A new competition, funded by the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) and focused on delivering a sustainable Utilisation of Livestock Slurry, has been launched by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). SBRI provides the public sector with innovative solutions to problems that will drive improvement and allows [...]
A new €74 million programme, funded jointly by the DAERA, UKRI and Science Foundation Ireland, will support large-scale, virtual Centres with the aim of strengthening the research and innovation base across the UK and Ireland, building strategic partnerships across these regions within the areas of climate, and sustainable and resilient [...]
Two Northern Ireland based start-ups have made the finals of Tech Nation’s Rising Stars 4.0 competition. Biotech and Life Sciences firm Kinva and Agrifood and Foodtech company CropSafe are amongst the 20 finalists who impressed an expert panel of judges led by GP Bullhound Vice President Ed Prior and included [...]
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has completed a successful SBRI using AI to improve the frequency and accuracy of data on animal location and movement at a small area level in Northern Ireland. DAERA was looking to find a technology partner who would create an Artificial [...]
Applications are now open for a third round of funding from the UK Seafood Innovation Fund. Continuing to support a sustainable future for the UK seafood, the programme seeks ideas from innovators looking to introduce novel and practical solutions into the sector. The programme has also announced £1.5m of follow-on [...]
A new all island agritech body, Agtech Ireland, is being formed to represent the application of technology - especially hardware and software - in farming. Agriculture and food technology are viewed as a significant a high-potential growth area for the economy, and the key to the future of agriculture lies [...]
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 [...]
A new programme has been launched offering the chance for agritech startups to access funding of up to €30k to develop their ideas. EIT Food Seedbed is a Pre-accelerator programme which trains and supports teams over a six-month period to help them better understand the needs of their customers and [...]
Applications are now open for a second round of the £10 million UK Seafood Innovation Fund to transform the future landscape of the seafood industry. The competition opened on 7 February 2020 and runs until 20 April 2020. The fund is seeking a new tranche of applicants with plans to [...]
The inaugural AICON will take place on Thursday 28th November in The Europa Hotel, Belfast. This event will bring together world-leading technology professionals and business leaders to examine how AI is changing our world. Matrix will be there to launch our new report, Artificial Intelligence Research in Northern Ireland, which [...]