Life & Health Sciences sector in Northern Ireland

January 2016

Life Sciences Sector makes significant contribution to the NI economy

2016-01-06T10:56:10+00:00January 6th, 2016|Life & Health Sciences|

The Life Sciences are central in helping drive the future growth of Northern Ireland's economy was the message Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell brought to Carrickfergus today. The Minister was speaking as he visited Pollock Lifts who manufacture specialty mobility lifts for wheelchair and disabled access. Minister Bell said: “The Life [...]

October 2015

Belfast named one of six centres of excellence in UK precision medicine network

2016-11-02T09:49:07+00:00October 26th, 2015|Life & Health Sciences|

The Precision Medicine Catapult, the UK's innovation centre for precision medicine, announced today that Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Oxford will be the initial locations for its regional centres of excellence network. Each centre will act as a hub for regional precision medicine activities within the UK-wide network, co-ordinated [...]

July 2015

April 2015

March 2015

UU scientists find existing diabetes drug could offer hope for Alzheimers

2016-11-02T09:49:11+00:00March 26th, 2015|Life & Health Sciences|

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 [...]

February 2015

Life & Health Sciences Report launched

2016-11-02T09:49:12+00:00February 5th, 2015|Life & Health Sciences|

The second MATRIX Life & Health Sciences Foresight Report suggests that there is a significant opportunity to grow Northern Ireland’s economy and address increasing health requirements if businesses, government and universities worked together more closely.  Download the MATRIX Life and Health Sciences Foresight Report 2015 The life and health sciences [...]

January 2015

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