Kieran Kennedy, former Managing Director of O’Neills Irish International Sports Company, is set to share his innovation insights in an upcoming webinar. The October 14 ‘Playing the Innovation Game’ event is the second in the Innovation Stories webinar series, which follow the signing of the historic Derry & Strabane City Deal in February, and also […]
The region’s first ever BSc Hons Paramedic Sciences programme is now underway, with Ulster University welcoming 40 students to the Magee campus. With funding support from the Department of Health, the new three-year course will be based within the university’s multi-award-winning School of Nursing. This course will support the development of the paramedic profession in […]
Ulster University’s new School of Medicine at Magee has welcomed its very first intake of 70 students. The first cohort to enter the first graduate entry medical school in Northern Ireland is made up of students with a wide range of related and non-scientific/healthcare backgrounds from politics to investment banking, radiography, management consultancy, optometry, forensic […]
NI Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has announced the first two of four Assured Skills Collaborative Welding Academies at North West Regional College. The first two Assured Skills Academies will see 24 successful applicants receive industry-standard welding training during a five-week course at the college’s Limavady and Springtown campuses, followed by two weeks of consolidation training […]
Derry’s affordability and attractiveness as a place to live has been highlighted by two major surveys. The Walled City was named the most affordable city in the UK to live in for the third year in a row, while a separate poll selected it as one of the Top 20 best places to live in […]
A new online support platform is offering free videos, articles and advice to anyone considering setting up their own business in Northern Ireland. Rebel on Demand offers impartial advice on starting up without debt, making sales, and increasing confidence and motivation. The on-demand service allows users to tailor their learning journey, record progress, and formulate an […]
A nanotechnology consortium to develop new technology for medical devices, communication and data storage has been awarded £42.4m by the UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Strength in Places Fund. Smart Nano NI is led by Seagate Technology in collaboration with North West Regional College, Analytics Engines, Causeway Sensors, Cirdan Imaging, Digital Catapult NI, Queen’s University Belfast, Ulster University and Yelo. The funding […]
Northern Ireland’s largest IT company has praised the North West’s “resilience, ingenuity and innovation” as it celebrates its 20th year in business locally. Allstate NI provides high-quality software development services and business solutions to support its parent company, the US-based insurance giant Allstate Corporation. It began its Derry operations in 2001 with 20 staff, and […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has officially opened a Campsie-based manufacturing facility supplying vital PPE to health workers. NorthWest Medical has created 25 new jobs after being awarded a £6.5m contract to supply Type IIR face masks to the health service in Northern Ireland. Minister Swann said: “Demand for PPE has soared during the pandemic with […]
North West firm E&I Engineering will recruit 100 new staff in the next year after its acquisition by the US-based infrastructure solutions and services company Vertiv. The electrical switchgear manufacturer has plants across Derry and Donegal and employs more than 2,100 people worldwide. With all current roles to be safeguarded in the takeover, E&I says […]
Local social prescribing company Elemental Software has announced its acquisition by UK health informatics firm Servelec. Founded in 2013 by two former community development workers, the Derry-based business provides technology to connect people with support and services in their community, address social issues, and improve wellbeing. Following the sale to Servelec, a leading supplier of […]
Is your business looking for help or guidance with research and innovation? Perhaps your product, service or process requires expertise that is outside your current R&D capacity? Did you know that the Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway Network can help? To compete in the challenging global business environment, indigenous companies face an ever-increasing demand for advancement […]
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