A major investment of up to £38 million is set to establish Queen’s University Belfast as a world-leading research and innovation hub for cyber security for Smart Cities and the Internet of Things. The funding, which has been awarded as part of a major expansion of the Centre for Secure [...]
The organisers of Dublin's Web Summit will hold two conferences in Belfast in June. The events, which will be held between 15 and 19 June at the T13 venue in the Titanic Quarter, are called EnterConf and MoneyConf. EnterConf will be focused on enterprise software, while MoneyConf will cover financial [...]
The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has published a consultation paper for a successor to the Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation. The document sets out some background to a range of issues, around eight key pillars, to be considered in the formulation of a new strategy: Investment in STI [...]
Kainos Software Ltd is creating 403 new jobs in Belfast and Londonderry. Kainos is a leading technology solutions company operating primarily in the UK, and with customers in the USA and in continental Europe. Their CTO Tom Gray is Vice Chairman of the MATRIX ICT/Digital Horizon Panel. Invest Northern Ireland [...]
MATRIX panellist and Former Chairman of the Institute of Directors NI, Dr Joanne Stuart OBE, has been appointed Director of Development at NISP CONNECT. Joanne Stuart, who has over 25 years’ experience working in the IT industry including nine years with the Oracle Corporation, will be responsible for the development [...]
The second MATRIX Life & Health Sciences Foresight Report suggests that there is a significant opportunity to grow Northern Ireland’s economy and address increasing health requirements if businesses, government and universities worked together more closely. Download the MATRIX Life and Health Sciences Foresight Report 2015 The life and health sciences [...]
Global medical diagnostics company Randox, has unveiled its plans for a futuristic manufacturing and R&D facility in the UK. The £161 million project, which includes a £29 million capital investment for the redevelopment of the site, will accelerate the development of new products into a wide range of clinical needs, [...]
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has published a guide highlighting a range of jobs which are all "Careers of the Future". Based on extensive research and the latest data from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), this guide presents a list of jobs which will offer [...]
St Killian's College in Carnlough has won the ‘Best Northern Ireland School Award’ at the BT Young Scientist of the Year Awards in Dublin, for their project ‘Time compressed transport tester.’ The award, which was sponsored by MATRIX and presented by Joanne Stuart, saw St Killian's beat stiff competition from 29 [...]
The Northern Ireland R&D figures for 2013 have just been published by DETI in their Annual Statistics Bulletin. This bulletin provides information on the level of Research & Development (R&D) activity in Northern Ireland. R&D activity contributes to the development of new technologies, products and processes and is a key driver of [...]
Twenty eight leading employers in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) sector in Northern Ireland have signed up to a new STEM Charter to demonstrate their commitment to improving gender balance in their business. The STEM Charter, which is a first for Northern Ireland, was launched in June 2014 [...]
BT today announced that 128 students from 24 schools in Northern Ireland have entered 59 projects into the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2015. And letters are winging their way to students this week to inform them if they have qualified to compete in this extraordinary event which has [...]