Technology experts from global companies such as Google, Bitnet and Datasnap will be flying into Belfast from 29th April until 1st May to address digital enthusiasts at this year’s BelTech conference. The event, which is curated by Northern Ireland based digital solutions provider Kainos, will profile Belfast as a top European technological [...]
Scientists at Ulster University have discovered that a diabetes medication could also reverse the effects of cognitive decline commonly associated with diabetes and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. Sitagliptin is an oral medication used to treat Type 2 Diabetes. An Ulster University study showed that a daily dose of [...]
The 2015 European Social Innovation Competition has been launched, with €50 000 in prize money for the top three project ideas. Now in its third year, the competition is aimed at individuals and organisations that have 'game changing' ideas for EU social innovation projects. This years’ theme ‘New Ways to [...]
This morning saw the Belfast workshop for the Innovate UK smart products from smart materials competition take place at Riddel Hall. This was the third in a series of events being held across the UK to give potential applicants the opportunity to find out more about the call and understand [...]
George Freeman MP, Minister for Life Sciences, has outlined the key measures impacting the life & health sector from this week's Budget. £135 million of funding was announced for a range of Life Science and health related activities, with a new interdisciplinary research institute, further funding for the Crick, investment in [...]
A major investment of up to £38 million is set to establish Queen’s University Belfast as a world-leading research and innovation hub for cyber security for Smart Cities and the Internet of Things. The funding, which has been awarded as part of a major expansion of the Centre for Secure [...]
The organisers of Dublin's Web Summit will hold two conferences in Belfast in June. The events, which will be held between 15 and 19 June at the T13 venue in the Titanic Quarter, are called EnterConf and MoneyConf. EnterConf will be focused on enterprise software, while MoneyConf will cover financial [...]
The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has published a consultation paper for a successor to the Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation. The document sets out some background to a range of issues, around eight key pillars, to be considered in the formulation of a new strategy: Investment in STI [...]
John McMullan, Chief Executive of Bryson Charitable Group and Bryan Keating, Chair of MATRIX, the Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel officially launched the Horizon Report Harnessing the Power of Social Innovation. Download the Social Innovation report. The report, which was developed by a panel of experts from across the sector [...]
Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, Arlene Foster, has launched the MATRIX Foresight Report Into the Exploitation of Intellectual Capital by SMEs in Northern Ireland. MATRIX Intellectual Capital Report February 2014 The Minister said: “Innovation and development is vital for Northern Ireland’s economic future and it is important that the small [...]
Following an absence of a few years, I made a return visit to this year’s Ulster University Summer Exhibition to see the work produced by our future design leaders. I was struck by the exceptional quality of the students’ digital media exhibits and the ambition of these young people to [...]
On Friday 12 April, MATRIX and NISP Connect are jointly hosting an Enterprise Forum at W5 to discuss the development of Intelligent Energy System solutions, which will integrate distributed renewable energy and storage capability to the existing grid, using technologies which measure, analyse and control the flow of energy. The [...]