates revenue in Belfast<
/h3>\n
We are launching a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) comp
etition in partnership with the Northern Ireland Land and Property Service
s and Future Cities Catapult.
\n
The aim of the competition is to enc
ourage the development of timely\, accurate\, cost effective and equitable
solutions that can be implemented to maximise business rate revenue for t
he city.
\n
During the competition a total budget of £130\,000 will b
e available. In phase one\, up to six companies will receive a maximum of
£5\,000 each to develop their ideas to concept stage. The best two or thre
e of these will receive an equal share of the remaining £100\,000 up to a
maximum of £50\,000 each to turn their ideas into commercially viable prod
ucts to be sold.
\n
\n
To find out more about the competition\, d
ownload the competition brief (PDF – 387KB)
\n
T
o register your interest and enter the competition\, visit our tenders pa
ge to complete an application. \nDeadline for submissions
: 12 noon\, Friday 26 August 2016.
\n
\n
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Tourism NI\; http://www.tourismni.com/AboutUs/SBRI.aspx
DESCRIPTION:Tourism Northern Ireland (TNI) wishes to identify a solution th
at encourages visitors to explore more\, do more and spend more during the
ir visit to Northern Ireland. In addition\, TNI wishes to extract real tim
e (or near real time) data to supplement Tourism Performance statistics th
at will provide indicators of visitor’s movements around Northern Ireland\
, spend and satisfaction with their experience.\nWhy? Tourism Northern Ire
land has identified that a well-informed visitor explores more\, spends mo
re and has a better experience. Research commissioned by TNI in 2010 to in
form the Visitor Information Plan for Northern Ireland found that 55% of v
isitors to a Visitor Information Centre (VIC) proceeded to visit an attrac
tion they had not planned to\, thereby increasing dwell time in the area .
\nA successful outcome from Phase 1 and 2 would be:\n\nA prototype solutio
n that compels visitors to explore more of Northern Ireland.\nIntegrated d
ata sets providing a foundation to achieve real time analytics.\nMetrics d
etailing specifics of visitor trips such as: Visitor journey and movements
around Northern Ireland\; Where they stayed and for how long\; Where they
visited.\nA dashboard that can be shared with industry partners.\n\nBudge
ts\n\nThe total budget for phase 1 is £15\,000.\nThe total budget for phas
e 2 is £65\,000.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160704T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160826T120000
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SUMMARY:Real Time Tourism Solutions
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/real-time-tourism-solutions/
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Tourism North
ern Ireland (TNI) wishes to identify a solution that encourages visitors t
o explore more\, do more and spend more during their visit to Northern Ire
land. In addition\, TNI wishes to extract real time (or near real time) da
ta to supplement Tourism Performance statistics that will provide indicato
rs of visitor’s movements around Northern Ireland\, spend and satisfaction
with their experience.
\n
Why? Tourism Northern Ireland has identifi
ed that a well-informed visitor explores more\, spends more and has a bett
er experience. Research commissioned by TNI in 2010 to inform the Visitor
Information Plan for Northern Ireland found that 55% of visitors to a Visi
tor Information Centre (VIC) proceeded to visit an attraction they had not
planned to\, thereby increasing dwell time in the area .
\n
A succes
sful outcome from Phase 1 and 2 would be:
\n\n
A prototype solut
ion that compels visitors to explore more of Northern Ireland.
\n
I
ntegrated data sets providing a foundation to achieve real time analytics.
\n
Metrics detailing specifics of visitor trips such as: Visitor j
ourney and movements around Northern Ireland\; Where they stayed and for h
ow long\; Where they visited.
\n
A dashboard that can be shared wit
h industry partners.
\n\n
Budgets
\n
\n
The total bu
dget for phase 1 is £15\,000.
\n
The total budget for phase 2 is £6
5\,000.
\n
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UID:ai1ec-2820@matrixni.org
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Event
CONTACT:Belfast City Council\; http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/business/Smart
cities/smart-cities.aspx
DESCRIPTION:Small Business Research Initiative Competition: Maximising busi
ness rates revenue in Belfast\nBCC is launching a Small Business Research
Initiative (SBRI) competition in partnership with the Northern Ireland Lan
d and Property Services and Future Cities Catapult.\nThe aim of the compet
ition is to encourage the development of timely\, accurate\, cost effectiv
e and equitable solutions that can be implemented to maximise business rat
e revenue for the city.\nDuring the competition a total budget of £130\,00
0 will be available. In phase one\, up to six companies will receive a max
imum of £5\,000 each to develop their ideas to concept stage. The best two
or three of these will receive an equal share of the remaining £100\,000
up to a maximum of £50\,000 each to turn their ideas into commercially via
ble products to be sold.\n\nTo find out more about the competition\, downl
oad the competition brief (PDF – 387KB)\nTo register your interest and ent
er the competition\, visit our tenders page to complete an application.\nD
eadline for submissions: 12 noon\, Friday 26 August 2016.\n\nCome along to
a meet and greet on Tuesday 5 July at City Hall from 2pm to 4.30pm where
you can discuss the types of innovations BCC is looking for. You’ll meet c
ouncil officers and colleagues from Land and Property Services\, Future Ci
ties Catapult and Department for the Economy\, and you’ll have the opportu
nity to ask questions and seek clarification on the competition.
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160705T160000
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LOCATION:City Hall\, Belfast @ Donegall Square S\, Belfast BT1\, UK
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Small Busine
ss Research Initiative Competition: Maximising business rates revenue in B
elfast
\n
BCC is launching a Small Business Research Initiative (SBR
I) competition in partnership with the Northern Ireland Land and Property
Services and Future Cities Catapult.
\n
The aim of the competition is
to encourage the development of timely\, accurate\, cost effective and eq
uitable solutions that can be implemented to maximise business rate revenu
e for the city.
\n
During the competition a total budget of £130\,000
will be available. In phase one\, up to six companies will receive a maxi
mum of £5\,000 each to develop their ideas to concept stage. The best two
or three of these will receive an equal share of the remaining £100\,000 u
p to a maximum of £50\,000 each to turn their ideas into commercially viab
le products to be sold.
\n
\n
To find out more about the competit
ion\, download the competition brief (PDF – 387KB)
\n
To register your interest and enter the competition\, visit our ten
ders page to complete an application. \nDeadline for subm
issions: 12 noon\, Friday 26 August 2016.
\n
\n
Come al
ong to a meet and greet on Tuesday 5 July at City Hall from 2pm to 4.30pm
where you can discuss the types of innovations BCC is looking for. You’ll
meet council officers and colleagues from Land and Property Services\, Fut
ure Cities Catapult and Department for the Economy\, and you’ll have the o
pportunity to ask questions and seek clarification on the competition.
\n
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Innovate UK\; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sbri-fundi
ng-competition-using-technology-to-improve-dermatology
DESCRIPTION:NHS Scotland\, in conjunction with Scottish Enterprise\, will f
und up to £450\,000 for innovative technology and digital platforms that i
mprove dermatology care.\nThis is a Small Business Research Initiative (SB
RI) competition. The aim is to develop technology that will improve diagno
sis and ongoing management of skin conditions.\nThe competition is looking
for proposals that:\n\nhelp patients manage their health from home\nfree
up clinic appointment times for those patients who need a longer consultat
ion with a dermatologist\nminimise the time consultants spend on administr
ative tasks\n\nIndustry partners such as local government\, third and inde
pendent sectors\, can carry out the project on their own or with others.\n
This competition has 2 phases. Up to £150\,000 is allocated for phase 1\,
and up to £300\,000 for phase 2:\n\nphase 1: technical feasibility. Projec
ts should last up to 6 months. Projects can range in size up to a total co
st of £30\,000 each.\nphase 2: development and evaluation. Projects should
last up to 1 year. Projects can range in size up to a total cost of £150\
,000 each.\n\n\nThe competition opens on 14 November 2016.\n\n\nYou must r
egister before midday (12.00pm) on 4 January 2017.\n\n\nYou must apply bef
ore midday (12.00pm) on 11 January 2017.\n\n\nRegister to attend the brief
ing event by emailing Ashley.Riley@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk by midday (12.00
pm) on 23 November 2016.\n\n\nRegister and apply online. (The link will be
live once the competition opens)
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170111T170000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:£450k SBRI: Using technology to improve dermatology
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/sbri-funding-competition-using-technology-imp
rove-dermatology/
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NHS Scotland\
, in conjunction with Scottish Enterprise\, will fund up to £450\,000 for
innovative technology and digital platforms that improve dermatology care.
\n
This is a Small Business Research Initiative
(SBRI) competition. The aim is to develop technology that will improv
e diagnosis and ongoing management of skin conditions.
\n
The competi
tion is looking for proposals that:
\n
\n
help patients manage th
eir health from home
\n
free up clinic appointment times for those
patients who need a longer consultation with a dermatologist
\n
min
imise the time consultants spend on administrative tasks
\n
\n
I
ndustry partners such as local government\, third and independent sectors\
, can carry out the project on their own or with others.
\n
This comp
etition has 2 phases. Up to £150\,000 is allocated for phase 1\, and up to
£300\,000 for phase 2:
\n
\n
phase 1: technical feasibility. Pro
jects should last up to 6 months. Projects can range in size up to a total
cost of £30\,000 each.
\n
phase 2: development and evaluation. Pro
jects should last up to 1 year. Projects can range in size up to a total c
ost of £150\,000 each.
\n
\n
\n
The c
ompetition opens on 14 November 2016.
\n
\n
\n
You must register before midday (12.00pm) on 4 January 2017.
\n
\n
\n
You must apply before midday (1
2.00pm) on 11 January 2017.
\n
\n
\n
Register to attend the briefing event by emailing Ashley.Riley@nhslothian.
scot.nhs.uk by midday (12.00pm) on 23 November 2016.
\n
\n
\n
Register and apply online. (The link will be live
once the competition opens)
\n
\n
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Innovate UK\; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sbri-fundi
ng-competition-vaccines-for-global-epidemics-preclinical
DESCRIPTION:Organisations can apply for a share of £25 million to develop n
ew vaccines against infectious diseases.\nThe Department of Health is to i
nvest up to £25 million in projects to develop new vaccines against infect
ious diseases.\nThis competition aims to support the preclinical developme
nt of candidate vaccines against 12 diseases. The UK Vaccine Network has i
dentified these diseases as a priority as they have the potential to cause
epidemics in low and middle-income countries.\nThe competition has two st
ages:\n\nStage 1: exploring the scientific\, technical and commercial feas
ibility of candidate vaccines and vaccine technologies. We expect projects
to last for up to 12 months\nStage 2: carrying out late stage preclinical
and early clinical work\, based on the results of Stage 1. We expect proj
ects to last for up to 24 months\n\nThis is a Small Business Research Init
iative (SBRI) competition run in partnership with the Department of Health
and the Medical Research Council. It is open to organisations of all size
s. Academic\, industry and government bodies may all apply for funding.\n
\nThe competition opens on 17 October 2016.\n\n\nYou must register before
midday (12.00pm) on 21 December 2016.\n\n\nYou must apply before midday (1
2.00pm) on 4 January 2017.\n\n\nWatch the briefing event recording.\n\n\nR
egister and apply online.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161017T155400
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170104T170000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:£25m SBRI: Vaccines for global epidemics – preclinical
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/25m-sbri-vaccines-global-epidemics-preclinica
l/
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Organisations
can apply for a share of £25 million to develop new vaccines against infe
ctious diseases.
\n
The Department of Health is to invest up to £25 m
illion in projects to develop new vaccines against infectious diseases.
\n
This competition aims to support the preclinical development of cand
idate vaccines against 12 diseases. The UK Vaccine Network has identified
these diseases as a priority as they have the potential to cause epidemics
in low and middle-income countries.
\n
The competition has two stage
s:
\n
\n
Stage 1: exploring the scientific\, technical and commer
cial feasibility of candidate vaccines and vaccine technologies. We expect
projects to last for up to 12 months
\n
Stage 2: carrying out late
stage preclinical and early clinical work\, based on the results of Stage
1. We expect projects to last for up to 24 months
\n
\n
This is
a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition run in partnershi
p with the Department of Health and the Medical Research Council. It is op
en to organisations of all sizes. Academic\, industry and government bodie
s may all apply for funding.
\n
\n
The com
petition opens on 17 October 2016.
\n
\n
\n
You must register before midday (12.00pm) on 21 December 2016.
\n
\n
\n
You must apply before midday (1
2.00pm) on 4 January 2017.
\n
\n
\n
<
a href='https://ktn.adobeconnect.com/p68sgsje6u8/' rel='external'>Watch th
e briefing event recording.
\n
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Innovate UK\; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sbri-fundi
ng-competition-advanced-nuclear-manufacturing-and-materials
DESCRIPTION:The Department for Business\, Energy and Industrial Strategy (B
EIS) is to invest up to £5 million in projects to develop innovative manuf
acturing and materials technologies for the civil nuclear sector.\nThe aim
of this competition is to establish an innovative R&D base for materials
and manufacturing. This will support a strong UK nuclear supply chain.\nPr
oposals should address one of the following themes. Allocated budgets are
shown in brackets:\n\nnuclear structural materials (£1.5 million)\nmechani
sation and automation of component manufacture (£1.9 million)\nlarge scale
component manufacture and assembly (£1.1 million)\npre-fabricated module
development and verification (£200\,000)\ndesign codes and standards (£300
\,000)\n\nThis is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition
run in partnership with Innovate UK. It is open to organisations of all si
zes.\nThe competition consists of 2 stages for themes 1 to 3. For themes 4
and 5\, the competition will be single stage and applicants will move dir
ectly to stage 2.\n\nstage 1: technical feasibility studies. For themes 1
to 3\, these will last up to 3 months. Contracts are worth up to £25\,000.
For themes 4 and 5\, technical feasibility studies will last up to 24 mon
ths. Contracts are worth up to £200\,000 for theme 4 and £300\,000 for the
me 5\nstage 2: development contracts. These will last up to 20 months. Con
tracts are worth up to £1.9 million\n\nIn total\, we have allocated up to
£800\,000 for stage 1 and up to £4.2 million for stage 2.\n\nThe competiti
on opens on 7 November 2016.\n\n\nYou must register before midday (12.00pm
) on 11 January 2017.\n\n\nYou must apply before midday (12.00pm) on 18 Ja
nuary 2017.\n\n\nAttend the briefing event in London on 17 November 2016.
\n\n\nRegister and apply online.\n\n\n
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161104T153400
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170118T170000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:£5m SBRI: Advanced nuclear manufacturing and materials
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/advanced-nuclear-manufacturing-materials/
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The Departmen
t for Business\, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is to invest up to
£5 million in projects to develop innovative manufacturing and materials t
echnologies for the civil nuclear sector.
\n
The aim of this competit
ion is to establish an innovative R&D base for materials and manufacturing
. This will support a strong UK nuclear supply chain.
\n
Proposals sh
ould address one of the following themes. Allocated budgets are shown in b
rackets:
\n\n
nuclear structural materials (£1.5 million)
\n
mechanisation and automation of component manufacture (£1.9 million)\n
large scale component manufacture and assembly (£1.1 million)
\n
pre-fabricated module development and verification (£200\,000)
\n
design codes and standards (£300\,000)
\n\n
This is a Sma
ll Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition run in partnership with
Innovate UK. It is open to organisations of all sizes.
\n
The compet
ition consists of 2 stages for themes 1 to 3. For themes 4 and 5\, the com
petition will be single stage and applicants will move directly to stage 2
.
\n
\n
stage 1: technical feasibility studies. For themes 1 to 3
\, these will last up to 3 months. Contracts are worth up to £25\,000. For
themes 4 and 5\, technical feasibility studies will last up to 24 months.
Contracts are worth up to £200\,000 for theme 4 and £300\,000 for theme 5
\n
stage 2: development contracts. These will last up to 20 months
. Contracts are worth up to £1.9 million
\n
\n
In total\, we hav
e allocated up to £800\,000 for stage 1 and up to £4.2 million for stage 2
.
\n
\n
The competition opens on 7 Novembe
r 2016.
\n
\n
\n
You must register be
fore midday (12.00pm) on 11 January 2017.
\n
\n
\n
You must apply before midday (12.00pm) on 18 January 2017.\n
\n
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Innovate UK\; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-co
mpetition-urban-innovation-in-brazil
DESCRIPTION:Innovate UK is investing up to £2.4 million for projects that u
se cutting-edge solutions to improve cities in Brazil.\nThe aim of this co
mpetition is to encourage innovative partnerships between the UK and Brazi
l. Innovate UK and the Brazilian government are funding this competition\,
administered by the Newton Fund.\nProjects should address one or more of
the following urban challenges:\n\nthe governance of urban systems\nurban
infrastructure\nsustainable urban environments\n\nWe expect total UK proje
ct costs of between £200\,000 to £500\,000\, giving rise to total UK grant
of approximately £350\,000. Projects should last between 12 and 24 months
.\nIf you are a UK business\, you can carry out the project as the only UK
partner or you can work with others. However\, at least one partner must
be Brazilian. A UK business must lead the project.\n\nThe competition open
s on 7 November 2016.\n\n\nYou must register before noon on 26 April 2017.
\n\n\nYou must apply before noon on 3 May 2017.\n\n\nAttend the briefing e
vent on Monday 14 November 2016 at 15.30pm by webinar using the password:
Newton.\n\n\nRegister and apply online
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170503T163800
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:£2.4m Funding competition: Urban innovation in Brazil
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/funding-competition-urban-innovation-brazil/
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Innovate UK i
s investing up to £2.4 million for projects that use cutting-edge solution
s to improve cities in Brazil.
\n
The aim of this competition is to e
ncourage innovative partnerships between the UK and Brazil. Innovate UK an
d the Brazilian government are funding this competition\, administered by
the Newton Fund.
\n
Projects should address one or more of the following urban challe
nges:
\n
\n
the governance of urban systems
\n
urban infra
structure
\n
sustainable urban environments
\n
\n
We expe
ct total UK project costs of between £200\,000 to £500\,000\, giving rise
to total UK grant of approximately £350\,000. Projects should last between
12 and 24 months.
\n
If you are a UK business\, you can carry out th
e project as the only UK partner or you can work with others. However\, at
least one partner must be Brazilian. A UK business must lead the project.
\n
\n
The competition opens on 7 November
2016.
\n
\n
\n
You must register bef
ore noon on 26 April 2017.
\n
\n
\n
Y
ou must apply before noon on 3 May 2017.
\n
\n
\n
Attend the briefi
ng event on Monday 14 November 2016 at 15.30pm by webinar using the pa
ssword: Newton.
\n
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Department of Health\; https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareVi
ewCfTWS.do?resourceId=601494
DESCRIPTION:Innovative organisations can apply for a share of up to £2.7 mi
llion to develop new ways of improving care for stroke patients at home.\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Northern Ireland-led international consortium is inviting
innovative businesses to apply for a share of up to £2.7 million to develo
p new technical care solutions for stroke patients.\nThe project – Mobile
Assistance for Groups and Individuals in the Community (MAGIC) – aims to d
iscover innovative approaches to post-stroke care and improve the independ
ence of stroke survivors.\nThis competition is in 3 phases:\n\nphase 1 – s
uccessful applicants will receive funding of up to €60\,000 to carry out f
easibility studies / solution development projects lasting 6 months\nphase
2 – successful companies from phase 1 will receive funding of up to €105\
,700 to develop prototypes of their proposed solutions\nphase 3 – successf
ul companies from phase 2 will receive funding of up to €930\,000 to devel
op their solutions at scale in Northern Ireland and Italy\n\nThe MAGIC Pos
t-Stroke challenge is funded through the Horizon 2020 programme. This is t
he first successful bid for funding from the Horizon 2020 pre-commercial p
rocurement fund in the UK and Ireland. The Northern Ireland Department of
Health is running this competition. Other NI participants are the Health a
nd Social Care Board\, the Public Health Agency\, Invest Northern Ireland
and Ulster University. There are also international partners from Ireland\
, Italy\, Finland\, Spain\, Luxembourg and Denmark.\nCompetition informati
on\n\nthis competition is open now\nthe application deadline is 3pm on Fri
day 9 December 2016\nyou must register and apply online via the eTendersNI
website\nthe call for tender number for this competition is 601494\n\n\nF
ind out more about this competition and apply
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161209T170000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:£2.7m Innovation funding: Improving care for stroke patients
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/improving-care-stroke-patients-apply-innovati
on-funding/
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\n
\n
\n
Innovative or
ganisations can apply for a share of up to £2.7 million to develop new way
s of improving care for stroke patients at home.
\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
A Northern Ireland-led international c
onsortium is inviting innovative businesses to apply for a share of up to
£2.7 million to develop new technical care solutions for stroke patients.<
/p>\n
The project – Mobile Assistance for Groups and Individuals in the
Community (MAGIC) – aims to discover innovative approaches to post-stroke
care and improve the independence of stroke survivors.
\n
This compet
ition is in 3 phases:
\n
\n
phase 1 – successful applicants will
receive funding of up to €60\,000 to carry out feasibility studies / solut
ion development projects lasting 6 months
\n
phase 2 – successful c
ompanies from phase 1 will receive funding of up to €105\,700 to develop p
rototypes of their proposed solutions
\n
phase 3 – successful compa
nies from phase 2 will receive funding of up to €930\,000 to develop their
solutions at scale in Northern Ireland and Italy
\n
\n
The MAGI
C Post-Stroke challenge is funded through the Horizon 2020 programme. This
is the first successful bid for funding from the Horizon 2020 pre-commerc
ial procurement fund in the UK and Ireland. The Northern Ireland Department of Health is
running this competition. Other NI participants are the Health and Social Care Board\, t
he Public Heal
th Agency\, Invest
Northern Ireland and Ulster University. There are also international partners from Irelan
d\, Italy\, Finland\, Spain\, Luxembourg and Denmark.
\n
Competition information
\n
\n
this competition
is open now
\n
the application deadline is 3pm on Friday 9 Decembe
r 2016
\n
you must register and apply online via the eTendersNI website
\n
the call for tender number for this c
ompetition is 601494
\n
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Innovate UK\; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/managing-sickness-
absence-funding-available-for-innovative-solutions
DESCRIPTION:Businesses and organisations can apply for a share of £500\,000
to develop solutions that will help SMEs manage short-term sickness absen
ce.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe cross-government Work and Health Unit is running a
competition to find new ways of supporting small to medium-sized enterpris
es (SMEs) to manage sickness absence at an early stage.\nAs well as improv
ing individual wellbeing\, we know that addressing sickness absence offers
economic benefits for businesses\, employees and the state.\nWe are keen
to look at innovative proposals from those who know best what works for SM
Es\, and will offer businesses with the most promising solutions a governm
ent contract to develop their product or service.\nThis is a Small Busines
s Research Initiative (SBRI) competition run in partnership with Innovate
UK.\nCompetition information\nThis competition is open now.\nThe submissio
n deadline is 5pm on 16 December 2016.\nAny organisation can apply althoug
h the competition is particularly suited to SMEs.\nWe expect the Phase 1 c
ontract value to be up to £60\,000.\nWe expect the Phase 2 contract value
to be up to £100\,000.\nConsortia may apply but one organisation must act
as the lead applicant.\n\nFind out more about Managing sickness absence: f
unding for innovative solutions
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161107T155200
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161216T170000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:£500k SBRI: Managing sickness absence
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/sbri-managing-sickness-absence/
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\n
\n
\n
Businesses an
d organisations can apply for a share of £500\,000 to develop solutions th
at will help SMEs manage short-term sickness absence.
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
The cross-government Work and He
alth Unit is running a competition to find new ways of supporting small to
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to manage sickness absence at an early stage.
\n
As wel
l as improving individual wellbeing\, we know that addressing sickness abs
ence offers economic benefits for businesses\, employees and the state.
\n
We are keen to look at innovative proposals from those who know best
what works for SMEs\, and will offer businesses with the most promising solutions a governme
nt contract to develop their product or service.
\n<
/div>\n
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:NHS England\; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gp-practices-of-th
e-future-apply-for-business-contracts
DESCRIPTION:Organisations can apply for up to £100\,000 to develop innovati
ve ideas that will help GP practices tackle growing demands.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\nNHS England and the academic health science networks are to invest in in
novative business projects that help family doctors cope with increasing d
emands placed on their practices.\nThe demand for general practice is at i
ts highest ever level.The number of face-to-face consultations increased b
y 13% between 2010 and 2015 at the same time as the number of GPs was decl
ining.\nGPs are expected to face increasing demands on their practices as
more and more elements of care are pushed out of hospitals and into genera
l practice.\nThe NHS is seeking to fund projects under SBRI (Small Busines
s Research Initiative) in three areas:\n\nworkload and demand management:
solutions that better forecast the demands that will be placed on surgerie
s and help to release GP time\ndiagnostics and earlier triage: technology
that allows rapid diagnostic testing to take place within general practice
s rather than in acute care\nself-care: products that help the patient to
look after themselves in partnership with their GP\n\n\nFind out more abou
t SBRI.\n\nCompetition information\n\nthe competition is open\, and the de
adline for applications is at noon on 24 November 2016\nsingle companies o
r organisations from the private\, public and third sectors\, including ch
arities\, can apply\nup to £100\,000 is available for individual feasibili
ty studies in the first stage of the competition\nsuccessful projects coul
d attract contracts of up to £1 million for further development of the ide
a\nfunding is available in the form of 100% funded development contracts\n
briefing events will be held in Cambridge on 25 October 2016 and in Bristo
l on 27 October 2016\n\n\nFind out more about this competition and apply.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161107T161200
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161124T170000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:£100k SBRI: GP practices of the future
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/100k-sbri-gp-practices-future/
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\n
\n
\n
Organisations
can apply for up to £100\,000 to develop innovative ideas that will help
GP practices tackle growing demands.
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
NHS England and the academic health science networ
ks are to invest in innovative business projects that help family doctors
cope with increasing demands placed on their practices.
\n
The demand
for general practice is at its highest ever level.The number of face-to-f
ace consultations increased by 13% between 2010 and 2015 at the same time
as the number of GPs was declining.
\n
GPs are expected to face incre
asing demands on their practices as more and more elements of care are pus
hed out of hospitals and into general practice.
\n
The NHS is seeking
to fund projects under SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) in three
areas:
\n
\n
workload and demand management: solutions that bett
er forecast the demands that will be placed on surgeries and help to relea
se GP time
\n
diagnostics and earlier triage: technology that allow
s rapid diagnostic testing to take place within general practices rather t
han in acute care
\n
self-care: products that help the patient to l
ook after themselves in partnership with their GP
\n
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Innovate UK\; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-co
mpetition-manufacturing-and-materials-round-2
DESCRIPTION:Innovate UK is to invest up to £15 million in innovation projec
ts in manufacturing and/or materials. We will fund projects that focus on
identified technical or commercial challenges. These should lead to increa
sed productivity\, competitiveness and growth for UK small and medium-size
d enterprises (SMEs).\nWe expect projects to range in size from total cost
s of £50\,000 to £2 million. Projects should last between 6 months and 3 y
ears.\nA business must lead the project. Projects must involve at least on
e SME\, working alone or in collaboration with other organisations. Projec
ts longer than 12 months or with costs of £100\,000 or more must involve w
orking with other partners.\nThere are two options to apply into this comp
etition. These are dependent on the size and length of your project and ar
e referred to as streams. Stream 1 is for projects under 12 months and und
er £100\,000. Stream 2 is for projects over 12 months or over £100\,000.\n
\nThe competition opens on 21 November 2016.\n\n\nYou must register before
midday (12.00pm) on 18 January 2017. The registration link will be availa
ble once the competition opens.\n\n\nYou must apply before midday (12.00pm
) on 25 January 2017.\n\n\nAttend the briefing event in London on 23 Novem
ber 2016 or via webinar\n\nGlasgow Thursday 24 November 2016\nBelfast Mond
ay 28 November 2016\nSwansea Thursday 1 December 2016\nDarlington Wednesda
y 7 December 2016
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161121T154700
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170125T170000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:£15m Funding competition: Manufacturing and materials round 2
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/funding-competition-manufacturing-materials-r
ound-2/
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Innovate UK i
s to invest up to £15 million in innovation projects in manufacturing and/
or materials. We will fund projects that focus on identified technical or
commercial challenges. These should lead to increased productivity\, compe
titiveness and growth for UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
\n
We expect projects to range in size from total costs of £50\,000 to
£2 million. Projects should last between 6 months and 3 years.
\n
A b
usiness must lead the project. Projects must involve at least one SME\, wo
rking alone or in collaboration with other organisations. Projects longer
than 12 months or with costs of £100\,000 or more must involve working wit
h other partners.
\n
There are two options to apply into this competi
tion. These are dependent on the size and length of your project and are r
eferred to as streams. Stream 1 is for projects under 12 months and under
£100\,000. Stream 2 is for projects over 12 months or over £100\,000.
\n
\n
The competition opens on 21 November 20
16.
\n
\n
\n
You must register before
midday (12.00pm) on 18 January 2017. The registration link will be availa
ble once the competition opens.
\n
\n
\n
You must apply before midday (12.00pm) on 25 January 2017.
\n
\n
\n
Attend the briefing event in London on 2
3 November 2016 or via webinar
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Event
CONTACT:DigiLeaders Northern Ireland\; laura.appleton@digileaders.com\; htt
p://digileaders.com/event/sustaining-digital-talent-pool/?mc_cid=e2db2e654
8&mc_eid=b4e5f60c77
DESCRIPTION:Following the theme of the September Salon on developing a digi
tal talent pool in Northern Ireland\, the November event will discuss deve
loping the professional sector and its integral role in the current pathwa
ys of gaining the digital skills. The Salon will also explore the ideas fo
r sustaining the talent pool.\n\nThe lead discussants will include Ann Car
lin\, Head of IS Personnel.\nThe Salon will be followed by a complimentary
light lunch.\nPlease note that the places at the event are limited. Apply
to attend now to avoid disappointment.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161125T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161125T130000
LOCATION:Belfast
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:NI Digital Salon: Sustaining the Digital Talent Pool
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/ni-digital-salon-sustaining-digital-talent-po
ol/
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Following the
theme of the September Salon on developing a digital talent pool in North
ern Ireland\, the November event will discuss developing the professional
sector and its integral role in the current pathways of gaining the digita
l skills. The Salon will also explore the ideas for sustaining the talent
pool.
\n
\n
The lead discussants will include Ann Carlin<
/strong>\, Head of IS Personnel.
\n
The Salon will be followed by a
complimentary light lunch.
\n
Please note that the places at the e
vent are limited. Apply to attend now to avoid disappoint
ment.
\n
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Event
CONTACT:Invest NI\; https://myini.investni.com/events/event-details/?id=c82
7efb7-1a95-e611-80c5-00155d019403
DESCRIPTION:Innovate UK will soon be opening the second round of the new £1
5m Manufacturing and Materials competition. Businesses in Northern Ireland
are invited to apply for a share of this to work on projects that tackle
challenges in manufacturing and materials.\nProjects must cover one of the
following areas:\n\ninnovation in a manufacturing system\, technology\, p
rocess or business model. For example\, in process engineering\, industria
l biotechnology\, mechanical conversion processes\, coatings\, surface eng
ineering\, textiles\, supply chain management\, new product introduction p
rocesses or remanufacture\ninnovation in materials development\, propertie
s\, integration or reuse. For example\, for light-weighting\, energy gener
ation and storage (heat and electricity)\, electronics/sensors or operatio
n in demanding environments\n\nMaterials could include nanomaterials\, cer
amics\, metals and inter-metallics\, polymers\, composites\, coatings\, sm
art materials and joining of dissimilar materials.\nCompetition informatio
n:\n\nthe competition opens on 21 November 2016\, and the deadline for reg
istration is at noon on 18 January 2017\nwe expect to support a range of p
roject types lasting between 6 months and 3 years and with total costs of
between £50\,000 and £2 million\nprojects must be led by a business and in
volve at least one SME\nprojects lasting more than 12 months or with costs
of more than £100\,000 must involve 2 or more partners working together\n
businesses could attract up to 70% of their total project costs\n\nProgram
me\n\n\n\nTime\nActivity\n\n\n13:30\nTea/Coffee & Registration\n\n\n14:00
\nWelcome & Introduction – Invest NI\n\n\n14:15\nFeedback from first call
– KTN\n\n\n14:45\nCompetition scope – Innovate UK\n\n\n15:15\nApplication
process\n\n\n15:30\nKTP – Ken Frame IUK\n\n\n15:45\nCase Study\n\n\n16:00
\nQ&A\n\n\n16:15\nClose\n\n\n\n\n+ Register for Event
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161128T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161128T161500
GEO:+54.593272;-5.932289
LOCATION:Invest NI HQ @ 1 Bedford St\, Belfast BT2 7ES\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Manufacturing and Materials £15m competition – briefing event
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/manufacturing-materials-15m-competition-brief
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\nInnovate UK will s
oon be opening the second round of the new £15m Manufacturing and
Materials competition. Businesses in Northern Ireland are invited
to apply for a share of this to work on projects that tackle challenges i
n manufacturing and materials.\n
Projects must cover one of
the following areas:
\n
\n
innovation in a manufacturing
system\, technology\, process or business model. For example\, in process
engineering\, industrial biotechnology\, mechanical conversion processes\
, coatings\, surface engineering\, textiles\, supply chain management\, ne
w product introduction processes or remanufacture
\n
innovation in
materials development\, properties\, integration or reuse. For example\, f
or light-weighting\, energy generation and storage (heat and electricity)\
, electronics/sensors or operation in demanding environments
\n
\n
Materials could include nanomaterials\, ceramics\, metals and inter-met
allics\, polymers\, composites\, coatings\, smart materials and joining of
dissimilar materials.
\n
Competition information:\n
\n
the competition opens on 21 November 2016\, and the deadline
for registration is at noon on 18 January 2017
\n
we expect to sup
port a range of project types lasting between 6 months and 3 years and wit
h total costs of between £50\,000 and £2 million
\n
projects must b
e led by a business and involve at least one SME
\n
projects lastin
g more than 12 months or with costs of more than £100\,000 must involve 2
or more partners working together
\n
businesses could attract up to
70% of their total project costs
\n\n
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nInnovate UK have announced the second round of fundin
g (£15m in each) for each of the Infrastructure Systems and Health & Life
Sciences sectors. Businesses can apply for funding to support a range of i
nnovation projects that tackle commercial challenges to the Infrastructure
and Health & Life Sciences sectors.\nWhat you will learn:\nThe competitio
ns are part of Innovate UK’s new simplified process and at this seminar yo
u will hear how their new structure works and details of these competition
s. You will also hear how Invest NI and others can help you apply.\nIn the
Infrastructure Systems competition\, priority areas are:\n\nEnergy System
s\nConnected Transport\nUrban Living\nSmart Infrastructure\n\nIn the Healt
h & Life Sciences competition\, priority areas are:\n\nIncrease yield\, qu
ality and sustainability in agriculture and food production\nImprove preci
sion medicine\, advanced therapies\, preclinical technologies\nAdvance bio
sciences in healthcare and agriculture and food production\n\nProgramme\n
\n\n\nTime\nActivity\n\n\n09:00\nTea\, Coffee & Networking\n\n\n09:30\nWel
come – Vicky Kell\, Director Innovation & R&D\, Invest NI\n\n\n09:45\nComp
etition Structure & Scope – Infrastructures Systems – Heidi Bridger (IUK)
\n\n\n10:05\nHLS Competition Scope – Ian Campbell\, Director HLS\, Innovat
e UK\n\n\n10:20\nKTN – Assistance Provided – Ray Chegwin\, KTN\n\n\n10:35
\nBreak\n\n\n11:00\nKTP – Joel Ferguson\n\n\n11:10\nFuture Cities Catapult
– Name TBC\n\n\n11:30\nNI Case Study\n\n\n11:50\nQ&A\n\n\n12:00\nNetworki
ng lunch
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170131T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170131T140000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Infrastructure Systems & Life Sciences Seminar – £15m competitions
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/infrastructure-systems-life-sciences-seminar-
15m-competitions/
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Overview
\n
Innovate UK have announced the second round of fu
nding (£15m in each) for each of the Infrastructure Systems and Health & L
ife Sciences sectors. Businesses can apply for funding to support a range
of innovation projects that tackle commercial challenges to the Infrastruc
ture and Health & Life Sciences sectors.
\n
What you will lea
rn:
\n
The competitions are part of Innovate UK’s new simpli
fied process and at this seminar you will hear how their new structure wor
ks and details of these competitions. You will also hear how Invest NI and
others can help you apply.
\n
In the Infrastructure Systems
competition\, priority areas are:
\n
\n
Energy Systems\n
Connected Transport
\n
Urban Living
\n
Smart Infras
tructure
\n
\n
In the Health & Life Sciences competition
\, priority areas are:
\n
\n
Increase yield\, quality an
d sustainability in agriculture and food production
HLS Competiti
on Scope – Ian Campbell\, Director HLS\, Innovate UK
\n
\n
\n10:20\n
KTN – Assistance Provided – Ray Chegwin\, KTN
\n
\n
\n
10:35
\n
Break
\n
\n
\n
11:00
\n
KTP – Joel Ferguson
\n
\n
\n
11:10
\n
Future Cities C
atapult – Name TBC
\n
\n
\n
11:30
\n
NI Case Study\n
\n
\n
11:50
\n
Q&A
\n
\n
\n
12:00
\n
Networking lunch
\n
\n\n
\n
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CONTACT:KTP & Business Networks
DESCRIPTION:“Universities\, Innovation and Growth”\nThis year\, Engineers I
reland and Queen’s University are delighted to welcome Professor Dame Ann
Dowling OM DBE FRS FREng\, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering a
nd Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the U
niversity of Cambridge\, to give the 16th Sir Bernard Crossland Annual Lec
ture. Ann will be discussing the role of universities in stimulating growt
h through the people they educate and through their research and enterpris
e activities. She will be placing particular emphasis on the importance of
partnership between universities and businesses to ensure that these bene
fits are realised.\nThe Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast\, Pr
ofessor Patrick Johnston\, will give the welcome address at this prestigio
us event\, which is also part of the Northern Ireland Science Festival.\nR
efreshments will be available from 6.00pm\, with the lecture starting prom
ptly at 6.30pm.\nYou can join the conversation on Twitter by following: @S
BCLecture #sirbernardcrossland\nAbout the speaker\, Professor Dame Ann Dow
ling OM DBE FRS FREng:\nA world authority on combustion and acoustics\, Da
me Ann is a Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Cambridge\, where
she was Head of the Department of Engineering 2009-14. She became a Cambri
dge research fellow in 1977 and has remained at the university ever since\
, including visiting research posts at MIT in 1999 and Caltech in 2001. In
1993\, she became the Department of Engineering’s first ever female profe
ssor. In 2002\, she was recognised in The Queen’s Birthday Honours\, recei
ving a CBE for services to Mechanical Engineering\, and again in the 2007
in the New Year’s Honours List when she received a DBE for services to sci
ence. In 2016\, she was awarded the James Watt International Gold Medal by
the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. She became the first female engi
neer – and only the tenth woman – to be appointed by HM The Queen to the O
rder of Merit.\nDame Ann started her career as a mathematician but always
wanted to pursue applied mathematics and did her PhD in engineering acoust
ics with Prof John Ffowcs Williams FREng\, who led pioneering noise-reduct
ion research on Concorde. Dame Ann led the Cambridge MIT Silent Aircraft p
roject\, which published its radical new design concept SAX-40 in 2006 wit
h the aim of raising aircraft industry aspirations. She now leads research
on efficient\, low emission combustion for aero and industrial gas turbin
es and low noise vehicles\, particularly aircraft.\nHer work in aeronautic
s and energy has been recognised by fellowships of the Royal Academy of En
gineering and the Royal Society\, as well as foreign associate membership
of both the US National Academy of Engineering and the French Academy of S
ciences. She has a number of honorary degrees including an Honorary DScEng
\, from Queen’s University Belfast.\nIn 2004\, she chaired the widely resp
ected report produced jointly by the Royal Academy of Engineering and the
Royal Society\, Nanoscience and nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncert
ainties\, which highlighted the need for responsible regulation and resear
ch around the use of materials at an extremely small scale.\nDame Ann is a
non-executive director of BP and is a member of the Prime Minister’s Coun
cil for Science and Technology. Her previous appointments include service
as a non-executive member of the board of BIS and as a panel chair for the
Research Excellence Framework 2014.\nAbout Professor Sir Bernard Crosslan
d\nThe Northern Region of Engineers Ireland (the all-Ireland professional
body representing professional engineers of all engineering disciplines) e
stablished the annual Sir Bernard Crossland Lecture in 2001 at Queen’s Uni
versity to celebrate and promote excellence in engineering.\nSir Bernard C
rossland was a former Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University. He was He
ad of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from 1959 – 1982 and enjoyed a
n international reputation as a research pioneer in high pressure engineer
ing and explosive welding. He was a Fellow (and former Vice-President) of
the Royal Society\, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering\, a Membe
r of the Royal Irish Academy\, President of the Institution of Mechanical
Engineers from 1986 to 1987 and a Fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineeri
ng. In June 2009 he was awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Sustain
ed Achievement Award.\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sir-bernard
-crossland-annual-lecture-2017-tickets-28761494404.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170221T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170221T200000
GEO:+54.576361;-5.933258
LOCATION:Riddell Hall @ 185 Stranmillis Rd\, Belfast BT9\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Sir Bernard Crossland Annual Lecture 2017
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“U
niversities\, Innovation and Growth”
\n
This year\, Engi
neers Ireland and Queen’s University are delighted to welcome Professor Da
me Ann Dowling OM DBE FRS FREng\, President of the Royal Academy of Engine
ering and Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Mechanical Engineering a
t the University of Cambridge\, to give the 16th Sir Bernard Crossland Ann
ual Lecture. Ann will be discussing the role of universities in stimulatin
g growth through the people they educate and through their research and en
terprise activities. She will be placing particular emphasis on the import
ance of partnership between universities and businesses to ensure that the
se benefits are realised.
\n
The Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s Universit
y Belfast\, Professor Patrick Johnston\, will give the welcome address at
this prestigious event\, which is also part of the Northern Ireland Scienc
e Festival.
\n
Refreshments will be available from 6.00pm\, with the
lecture starting promptly at 6.30pm.
\n
You can join the conversation
on Twitter by following: @SBCLecture #sirbernardcrossland
\n
About the speaker\, Professor Dame Ann Dowling OM DBE FRS FREng:
\n
A world authority on combustion and acoustics\, Dame Ann i
s a Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Cambridge\, where she was
Head of the Department of Engineering 2009-14. She became a Cambridge rese
arch fellow in 1977 and has remained at the university ever since\, includ
ing visiting research posts at MIT in 1999 and Caltech in 2001. In 1993\,
she became the Department of Engineering’s first ever female professor. In
2002\, she was recognised in The Queen’s Birthday Honours\, receiving a C
BE for services to Mechanical Engineering\, and again in the 2007 in the N
ew Year’s Honours List when she received a DBE for services to science. In
2016\, she was awarded the James Watt International Gold Medal by the Ins
titution of Mechanical Engineers. She became the first female engineer – a
nd only the tenth woman – to be appointed by HM The Queen to the Order of
Merit.
\n
Dame Ann started her career as a mathematician but always w
anted to pursue applied mathematics and did her PhD in engineering acousti
cs with Prof John Ffowcs Williams FREng\, who led pioneering noise-reducti
on research on Concorde. Dame Ann led the Cambridge MIT Silent Aircraf
t project\, which published its radical new design concept SAX-40 in
2006 with the aim of raising aircraft industry aspirations. She now leads
research on efficient\, low emission combustion for aero and industrial ga
s turbines and low noise vehicles\, particularly aircraft.
\n
Her wor
k in aeronautics and energy has been recognised by fellowships of the Roya
l Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society\, as well as foreign associ
ate membership of both the US National Academy of Engineering and the Fren
ch Academy of Sciences. She has a number of honorary degrees including an
Honorary DScEng\, from Queen’s University Belfast.
\n
In 2004\, she c
haired the widely respected report produced jointly by the Royal Academy o
f Engineering and the Royal Society\, Nanoscience and nanotechnologies
: opportunities and uncertainties\, which highlighted the need for re
sponsible regulation and research around the use of materials at an extrem
ely small scale.
\n
Dame Ann is a non-executive director of BP and is
a member of the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology. Her
previous appointments include service as a non-executive member of the boa
rd of BIS and as a panel chair for the Research Excellence Framework 2014.
\n
About Professor Sir Bernard Crossland
\n
The Northern Region of Engineers Ireland (the all-Ireland professiona
l body representing professional engineers of all engineering disciplines)
established the annual Sir Bernard Crossland Lecture in 2001 at Queen’s U
niversity to celebrate and promote excellence in engineering.
\n
Sir
Bernard Crossland was a former Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University.
He was Head of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from 1959 – 1982 and
enjoyed an international reputation as a research pioneer in high pressure
engineering and explosive welding. He was a Fellow (and former Vice-Presi
dent) of the Royal Society\, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering\
, a Member of the Royal Irish Academy\, President of the Institution of Me
chanical Engineers from 1986 to 1987 and a Fellow of the Irish Academy of
Engineering. In June 2009 he was awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering’
s Sustained Achievement Award.
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CONTACT:Diane Morrow\; 07557 815365\; diane.morrow@catalyst-inc.org \; http
://connect.catalyst-inc.org/programmes/youth-programmes/night-of-ambition
DESCRIPTION:The Night Of Ambition from Generation Innovation is a unique op
portunity for Northern Ireland’s young people to have their eyes opened to
the world changing innovations that are happening here in Northern Irelan
d. Young people will join with over 70 local founders of innovation compan
ies who have pushed what’s possible in their sectors.\nEvent details\n\n\n
\n\n\nWed 8 March 2017\n\n3.00pm – Registration\, free food and networking
opportunities\n4.00pm – Welcome address\n4.30pm – Get ready to engage\, c
reate\, collaborate & innovate\n8.00pm – Night Of Ambition 2017 ends\n \n
#GenerationInnovation\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho should apply for tickets?\n\n\n\n\n
\n16 – 18 year olds\nAll innovative\, creative young people aged 16 -18 wh
o want to explore how they can change the world and unlock their potential
. Suggest to your teacher that you would like to be nominated for a ticket
and direct them to the link below.\nTeachers\nWe are calling on visionary
teachers of any subject\, who want to get up to speed on emerging trends
in technology and knowledge-based careers in Northern Ireland. Together we
can set young imaginations free and propel their aspirations higher. To a
pply for tickets please click here\n\nCLICK HERE\n\nIf you have any questi
ons\, please contact Diane Morrow on email diane.morrow@catalyst-inc.org o
r via telephone on 07557 815365\n*Please be aware that there will be press
and social media coverage throughout the night and after the event. Photo
graphs and video footage of the evening will be used in upcoming print and
digital media. All teachers must ensure that their students have the appr
opriate photographic consent forms.\n\n\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbri
te.co.uk/e/night-of-ambition-2017-tickets-31511386405.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170308T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170308T200000
GEO:+54.597991;-5.921607
LOCATION:St George's Market @ Oxford St\, Belfast BT1\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Generation Innovation Night of Ambition
URL:http://matrixni.org/event/generation-innovation-night-ambition/
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\n
The Night Of Ambition from Generation Innovation is a
unique opportunity for Northern Ireland’s young people to have their eyes
opened to the world changing innovations that are happening here in North
ern Ireland. Young people will join with over 70 local founders of innovat
ion companies who have pushed what’s possible in their sectors.
\n
Event details
\n
\n\n\n
\n
\n
Wed 8 March 2017 \n
\n
3.00pm – Registration\, free food an
d networking opportunities
\n
4.00pm – Welcome addre
ss
\n
4.30pm – Get ready to engage\, create\, collab
orate & innovate
\n
8.00pm – Night Of Ambition 2017
ends
\n
\n
#GenerationInnovation
\n
\n
\n
\n\n\n
\n
Who should apply for tickets?
\n
\n\n\n
\n
\n
16 – 18 year olds
\n
All innovative\, creative young people aged 16 -18 who want
to explore how they can change the world and unlock their potential. Sugg
est to your teacher that you would like to be nominated for a ticket and d
irect them to the link below.
\n
Teachers
\n
We
are calling on visionary teachers of any subject\, who want to get up to
speed on emerging trends in technology and knowledge-based careers in Nort
hern Ireland. Together we can set young imaginations free and propel their
aspirations higher. To apply for tickets please click here
\n
\n
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r via telephone on 07557 815365
\n
*Please be aware that there wi
ll be press and social media coverage throughout the night and after the e
vent. Photographs and video footage of the evening will be used in upcomin
g print and digital media. All teachers must ensure that their students ha
ve the appropriate photographic consent forms.
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CONTACT:Peter Ramsey\; (028) 9046 0606.\; p.ramsey@bitcni.org.uk\; http://w
ww.bitcni.org.uk/
DESCRIPTION:The Circular Economy presents challenges and opportunities for
organisations. Many are just at the starting point of understanding how th
is approach can benefit their business. Join BITCNI for this Circular Econ
omy Knowledge Swap\; an opportunity to understand how the circular economy
can be applied practically within your own organisation.\nKeynote Present
ation\nThe opportunities of the circular economy: making them real in your
business. Mat Roberts\, Director of Sustainability Strategy\, Interserve
plc\nSuccessful business models are changing at an ever-increasing speed\,
leveraging skills and technologies that few understood until was too late
. In a world where every business can be Uber or Air B&B’d\, looking at th
e future landscape and evolving fast are the only options. As resources be
come scarcer and products have a shorter design and desire life\, circular
economy thinking can make all business more resilient to change and buy t
ime to implement new business models. Mat’s keynote address will focus on
the key skills and abilities businesses need to adapt\, rethink and succee
d in the world of exponential change.\nThe main session will be followed b
y two breakout discussions which will give participants an opportunity to
discuss the practicalities of implementing circular economy principles in
their orgniasations:\nBreakout session 1: Facilitated by Mat Roberts\, Int
erserve\nBuilding on his keynote\, this breakout session will focus on the
social side of the circular economy\; how individuals and teams can flour
ish in a world where every skill and every experience is ‘fit for the past
not the future’.\nBreakout session 2: Facilitated by Elaine Kerr\, Intern
ational Synergies\nExploring how you can address the balance between exist
ing business models and applying innovation.\nWhether you’re already adopt
ing a circular economy approach\, are just starting\, or want to find out
about the benefits of employing this way of doing business\, please regist
er today.\nFor more information\, email Peter Ramsey\, or call (028) 9046
0606.\nTickets: http://www.bitcni.org.uk/event/circular-economy-knowledge-
swap/.
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170329T120000
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pplied practically within your own organisation.\n
Keynote
Presentation
\n
The opportunities of the circular e
conomy: making them real in your business. Mat Roberts\, Director
of Sustainability Strategy\, Interserve plc
\n
Successful business m
odels are changing at an ever-increasing speed\, leveraging skills and tec
hnologies that few understood until was too late. In a world where every b
usiness can be Uber or Air B&B’d\, looking at the future landscape and evo
lving fast are the only options. As resources become scarcer and products
have a shorter design and desire life\, circular economy thinking can make
all business more resilient to change and buy time to implement new busin
ess models. Mat’s keynote address will focus on the key skills and abiliti
es businesses need to adapt\, rethink and succeed in the world of exponent
ial change.
\n
The main session will be followed by two breakout disc
ussions which will give participants an opportunity to discuss the practic
alities of implementing circular economy principles in their orgniasations
:
\n
Breakout session 1: Facilitated by Mat Roberts\
, Interserve
\n
Building on his keynote\, this breakout session w
ill focus on the social side of the circular economy\; how individuals and
teams can flourish in a world where every skill and every experience is ‘
fit for the past not the future’.
\n
Breakout session 2:
Facilitated by Elaine Kerr\, International Synergies
\n
Exploring how you can address the balance between existing business model
s and applying innovation.
\n
Whether you’re already adopting a
circular economy approach\, are just starting\, or want to find out about
the benefits of employing this way of doing business\, please register tod
ay.
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Event
CONTACT:Ufi Charitable Trust\; +44 (0)203 086 7974\; info@ufi.co.uk\; http:
//www.ufi.co.uk
DESCRIPTION:A pre-application workshop for people considering applying for
a grant to Ufi VocTech:Seed Fund.\n\nThe aim of this event is to help orga
nisations considering putting in an application to the VocTech Seed 2017 f
unding round.\nGrants of up to £50\,000 are available for organisations wh
o meet the criteria for innovative digital vocational learning projects.\n
At this event you will be able to:\n\nHear from the Ufi CEO about aspirati
ons for the 2017 funding round\nMeet Ufi staff\nDiscuss your project ideas
one to one\nFind out what a successful application looks like\n\nThe Fund
is open for applications 24th April – 25 May 2017 (5pm deadline).\n\nAbo
ut VocTech Seed 2017\nUfi is launching a new round of its Seed fund to pro
mote digital solutions for vocational learning. VocTech Seed is working to
create a pipeline of new approaches to vocational learning by supporting
innovative and creative projects at a relatively early stage of developmen
t. By funding the design and development of novel approaches to digital vo
cational learning\, it will help to take new ideas through basic prototypi
ng to the next stage or to extend an existing approach to a new market\, i
ndustry or community of learners.\nUp to £50\,000 is available for project
s of up to 12 months duration.\nThis is an open call and we welcome propos
als addressing all industries\, geographies\, and digital delivery approac
hes (within normal parameters).\nOur Stage 1 application form will be live
from 24th April to 25 May (17:00) but in the meantime you can:\n\nRegiste
r with Ufi to get regular news and updates on the funding process\nBook yo
ur place at a workshop or webinar to talk to Ufi in advance about your pro
ject idea\nRead more about what Ufi is looking for – info on its strategy\
, funding guidelines and previously funded projects is all on the Ufi webs
ite.\nDownload the Ufi e-flyer about this call which summarises key inform
ation.\n\nWhat is VocTech Seed looking for?\n\nProjects which are genuinel
y ground breaking in their overall approach\, their technology\, or the se
ctor or community of learners to which they will be applied\, where people
are really thinking differently about how to use technology to deliver ef
fective vocational learning at scale.\nUfi is looking for ideas for high q
uality\, innovative learning solutions that are flexible\, adaptable and c
ost effective and which will improve outcomes for learners and improve the
quality of vocational teaching and training.\nProjects that look at any a
nd every aspect of vocational learning\, including (but not limited to) de
sign and development of learning tools\, new delivery models\, evaluation
and assessment\, accreditation and recording evidence of achievement.\nPro
jects targeted at sectors\, industries and communities of learners that la
ck access to vocational learning due to geography\, lack of funding or oth
er factors.\nProjects which will use Ufi funding to make something happen
that could not otherwise happen\, or making it happen more quickly or at a
greater scale.\n\nSuccessful projects will:\n\nFocus on vocational learni
ng\nShow understanding of vocational learning and provide a solution to a
defined learning need\nPlan to test with relevant users and use feedback f
rom testing in product development\nBe ambitious\, with a vision for takin
g a product to market and reaching large numbers of learners\nBe clear abo
ut why Ufi funding is needed and what it will achieve\nHave a plan for bus
iness sustainability beyond Ufi funding\nBe realistic and deliverable with
in the timeframe
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170425T123000
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LOCATION:Invest NI Headquarters @ 1 Bedford St\, Belfast BT2 7ES\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
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A pre-application workshop for
people considering applying for a grant to Ufi VocTech:Seed Fund.
\n
\n
The aim of
this event is to help organisations considering putting in an application
to the VocTech Seed 2017 funding round.
\n
Grants of up to £50\,000
are available for organisations who meet the criteria for innovative digit
al vocational learning projects.
\n
At this event you will be able to
:
\n
\n
Hear from the Ufi CEO about aspirations for the 2017 fund
ing round
\n
Meet Ufi staff
\n
Discuss your project ideas on
e to one
\n
Find out what a successful application looks like
\n
\n
The Fund is open for applications 24th April – 25 May 2017 (5
pm deadline).
\n
\n
About VocTech Seed 2017
\n
Ufi is lau
nching a new round of its Seed fund to promote digital solutions for vocat
ional learning. VocTech Seed is working to create a pipeline of new approa
ches to vocational learning by supporting innovative and creative projects
at a relatively early stage of development. By funding the design and dev
elopment of novel approaches to digital vocational learning\, it will help
to take new ideas through basic prototyping to the next stage or to exten
d an existing approach to a new market\, industry or community of learners
.
\n
Up to £50\,000 is available for projects of up to 12 months dura
tion.
\n
This is an open call and we welcome proposals addressing all
industries\, geographies\, and digital delivery approaches (within normal
parameters).
\n
Our Stage 1 application form will be live from 24th
April to 25 May (17:00) but in the meantime you can:
\n
\n
Regist
er with Ufi to get regular news and updates on the funding process
\n<
li>Book your place at a workshop or webinar to talk to Ufi in advance abou
t your project idea\n
Read more about what Ufi is looking for – in
fo on its strategy\, funding guidelines and previously funded projects is
all on the Ufi website.
\n
Down
load the Ufi e-flyer about this call which summaris
es key information.
\n
\n
What is VocTech Seed looking for?
\n
\n
Projects which are genuinely ground breaking in their overall
approach\, their technology\, or the sector or community of learners to w
hich they will be applied\, where people are really thinking differently a
bout how to use technology to deliver effective vocational learning at sca
le.
\n
Ufi is looking for ideas for high quality\, innovative learn
ing solutions that are flexible\, adaptable and cost effective and which w
ill improve outcomes for learners and improve the quality of vocational te
aching and training.
\n
Projects that look at any and every aspect
of vocational learning\, including (but not limited to) design and develop
ment of learning tools\, new delivery models\, evaluation and assessment\,
accreditation and recording evidence of achievement.
\n
Projects t
argeted at sectors\, industries and communities of learners that lack acce
ss to vocational learning due to geography\, lack of funding or other fact
ors.
\n
Projects which will use Ufi funding to make something happe
n that could not otherwise happen\, or making it happen more quickly or at
a greater scale.
\n
\n
Successful projects will:
\n
\n
Focus on vocational learning
\n
Show understanding of vocational l
earning and provide a solution to a defined learning need
\n
Plan t
o test with relevant users and use feedback from testing in product develo
pment
\n
Be ambitious\, with a vision for taking a product to marke
t and reaching large numbers of learners
\n
Be clear about why Ufi
funding is needed and what it will achieve
\n
Have a plan for busin
ess sustainability beyond Ufi funding
\n
Be realistic and deliverab
le within the timeframe
\n
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Event
CONTACT:Invest NI
DESCRIPTION:Invest NI invites you to attend a Showcase event to highlight t
he excellent work carried out in NI through the Knowledge Transfer Partner
ship Programme.\nThe event will be an opportunity for KTP associates curre
ntly working on projects to present a 2 minute ‘elevator pitch’ about thei
r project and to display a poster showcasing their project.\nThe audience
will be made up of companies\, academic personnel and current KTP Associat
es as well as graduates and companies interested in finding out more about
KTP.\nPrizes will be offered for the winners of both competitions who wil
l also be given the opportunity to present at the Digital DNA Conference i
n St Georges Market\, Belfast on 06-07 June.\nPitches will be judged again
st the following criteria:\n\nClarity and explanation of the project\nDemo
nstration of Business Impact\nDelivery and presentation style\n\nPosters w
ill be judged against the following criteria:\n\nLevel of innovation\nBusi
ness Impact\nOverall clarity and visual impact\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\nTime\nA
ctivity\n\n\n15:00\nPoster tour by judges\n\n\n15:30\nTea & Coffee on arri
val\n\n\n16:00\nIntroduction – Dr Vicky Kell\, Director of Innovation\, Re
search & Development\, Invest NI\n\n\n16:05\nDr Steve Welch\, Director of
Innovation KTN\n\n\n16:10\nPitches commence\n\n\n17:30\nPresentation of pr
izes\n\n\n18:00\nBuffet & Networking\n\n\n19:00\nClose\n\n\n\nTickets: htt
ps://myini.investni.com/events/event-details/register-for-event/?id=3d4e1f
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I
nvest NI invites you to attend a Showcase event to highlight the excellent
work carried out in NI through the Knowledge Transfer Partnership Program
me.
\n
The event will be an opportunity for KTP associates currently
working on projects to present a 2 minute ‘elevator pitch’ about their pro
ject and to display a poster showcasing their project.
\n
The audienc
e will be made up of companies\, academic personnel and current KTP Associ
ates as well as graduates and companies interested in finding out more abo
ut KTP.
\n
Prizes will be offered for the winners of both competition
s who will also be given the opportunity to present at the Digital DNA Confer
ence in St Georges Market\, Belfast on 06-07 June.
\n
Pit
ches will be judged against the following criteria:
\n
\nClarity and explanation of the project\n
Demonstration of Busine
ss Impact
\n
Delivery and presentation style
\n
\n
Posters will be judged against the following criteria:
\n
\n
Level of innovation
\n
Business Impact
\n
Overall cla
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\n
\n
Programme
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\n\n
\n
Time
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Activity
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\n
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15:00
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Poster tour by judges
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5:30
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CONTACT:Innovate UK/ Invest NI\; https://ktn-uk.co.uk/events/manufacturing-
materials-competition-round-3-briefing
DESCRIPTION: \nOverview\nInnovate UK has announced the third round of £15m
Manufacturing and Materials competition. Businesses can apply for funding
to support a range of innovation projects that focus on technical and comm
ercial challenges.\nInnovate UK is to support innovation projects in manuf
acturing and/or materials. Support will be awarded to projects that focus
on identified technical or commercial challenges. These should lead to inc
reased productivity\, competitiveness and growth for UK small and medium-s
ized enterprises (SMEs). Projects should last between 6 months and 3 years
.\nA business must lead the project. Projects must involve at least one SM
E\, working alone or in collaboration with other organisations. Projects l
onger than 12 months must involve working with other partners.\nRound 3 op
ens on 8th May 2017 and the deadline for registration is on 5th July 2017\
, with application deadline at noon on Wednesday 12th July 2017.\nWhat you
will learn\nAt this event you will hear from Innovate UK about the compet
ition details and how Invest NI can help you apply.\nYou will also learn a
bout the High Value Manufacturing Catapult centres and how your business c
an access the expertise and state of the art equipment at the centres.\nPr
ogramme\n\n\n\nTime\nActivity\n\n\n09:30\nRegistration & coffee\n\n\n10:00
\nIntroduction: Invest NI\n\n\n10:10\nWelcome – Innotech and South West Co
llege: Jill Cush\n\n\n10:30\nOutline Manufacturing & Materials call and ap
plication process: Innovate UK\, Gerry Flynn\, Lead Technologist\n\n\n11:0
0\nKTN consortium building: Robert Quarshie\, Brian McCarthy\n\n\n11:20\nC
ase Study: CDE\n\n\n11:40\nBreak / tea & coffee\n\n\n12:00\nIntroduction t
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\nAdvanced Forming Research Centre\, Strathclyde: Ian Silcox\, HVM Catapul
t\n\n\n12:35\nManufacturing Technology Centre\, Coventry: Michael Ward\, H
VM Catapult\n\n\n12:55\nNITC Case study joint Catapult projects: Colm Higg
ins\n\n\n13:15\nKTN Consortium building: Robert Quarshie and Brian McCarth
y\n\n\n13:45\nSummary\n\n\n13:50\nNetworking lunch\n\n\n14:30\nClose\n\n\n
\nTickets: https://myini.investni.com/events/event-details/register-for-ev
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170512T143000
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LOCATION:South West College @ Circular Rd\, Dungannon BT71 6BE\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
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Overview
\n
Innovate UK has announced
the third round of £15m Manufacturing and Materials competition. Businesse
s can apply for funding to support a range of innovation projects that foc
us on technical and commercial challenges.
\n
Innovate UK is to suppo
rt innovation projects in manufacturing and/or materials. Support will be
awarded to projects that focus on identified technical or commercial chall
enges. These should lead to increased productivity\, competitiveness and g
rowth for UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Projects should la
st between 6 months and 3 years.
\n
A business must lead the project.
Projects must involve at least one SME\, working alone or in collaboratio
n with other organisations. Projects longer than 12 months must involve wo
rking with other partners.
\n
Round 3 opens on 8th May 2017 and the d
eadline for registration is on 5th July 2017\, with application deadline a
t noon on Wednesday 12th July 2017.
\n
What you will lear
n
\n
At this event you will hear from Innovate UK about
the competition details and how Invest NI can help you apply.
\n
You
will also learn about the High Value Manufacturing Catapult centres and h
ow your business can access the expertise and state of the art equipment a
t the centres.
\n
Programme
\n
\n\n
\n
Time
\n
Activity
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\n
\n
09:30
\n
Registration & coffee
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\n
\n
10:00
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In
troduction: Invest NI
\n
\n
\n
10:10
\n
Welcome – Inn
otech and South West College: Jill Cush
\n
\n
\n
10:30
\n
Outline Manufacturing & Materials call and application process: Inno
vate UK\, Gerry Flynn\, Lead Technologist
\n
\n
\n
11:00
\n
KTN consortium building: Robert Quarshie\, Brian McCarthy
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\n
11:20
\n
Case Study: CDE
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\n
\n
11:40
\n
Break / tea & coffee
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\n
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12:00
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Int
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/td>\n
\n
\n
12:15
\n
Advanced Forming Research Centre\,
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\n
\n
12:35
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Manufacturing Technology Centre\, Coventry: Michael Ward\, HVM Catapul
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\n
\n
\n
12:55
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NITC Case study joint Catapult pr
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\n
\n
\n
13:15
\n
KTN Consortium
building: Robert Quarshie and Brian McCarthy
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CONTACT:Code4GoodNI\; https://code4goodni.org.uk/
DESCRIPTION:Developing a condition with chronic pain is life changing. It a
ffects people’s ability to work\, their home life\, and their ability to t
ake part in leisure activities. It is estimated that 1 in 5 or 400\,000 pe
ople could be affected by long term pain in Northern Ireland. Many people
struggle to get effective diagnosis and many treatments aren’t effective.
People with chronic pain want to manage their condition themselves but the
y cite a key barrier as a lack of information and advice after initial dia
gnosis.\nThe Innovation Lab in the Department of Finance and the Departmen
t for the Economy are organising a hack to develop new solutions to this c
hallenge. How can we help people manage their long term pain using digital
platforms? How can we make sure that people know about the best treatment
s and services for their pain? How can information be personalised so that
individuals are getting the best advice? We’re looking to connect people
experiencing pain\, service providers\, and the technology community.\nThe
winning solution will be hosted and made available to the public on NI Di
rect.\nThe hack will take place at Queen’s University in Belfast on the 3r
d June\, with prizes for the winning solution on the day.\nIf a solution i
sn’t finished the aim is to form a group of interested developers and take
the opportunity to develop it further in Farset Labs in the following wee
ks. The desire of this hack is to develop a solution under an open source
license that can then be developed upon by volunteers. As it stands the te
am or individual that may way the prize can walk away at the end of Saturd
ay if they wish – there is no long term commitment. We are specifically en
couraging the use of a BSD license so that if people wish to fork and prod
uctise their project they are free to do so.\nThis is an opportunity to cr
eate a new solution for a social need in Northern Ireland. It’s the opport
unity to make a difference in people’s lives.\nTickets: https://getinvited
.to/tyndyll/hack-the-pain/.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170603T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170603T210000
GEO:+54.582025;-5.93775
LOCATION:Queens University Computer Science Building @ 18 Malone Rd\, Belfa
st BT9 6RT\, UK
SEQUENCE:0
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Dev
eloping a condition with chronic pain is life changing. It affects people’
s ability to work\, their home life\, and their ability to take part in le
isure activities. It is estimated that 1 in 5 or 400\,000 people could be
affected by long term pain in Northern Ireland. Many people struggle to ge
t effective diagnosis and many treatments aren’t effective. People with ch
ronic pain want to manage their condition themselves but they cite a key b
arrier as a lack of information and advice after initial diagnosis.
\n<
p>The Innovation Lab in the Department of Finance and the Department for t
he Economy are organising a hack to develop new solutions to this challeng
e. How can we help people manage their long term pain using digital platfo
rms? How can we make sure that people know about the best treatments and s
ervices for their pain? How can information be personalised so that indivi
duals are getting the best advice? We’re looking to connect people experie
ncing pain\, service providers\, and the technology community.\n
The
winning solution will be hosted and made available to the public on NI Di
rect.
\n
The hack will take place at Queen’s University in Belfast on
the 3rd June\, with prizes for the winning solution on the day.
\n
I
f a solution isn’t finished the aim is to form a group of interested devel
opers and take the opportunity to develop it further in Farset Labs in the
following weeks. The desire of this hack is to develop a solution under a
n open source license that can then be developed upon by volunteers. As it
stands the team or individual that may way the prize can walk away at the
end of Saturday if they wish – there is no long term commitment. We are s
pecifically encouraging the use of a BSD license so that if people wish to
fork and productise their project they are free to do so.
\n
This is
an opportunity to create a new solution for a social need in Northern Ire
land. It’s the opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives.
