Digital Catapult has helped startup See.Sense to springboard from an internet of things (IoT) concept to selling consumer products that make cyclists safer on the road, and creating technology solutions that help city planners to design better transport infrastructure. See.Sense was the first startup to connect to Digital Catapult’s Future [...]
The growing importance of Northern Ireland’s pharmaceutical and life sciences industries is revealed in a new report tracking the significant contribution the sector makes to the NI economy. Research by the Fraser of Allander Institute reveals that the life science sector is thriving, supporting 18,000 full-time jobs throughout NI. The [...]
The Department for International Trade supports innovative UK start-ups and scale-ups to secure international investment. DIT's Growth Capital Team secures long-term relationships between the UK and Corporate and Venture Capital investors, Family Offices and Ultra High Net Worth Individuals, attracting their investment into UK opportunities and engagement with the vibrant [...]
The Royal Academy of Engineering has today established the first regional base for its Enterprise Hub - in Belfast. The Enterprise Hub: Northern Ireland, supported by Invest Northern Ireland, is based at Ormeau Baths co-working space in Belfast. Senior Regional Business Development Manager Gillian Gregg, pictured above, will be based [...]
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 [...]
Dr. Jayne Brady MBE, Belfast Digital Innovation Commissioner and Chair of BRCD Digital Pillar, has been named as a member of the new UK Innovation Expert Group which aims to support entrepreneurs and start-ups, increasing the flow of capital into firms carrying out R&D and enabling them to scale up. [...]
KTN and Innovate UK are once again returning to Smart Factory Expo 2020 part of Digital Manufacturing Week 2020, but in a different format this year. Working closely with partners The Manufacturer, Digital Catapult, HVM Catapult, EEN, STFC and Made Smarter, KTN and Innovate UK are providing an innovative way for industrial digital technology innovators to engage [...]
The SBRI programme has been running in Northern Ireland for several years now, but this year the programme has expanded significantly, providing support of £2m to three projects in Phase 3 and seven new Phase 1 projects. A total of 23 companies and organisations were awarded contracts to work 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 [...]
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 [...]
Belfast based custodial IT company Core Systems NI Ltd, has secured a significant deal to provide Australia’s largest prison with digital services to support inmate rehabilitation. Core Systems is a global expert in offender self-service solutions for use in prisons and in the community. Making the announcement, Patricia O’Hagan MBE, CEO [...]
Economy Minister Diane Dodds recently published the following article on the Life and Health Sciences sector: Northern Ireland has a burgeoning Life and Health Sciences (LHS) sector with a vibrant academic community, globally renowned companies and a uniquely integrated health and social care system. My new economic recovery plan - [...]