Northern Ireland stands on the cusp of a significant transformation in the Life and Health Sciences (LHS) sector, driven by strategic investments and collaborative initiatives underpinned by the City and Growth Deals. Today, MATRIX - the Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel released a critical foresight study that explores the sector's [...]
Matrix is delighted to be sponsoring the launch of the 10th annual NI Sciencefest "Prepare for spellbinding projections, bringing to life how we navigate knowledge, as well as the epic stories of our own researchers, and the science that shapes the world around us."
Economy Minister Simon Hamilton today announced a new £80k Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition to develop innovative, real time tourism technology solutions. The SBRI competition is seeking technology solutions to encourage visitors to explore more, do more and spend more during their visit to Northern Ireland. The Minister said: [...]
Environment Minister Michelle McIlveen has officially launched a new £350k Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition to encourage and stimulate the development of innovative remediation technologies for the Mobuoy Road waste site and other illegal waste sites. Funding for this SBRI competition has come from the Executive’s Pilot SBRI Challenge [...]
Belfast City Council has launched an initiative to become a Smart City, looking at new and innovative ways to tackle traditional urban challenges and support the city’s aims and ambitions. The council is working with the Future Cities Catapult and city partners to develop a long-term road map towards a smart Belfast. [...]
The Northern Ireland Science Park announced its ambitious plans for growth today, including the support of 5,000 additional new jobs and three new buildings, taking the total area to 1m square feet. As part of the expansion the Science Park has rebranded itself as Catalyst Inc - the new name reflecting the [...]
Do you have a great idea for using open data to develop a teaching resource or tool? The OpenDataNI Challenge offers the chance of winning £20,000 to make it happen. The competition, which is jointly funded by the Department of Finance and the Department for the Economy on behalf of the Northern Ireland Digital [...]
Women with potential to be successful entrepreneurs and leaders in innovation can apply for support and funding to help them to succeed. Innovate UK has up to £200,000 and a package of tailored support to award to businesswomen who have exciting ideas and the potential to become leaders in innovation [...]
Invest NI has launched a Digital ICT Collaborative Network Call which will offer up to £250,000 funding to industry-led networks that would like support to co-ordinate and scope out innovative, collaborative projects. Following on from the publication of the Matrix Digital ICT report, Invest NI has identified medium to long [...]
The 2016 Tech Nation report says Digital Tech Industries now contribute 5.4% GVA to Northern Ireland's economy - the second highest proportion in the UK. Read Tech Nation 2016 Belfast is Northern Ireland’s leading digital technology cluster, with specialisms in app & software development, e-commerce & marketplace, and digital media & entertainment. It is also seeing significant developments in [...]
Innovate UK has published its delivery plan for the year 2016/17 outlining its intentions to promote and accelerate business innovation and to drive and support economic growth across the whole of the UK. This is Innovate UK's first delivery plan in the new Spending Review period, and marks some significant changes in the way it [...]
The 2016 MATRIX Digital ICT Foresight Report says the whole Northern Ireland economy will benefit greatly over the coming decades from continued investment in Digital ICT. Download the 2016 Matrix Digital ICT Executive Summary Download the full 2016 Matrix Digital ICT Report The report, which was launched on the 29th [...]