Economy Minister Gordon Lyons today announced a new grant to support local businesses to develop and implement innovative projects. The £4million Economic Recovery Innovation Grant (ERIG) will provide up to £5,000 of support to SMEs develop new, or improve existing, products, services or processes through innovation. ERIG is a new [...]
The Economy Minister today launched her ambitious economic vision which will lead to better jobs with better wages and an improvement in people’s quality of life. In '10X Economy: An Economic Vision for a decade of innovation' Minister Diane Dodds outlines the steps her Department will take to ensure Northern [...]
UK businesses driving innovation and development will be helped through the coronavirus outbreak with a £1.25 billion government support package, the Chancellor announced today. Rishi Sunak said the targeted and tailored help would ensure firms in some of the most dynamic sectors of the UK economy – ranging from tech [...]
By Dr Rob Grundy, Matrix Chair The evolving Covid-19 crisis is affecting every science and technology orientated business in Northern Ireland. There are a number of aspects that would be considered a normal part of the jigsaw of business as usual that are being severely affected. These prevent our companies [...]
Tech Nation has opened applications for its cyber security growth programme Cyber 2.0. After the resounding success of last year’s inaugural Cyber sector programme, with companies such as CybSafe, Red Sift and ISMS.Online among the graduating cohort, they are looking for the next tranche of pre-Series A Cyber stars looking [...]
A new report co-authored by Immerse UK and Digital Catapult identifies Northern Ireland as a key immersive hub. "The immersive economy in the UK 2019" outlines the scale, nature and economic value of the virtual, augmented and mixed reality ecosystem, its key drivers and barriers. It explores the geographical and industrial [...]
The winners of the fourth Matrix Science Poetry Competition have been announced. The contest, which has been driven by former Matrix Chair Dr. Bryan Keaking CBE since 2013, aims to highlight the links between science and the arts. The contest asks contributors to write a poem which can be profound [...]
MATRIX, the Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel, is advertising for its new Chair. There was an initial call for applications for both Chair and panel members in October. Unfortunately, the process did not generate sufficiently diverse applications from industry sectors. The decision has therefore been taken to revise the selection [...]
Matrix is sponsoring the UTV Business Eye award for R&D to find the most innovative research and development project in Northern Ireland this year. The closing date for entries will be Friday, 23rd October, 2015 and judging will take place shortly afterwards. Companies can enter online by visiting utvawards.businesseye.co.uk. The awards ceremony will [...]
MATRIX chair and Economic Advisory Group (EAG) member Bryan Keating was among the first to congratulate Ellvena Graham on her appointment today as chair of the EAG. Speaking at this morning's EAG meeting, Bryan Keating remarked, "I am delighted at Ellvena's appointment as chair of the Economic Advisory Group and [...]