Introduction to Matrix Connects "Matrix Connects" is an exciting new series of case studies by Matrix, spotlighting groundbreaking advancements in STEM across Northern Ireland. We are thrilled to present our first ever case study, featuring Empatheyes, an innovative social enterprise founded by Sara McCracken, that is making waves with their [...]
Matrix will partner with the NI Science Festival which, now in its ninth year, has grown to become the largest celebration of its kind on the island of Ireland and in its relatively short lifespan became one of the leading Science Festivals in the whole of Europe. With over 200 [...]
Nominations are open now for EmTech Europe’s Innovators Under 35 Festival which is being held in Gaoth Dobhair, Donegal from 19th - 21st May. Innovators Under 35 Europe Festival 2021 presents an excellent opportunity to meet the next generation of innovators, who will transform our lives through their technological advances. [...]
MATRIX, the Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel is to sponsor the Beyond2021 Conference which is being held this year in a hybrid fashion, with live events taking place at Belfast’s Titanic Hotel. Now in its fourth year, BEYOND is a unique, annual gathering of current and future innovators focussed on [...]
The Horizon 2020 (European Framework Programme 8 for Research and Innovation) ran under the seven year Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020 and ended with final calls (Green Deal) closing in January 2021. Projects funded under Horizon 2020, some only commencing later this year, may run for up to 5 years [...]
By Rebecca Walsh, Matrix panellist and Design Director at Big Motive When the COVID-19 lockdown was first introduced in Northern Ireland at the end of March, it was evident that the world was about to change, but nobody knew how. It was a time of anxiety and panic — people [...]
Dr. Rob Grundy was recently appointed as MATRIX Chair, following the retirement of Dr. Rob Hardeman. Dr Grundy is the founder of Anglezarke Life Sciences. He was previously CEO of CIGA Healthcare Ltd and Director of Commercial Development and Licensing at Almac Discovery. Rob’s main focus is on the commercial [...]
Could you write a Haiku about science? You could win one of two £250 prizes up for grabs in this year’s Matrix Poetry Competition. Matrix has launched its fourth Poetry Competition to highlight the links between science and the arts. Two prizes of £250 are available - one for STEM [...]
A cross sector creative partnership, Future Screens NI, which is a collaboration between Queen’s, Ulster University and local industry partners, has announced a £13 million investment to secure the future of the creative industries in Northern Ireland. The new Creative Industries R&D partnership has been established to accelerate growth through [...]
The results from the first Immersive Economy in the UK Report reveal that virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies are an economic force with 1,000 companies across the UK on target to turnover more than £1 billion in sales by the end of the year. The convergence of digital tools, devices and [...]
The Creative Technology report was launched today at the Ulster Museum. MATRIX Creative Technologies report This short report examines the creative technology sector in Northern Ireland. When we undertook our study into the Digital ICT sector in 2016 we quickly identified that the creative technologies were a discrete sector with [...]
A Belfast games company has won the chance to develop an immersive prototype through a UK wide competition. Boom Clap Play will develop "When Something Happens", described as an epic journey through the history of the cosmos and will have the opportunity to pitch it to CreativeXR partners including the [...]