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 [...]
It’s been quite a while since Matrix, the Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel, stepped up to the mark with a report on what is a key sector of the local economy. Back in 2008, it took a closer look at advanced engineering and advanced materials in separate reports. One member of the panel back then was Dr. Rob Hardeman, Technologist at Seagate’s [...]
Do you work in Advanced Manufacturing, Materials or Engineering? We want to hear your thoughts on the future of your sector in Northern Ireland. It is just under 7 years since MATRIX completed its original Advanced Materials and Engineering studies. We are now undertaking a comprehensive review of the conclusions and [...]
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 [...]