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The MATRIX website is home to the latest Northern Ireland science & technology news, the most relevant reports and of course our own studies on Northern Ireland’s tech sectors and how best to grow them.
Matrix Report highlights local strengths in global space economy
A new report has identified Northern Ireland as a key player in the rapidly expanding global space economy and highlights significant opportunities for growth in advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, and satellite communications. Commissioned by Matrix, Northern Ireland’s Science Industry Panel, the Space Scoping Study provides a comprehensive analysis of the region’s strengths in space-related industries and outlines a strategic roadmap for [...]
Matrix Launches Regulatory Technology – Landscape Review Report
Pictured : L-R Chris Hayward, City of London, Caoimhe Archibald, Economy Minister, Robert Hill, Matrix Chair The Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald has launched the latest Matrix report, “Regulatory Technology – Landscape Review,” Chris Hayward, Policy Chairman at the City of London Corporation, and Robert Hill Matrix Chair met with the Minister to review the sectoral opportunities highlighted by the report. [...]
Matrix panel members attend North-West RegTech Workshop
Picture 1: L-R Jim Harkin Ulster University, Kevin Sexton, ALPHA Innovation, Deirdre Harte, Donegal County Council, Stephen Gillespie, DCSDC, Rosalind Young, DCSDC, John Healy, Chair Invest NI/ex officio Matrix NI, Chris Hayward, City of London, Liam Maguire, Ulster University, Alexa Bhinder, City of London, Dr Ciarán o’hAnnrachain, @ATU, Eoin McFadden Department for the Economy NI, Karen Bradbury, Invest NI, and [...]
What is Matrix?
MATRIX, the Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel, is a business led expert panel, formed primarily to advise government, industry and academia on the commercial exploitation of R&D and science and technology in Northern Ireland.
We produce regular, in depth reports which outline the work, findings and recommendations of our specialist panels. These reports are an invaluable resource for anyone interested in how new technologies and market opportunities can be developed within the Northern Ireland economy and beyond.
The Matrix library
This library is a collection of Matrix reports as well as documents that the Matrix panel and secretariat have used in their research. The most recent additions to the library are here – if you want to see the full collection, arranged by topic, please visit the library section.
Building on our Strengths – Northern Ireland’s Growing Space Industry
This Space Scoping Study provides a comprehensive analysis of the region’s strengths in space-related industries and outlines a strategic roadmap for enhancing Northern Ireland’s role [...]
Regulatory Technology – Landscape Review
In response to the emergence of regulatory technology, this report serves as a valuable resource for policymakers and industry leaders, to drive the future of [...]
Scoping Exercise for a Global AI Ethics and Safety Centre in Northern Ireland
This study details how Northern Ireland’s thriving knowledge-based economy and its successful companies in the AI Sector along with expertise in both Universities can be [...]
Live SBRIs and other funding competitions
The Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) connects public sector challenges with innovative ideas from industry, supporting companies to generate economic growth and enabling improvement in achieving government objectives.
SBRI provides innovative solutions to challenges faced by the public sector and generates new business opportunities for companies, providing SMEs with a route to market for their ideas and bridging the seed funding gap experienced by many early stage companies. It supports economic growth and enables the development of innovative products and services through the public procurement of research and development (R&D).
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