If you’re a UK-based business or research organisation, you may be able to compete for government-backed funding to: research and develop a process, product or service test your innovation ideas collaborate with other organisations To help you with the application process, Innovate UK have produced two new guides. The first [...]
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 [...]
The new Matrix panel has now been appointed, drawing on expertise from across all science and technology sectors in Northern Ireland. The new panel is part of a total refresh which aims to bring increased focus to Northern Ireland’s emerging sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Manufacturing, Agri-tech and Precision [...]
CBI are running a survey to try and quantify which emerging technologies are being used/considered by UK companies, their level of adoption and corporate attitude. The CBI / Accenture Tech Tracker survey is an opportunity for your business to have its say on the technology trends, investment patterns and drivers [...]
On the 11th April we held a celebration lunch at the Rotunda Suite, Europa Hotel for the winners on this year's Matrix Poetry Awards. The winner of the Matrix Haiku award was David Butler, an Irish novelist, short story writer, playwright, and poet. He has won several literary prizes, such [...]
The winners of the fourth Matrix Science Poetry Competition have been announced. The contest, which has been driven by former Matrix Chair Dr. Bryan Keaking CBE since 2013, aims to highlight the links between science and the arts. The contest asks contributors to write a poem which can be profound [...]
The Department for the Economy has appointed Dr Robert Grundy as the new Chair of the MATRIX panel. 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. He also holds the position [...]
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 [...]
Dr. Bryan Keating has been awarded a CBE in the 2019 New Year's Honours list for services to economic development in Northern Ireland. Dr Keating was Chair of MATRIX for many years until he stepped down in 2016 and he continues to actively support the work of the panel. He [...]