Innovative ideas and projects led by companies recovering from the impact of coronavirus will not be lost, thanks to a new £200 million fund launched on the 27th of June. The Sustainable Innovation Fund will help companies recovering from the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) who need urgent financial support to keep [...]
A new scheme to encourage girls to choose a career in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) gets underway today. Matrix, the Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel, has been working closely with WISE, a UK body committed to encouraging women and girls to take up careers in science and engineering, to [...]
Tech Nation has announced that, not only are applications open for their Fintech 3.0 and Applied AI 2.0 programmes, but that they are launching a brand new programme for companies that help reduce the emission of greenhouse gases to Net Zero by 2050. With the aim to help scale UK [...]
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is looking for new council members. UKRI brings together seven research councils, Innovate UK and Research England. Their work encompasses everything from the physical, biological and social sciences, to innovation, engineering, medicine, the environment and the cultural impact of the arts and humanities. In all [...]
The latest ISCF challenge launches on 6th July, and will explore the opportunities for using digital solutions to improve manufacturing supply chains. The aim of the Manufacturing Made Smarter Challenge, as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge, is to help the UK manufacturing industry to become more productive and competitive [...]
Enterprise Ireland (EI) has approved a total of €1.14m joint funding to drive collaborative projects, or ‘Challenges’, between innovative companies and the public sector. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme encourages businesses to explore and co-design unique solutions with public sector teams, through competitive Challenges. 23 applications from public [...]
Belfast City Council has launched a new digital innovation matchmaking service www.CovidConnectNI.com in response to Covid-19. The pandemic has created a range of challenges for public, voluntary and community sector organisations, many of which require the innovative use of digital technology to continue to deliver their critical services or to [...]
Belfast company SureCert has been awarded Government NHSx funding through the recent Techforce19 call for its digital platform, which connects people with job and volunteering opportunities. Working in partnership with Experian PLC and the GB Group, SureCert’s platform for digital identity can provide both elements of the recruiting process – [...]
KTN has announced the call for companies to participate in its fourth year of Agri-Food Tech investment training and showcase event. Applications close on 6th May 2020. This year KTN has broadened the scope to include Food-Tech. The KTN’s Agri-Food Tech Investment Showcase, supported by Farm491 and Rabobank, will take [...]
Ulster University Professor and Matrix panellist Jim McLaughlin, has been appointed along with Professor Tara Moore to a new Government led Rapid Test Consortium, via local company CIGA Healthcare. As the UK government starts to review an exit strategy from the current Covid-19 lockdown, testing and in particular accurate community testing is key [...]
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 [...]